Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (CSSHBO)

What Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (CSSHBO) does

CSSHBO is a public school service center (centre de services scolaire) operating under Quebec's public education system, providing preschool, primary, secondary, adult education, and vocational training across a dispersed rural territory in the western Outaouais region. The board administers approximately 20 primary schools organized across multiple pavilions in communities including Maniwaki, Gracefield, Fort-Coulonge, and Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau, alongside secondary schools (Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau and École Sieur-de-Coulonge). It also operates an adult education center and a vocational training center, collectively serving a multi-thousand-student population across the catchment area.

The organization is entirely government-funded through the Quebec Ministry of Education and does not charge tuition for preschool through secondary education; ancillary fees apply for daycare, cafeteria meals, and school supplies. Service delivery is supported by standard administrative and digital tools — including the Portail Parents portal, the Clic ÉCOULE communication platform, Scolago for substitute teacher recruitment, and the Workland Atlas recruitment platform — with no proprietary technology disclosed. The board launched its 2023-2027 Plan d'engagement vers la réussite to guide multi-year educational priorities, and participates in regional initiatives such as the Défi OSEntreprendre entrepreneurship program and joint management training with other Outaouais school service centers.

Leadership is headed by Director General Denis Rossignol, with Nadine Carpentier serving as Deputy Director General (appointed December 2023). The board is governed by a Parent Committee and operates under the regulatory framework of Quebec's Education Act, implementing provincial policy mandates such as the cell phone ban effective January 1, 2024.

Name

Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (CSSHBO)

Legal name

Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais

Website

https://csshbo.gouv.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CSSHBO is a Quebec public school service center operating preschool, primary, secondary, adult education, and vocational training across approximately 20 schools in rural western Outaouais communities including Maniwaki, Gracefield, and Fort-Coulonge, entirely funded by the Quebec Ministry of Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transition Services (Secondary to Postsecondary/Employment, Life Skills) (EDAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Public education services
• K-12 schooling
• Vocational training programs
• Adult education services
• School transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Maniwaki, Québec

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public school board (Centre de services scolaire), CSSHBO is entirely government-funded through the Quebec Ministry of Education. No commercial revenue streams exist.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CSSHBO is a public school board delivering tuition-free preschool, primary, and secondary education, adult education, vocational training, school daycare services, and student transportation to children and adults across the western Outaouais region of Quebec. It also offers special needs education (adaptation scolaire/EHDAA), Francisation Québec French-language integration, and centralized administrative services including human resources, finance, and material/technological resources for its network of approximately 20 schools.

Product overview

Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (CSSHBO) is a public school service center in Quebec providing educational services across the Outaouais region. The organization operates multiple preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools through various pavilions. Its service portfolio includes educational services (Clic école, Francisation Québec), student support services (school transport, daycare/guard services, special education/adaptation scolaire), adult education (Centre d'éducation des adultes), and professional training (Centre de formation professionnelle). It provides parent-facing digital services including the Portail Parents and Scolago platform for substitute teacher management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• École Le Rucher: Primary school with multiple pavilions in Maniwaki area
• École des Petits-Ponts
• École du Cœur-de-la-Gatineau
• Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau
• École Sieur-de-Coulonge

Products and services

• Preschool, primary, and secondary education (Préscolaire, primaire, secondaire)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered regional collaboration, core and flagship.

• Other Outaouais School Boards (CSS/CS de l'Outaouais)regional collaborationStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2024Managers from all Outaouais school boards (CSS au Coeur-des-Vallées, des Draveurs, des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais, des Portages-de-l'Outaouais) and Western Québec School Board participated in a joint management training event on August 14, 2024. The event featured a conference 'Esprit d'équipe' by Sébastien Sasseville and Gabriel Renaud focused on teamwork and leadership development.
• Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs (organizer of Choralies)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2024Annual choral festival (Choralies) organized by CSS des Draveurs at Maison de la Culture de Gatineau. The choir from École Le Rucher participated for the 24th consecutive year in 2024, performing alongside chorales from Outaouais, Ottawa, and Laval.
• Défi OSEntreprendreflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2024Student entrepreneurship program encouraging entrepreneurial projects in schools. In 2024, 51 projects were submitted across CSSHBO establishments. Local winners advanced to regional competition with three projects becoming regional laureates. The program develops entrepreneurial spirit among students.
• ScolagocoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline platform for substitute teaching and support staff recruitment. Staff members create profiles on Scolago to be available for substitute assignments across CSSHBO schools.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes: Montérégie-region Quebec school board south of Montreal. Direct peer: same CSS governance, same preschool-through-vocational mandate, and Quebec Ministry of Education oversight, with a comparable multi-school network.
• Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale: Quebec City-area public school board. Direct peer: same centre de services scolaire structure, full K-12 plus adult education and vocational training mandate, and Quebec Ministry of Education funding model, serving a comparably sized multi-school network.
• Commission scolaire des Hautes-Rivières: Quebec public school board on Montreal's South Shore. Direct peer: operates preschool, primary, secondary, adult education, and vocational training under the same Quebec Ministry of Education framework, with a comparable regional multi-school operating model.
• English Montreal School Board: English-language Quebec school board. Direct peer: same K-12 mandate and Quebec Ministry of Education oversight, with a comparable multi-school operating model spanning primary, secondary, and adult education.
• Lester B. Pearson School Board: English-language school board on the island of Montreal. Direct peer: operates under the same Quebec education framework, manages preschool through secondary schools plus adult education and vocational training, and serves a comparably sized multi-school network.
• Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées: Outaouais-region Quebec school board. Direct peer: identical CSS governance structure, identical K-12 + adult ed + vocational mandate, and explicitly named alongside CSSHBO in the August 2024 inter-board leadership conference.
• Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs: Quebec public school board serving the Gatineau / Outaouais region. Direct peer: same organizational form (centre de services scolaire), same regulatory framework under the Ministère de l'Éducation, same student-age mandate, and named as a joint training partner (Choralies organizer; 2024 leadership conference).
• Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais: Quebec public school board serving the western Outaouais area. Direct peer: same operational mandate, same rural geography, same Quebec Ministry of Education oversight, and confirmed as a joint training participant with CSSHBO in 2024.
• Western Québec School Board: English-language school board operating in the Outaouais region of Quebec. Direct peer: same K-12 mandate, same western Quebec geography, and confirmed joint participation in the 2024 Esprit d'équipe leadership conference alongside the four CSS boards.

Broad incumbents

• Centre de services scolaire de Montréal: Largest French-language school board in Quebec, headquartered in Montreal. Broad incumbent: same CSS governance form and Quebec Ministry of Education oversight, but operates a substantially larger urban network and broader portfolio of specialized schools, programs, and adult-education centers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-de-services-scolaire-des-hauts-bois-de-loutaouais-csshbo

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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