Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque

What Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque does

Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque (CSSRL) is a public school service center established in 2020 under Quebec's Bill 40 education reform, succeeding the former Commission scolaire René-Lévesque. Headquartered at 145 avenue de Louisbourg in Bonaventure, Quebec, with service points in Maria and Grande-Rivière, the organization is the statutorily designated provider of public education across the Gaspésie region, operating a network of 26 schools and centers — including primary schools, secondary schools, combined primary-secondary schools, adult education centers (Centres d'éducation des adultes), and vocational training centers (Centres de formation professionnelle). The entity serves preschool through secondary students, adults seeking equivalencies and francisation, vocational learners pursuing DEP diplomas, and a growing international student cohort, with complementary services spanning school transportation (100+ vehicles, 4,000+ students daily, ~11,000 km per day across a 330 km territory), daycare, special education (EHDAA), and a Service aux entreprises channel for employer-sponsored training.

The technology stack is standard public-sector educational infrastructure rather than a proprietary platform: Office 365 and Teams for productivity and learning, the Mozaïk/Portail Parents web portal for student records, and the new Clic école mobile application (launched March 2026, progressively rolling out province-wide) replacing the prior MParent app for parent-facing bus schedules, attendance, and bulletins. The organization is funded primarily through the Quebec Ministry of Education, with primary and secondary public education provided free of charge to Quebec residents; nominal fees apply to certain adult education registrations, and international students pay tuition. There is no commercial sales motion, no equity ownership, and no fundraising activity — the entity is wholly owned and governed by the Gouvernement du Québec, operating under Quebec's Education Act with a council of commissioners.

Name

Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque

Legal name

Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque

Website

https://cssrl.gouv.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque is a Quebec public school board headquartered in Bonaventure, operating 26 schools and vocational centers across the Gaspésie region. It delivers free preschool-through-secondary education, adult education, and vocational training to Quebec residents, funded by the provincial Ministry of Education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education and Vocational Training

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Regional Education Service Agencies (ESAs/BOCES/Intermediate Units) (EDADABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Public school services
• Primary and secondary education
• Vocational training programs
• Adult education services
• School transportation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonaventure, Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public school board (CSS) in Quebec, the organization is primarily funded by the Quebec Ministry of Education. Funding comes from the provincial government to provide free education services to residents.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque is a publicly funded Quebec school service center that delivers free public education from preschool (maternelle 4-5) through secondary school (secondary 1-5), including special education services for students with disabilities or learning difficulties (EHDAA). It also operates adult general education (FGA) centers, vocational training (FP) centers, complementary services such as school transportation and daycare, and digital tools including the Clic école mobile app and Portail Parents web portal.

Product overview

Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque is a Quebec school service center operating a network of 26 schools across its territory. The organization provides a fragmented portfolio of educational services rather than a unified product platform. Key service offerings include 5 vocational training centers (CFP Bonaventure, CFP L'Envol, CFP Chandler-Paspébiac) and 5 adult education centers (CEA locations). Digital services include the Clic école mobile application for parents, the Portail Parents (Mozaïk) web portal for accessing student records, and various school management services including transportation, daycare, and student registration. The organization does not offer an integrated educational technology platform but rather manages separate establishments with individual web presences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clic école: Mobile application for parents of preschool, primary, and secondary students to access school information, bus schedules, attendance records, bulletins, and account information.
• Clicécole

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale: Larger Quebec CSS serving the Quebec City region. Operates the same primary, secondary, vocational, and adult education mandate under the same provincial framework, but at materially greater scale and in a more urban context.

Direct peers

• Centre de services scolaire de Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup: Quebec CSS operating in the Bas-Saint-Laurent area with comparable mandate of primary, secondary, vocational, and adult education services under Ministry of Education oversight.
• Centre de services scolaire des Phares: Regional Quebec CSS serving Bas-Saint-Laurent. Comparable mandate, multi-school network, and government-funded structure, with similar mix of primary, secondary, adult education, and vocational training centers.
• Centre de services scolaire des Monts-et-Marées: Quebec CSS serving the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Direct peer in structure (multi-school board, government-funded), services (K-12, FP, FGA), and operational scope across a dispersed rural territory.
• Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs: Neighboring Quebec school service center also serving the Gaspésie region. Directly comparable in mandate (K-12, FP, FGA), geography (rural peninsula), funding model (Ministry of Education), and operational profile.
• Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud: Regional Quebec CSS serving the Côte-du-Sud territory. Operates a comparable network of primary, secondary, adult education, and vocational training establishments under the same Quebec CSS governance framework.
• Commission scolaire Eastern Townships: Quebec CSS (formerly Commission scolaire Eastern Townships) serving the Estrie region. Comparable mandate, multi-establishment structure, and government-funded operations under Quebec's Education Act.
• English Montreal School Board: One of Quebec's largest English-language school boards. Directly comparable as a Quebec school board under the same Education Act, though serving an urban English-speaking population rather than a rural Francophone territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CSSReneLevesque
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/css-rene-levesque

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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