Séminaire Marie-Reine-du-Clerge

Founded in 1956 by Father Patrick Trottier and overlooking the majestic lac St-Jean, the Séminaire Marie-Reine-du-Clergé is a vast domain where wide open spaces and nature offer an exceptional milieu conducive to high quality education.

Over the years, the Séminaire has earned a prominent place in the hearts of the people of Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix and lac St-Jean. The Séminaire is a family-sized school where support and coaching are used to develop well-rounded learners in search of excellence. This is our tradition, reflected in the services we offer our students: Personalized quality education adapted to each student’s potential including the Academic Excellence Program for high performing students, a special education service designed for students with learning challenges, as well as diverse optional programs which meet everyone’s passions such as hockey, snowboarding, cheerleading, athletics, horse-riding, jazz-pop music, and hunting and fishing.

The Séminaire Marie-Reine-du-Clergé is a private coed high school. The Séminaire was born first in the heart of a priest, Father Patrick Trottier. Thanks to his enthusiasm and hard work, with the support of monseigneur Marius Paré and Canon Roland Potvin, the foundation project was approved by monseigneur G. Melançon on July 17, 1956.

The Séminaire was first established within the old college of Métabetchouan. By the second year, the space is too small and a dormitory is improvised in the basement of the church. On November 8, 1956, the Séminaire’s college level education was recognized by the Faculty of Arts at Laval University. It continued to teach the college curriculum until June 1970. The parishioners of St. Jerome, along with their parish priest, Canon Ludger Larouche, offered the sum of $ 12 000 for repairs and the restauration of the building. They completed 2 500 hours of volunteer work. The Federation of the Leagues of the Sacred Heart of the diocese provided liturgical materials for the chapel of the house.