What Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud (CSSCS) does

Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud (CSSCS) is a Quebec public school board headquartered in Montmagny that delivers the full continuum of public education across the Côte-du-Sud region (Montmagny-L'Islet and Bellechasse). Established under Quebec law and reorganized from Commission scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud into a Centre de services scolaire following Bill 40 in 2020, it operates a network of preschool, primary, and secondary schools, four adult general education centres (CEA), two specialized vocational training centres (CFP de l'Envolée in Montmagny and CFA de Saint-Anselme), a sectoral plastics training centre, and a Service aux entreprises for customized corporate training. Its primary customer segments are preschool-through-secondary students, adult learners seeking general education or vocational DEP diplomas, and regional businesses requiring workforce training and Recognition of Acquired Competencies (RAC).

The operating model is government-funded: the CSSCS derives nearly all revenue from the Quebec Ministry of Education through annual budgetary appropriations, with no publicly disclosed pricing for core educational services, which are provided free of charge to students. Its underlying technology stack is a commodity set of educational and productivity platforms, including Microsoft 365 and Teams (used for online DEP delivery at CFP de l'Envolée), a SharePoint intranet, a Moodle learning management system, and the third-party Mozaïk student and parent portals. Recent strategic activity has emphasized product and channel diversification rather than scale growth, including the 2019 R2D2 dual-diploma initiative, 2021 online DEP programs, a 2023 construction-trades launch aligned with the Quebec government's Offensive formation en construction, and a 2023 Greenhouse Incubator at CFA Saint-Anselme, alongside the multi-year Complexe culturel et sportif Promutuel Assurance infrastructure project backed by regional sponsors such as Umano Medical and Desjardins.

Name

Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud (CSSCS)

Legal name

Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud

Website

https://csscotesud.gouv.qc.ca

Company type

Public

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud (CSSCS) is a Quebec public school board headquartered in Montmagny that delivers publicly funded preschool, primary, secondary, adult education, vocational training, and corporate training services across the Côte-du-Sud region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE), Adult High School Diploma Completion Programs (EDAAABAB)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Vocational training diplomas
• Adult general education
• Agricultural training programs
• Corporate workforce training

Headquarters

HQ city

Montmagny

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CSSCS delivers publicly funded preschool, primary, and secondary education across its territory, supplemented by vocational training (DEP diplomas), adult general education, francisation, recognition of acquired competencies (RAC), and customized corporate training through Service aux entreprises. Educational services are provided free of charge to students in the formal K-12 system, with both in-person and online delivery options using Microsoft 365 and Moodle.

Product overview

Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud (CSSCS) is a public school board in Quebec providing a comprehensive range of educational services across its territory. The offering is organized as a multi-establishment platform comprising primary and secondary schools, adult education centers, and specialized vocational training centers (CFP de l'Envolée and CFA de Saint-Anselme). CSSCS delivers vocational DEP programs, adult education, customized business training, and student/parent digital portals (Mozaïk). Complementary services include school transportation and childcare. The portfolio includes both in-person programs and online delivery (via Microsoft 365/Teams at the CFP de l'Envolée), as well as innovative programs such as the outdoor arts track at ESSP and the Incubateur en Serre at the CFA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Préscolaire et Primaire (Preschool and Primary Education) Public preschool (including 4-year-old maternelle) and elementary education delivered through schools located across the Côte-du-Sud territory, targeting children of compulsory and pre-compulsory school age.
• Secondaire (Secondary Education) Public secondary education including general secondary programs and alternative profiles such as the outdoor arts track (PPP Plein air) and the R2D2 dual-diploma program that combines secondary schooling with a vocational DEP diploma.
• Centre de formation professionnelle de l'Envolée (CFP de l'Envolée) Vocational training center in Montmagny offering DEP diplomas and attestation programs in trades including cuisine, accounting, secretarial, health care, machining, and construction, delivered in person and 100% online.
• Centre de formation agricole de Saint-Anselme (CFA de Saint-Anselme) Agricultural training center in Saint-Anselme offering DEP programs in animal production, agricultural mechanics, maple production, and launching an agricultural business, plus the Incubateur en Serre for student farm-business incubation.
• Formation générale des adultes (Adult General Education) Four adult education centers providing general adult education, francisation, and skills recognition (RAC) programs for adult learners returning to school or reorienting careers.
• Service aux entreprises (Business Services / Corporate Training)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs: Quebec CSS serving the Gaspésie region with the same multi-establishment K-12, adult education, and vocational training mandate under Quebec's Education Act; comparable peer due to shared rural geography and identical service-centre legal structure.
• Centre de services scolaire Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup: Quebec CSS serving a rural eastern-Quebec region with K-12, adult education, and FP services; structurally and operationally identical to CSSCS and a useful benchmark for rural Quebec school-board performance.
• Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale: Quebec public school board serving the Quebec City metropolitan area, providing preschool, primary, secondary, adult education, and vocational training (FP) under the same provincial framework as CSSCS; comparable in mandate, funding model, and service breadth.
• Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries: Quebec public school board (CSS) in the greater Quebec City region operating schools, adult education, and vocational training under Quebec's Education Act; directly comparable peer sharing the same legislative, funding, and operational framework as CSSCS.
• Centre de services scolaire des Appalaches: Quebec public school board serving a rural region with comparable demographics and mandate (K-12, adult education, vocational training); highly comparable to CSSCS in regional/rural operational context and student population size.
• Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs: Quebec public school board (Centre de services scolaire) operating in the neighbouring Chaudière-Appalaches region, offering the same K-12, adult education, and vocational training mandate under Quebec's Ministry of Education; most directly comparable peer due to geographic adjacency and identical legal status under Bill 40.

Emerging players

• Collège CDI: Private vocational training provider in Quebec offering DEP and AEC programs in business, technology, healthcare, and trades; comparable as an alternative vocational training channel competing for the same Quebec adult-learner demand that CSSCS's CFP de l'Envolée and Service aux entreprises target.

Broad incumbents

• Cégep de Lévis: Public CEGEP (Quebec post-secondary college) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region offering vocational (DEP) and pre-university programs; adjacent to CSSCS's CFP de l'Envolée vocational offering but operating at the post-secondary level under a different governance model.

Others

• Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec: Quebec's Ministry of Education, which funds and oversees CSSCS and all other Centres de services scolaire; included as a relevant ecosystem/regulator peer given its role in funding formulas, mandate definition, and capital approvals for CSSCS.

Regional players

• Cégep de La Pocatière: Public CEGEP in eastern Quebec (Bas-Saint-Laurent) offering technical, vocational, and pre-university programs; comparable as a regional post-secondary vocational provider but at the next educational level and outside the Côte-du-Sud territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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