Underprivileged areas
Supporting school success
For over 50 years, the CGTSIM has contributed to school success in underprivileged areas of the Island of Montreal. Through careful management of school taxes, it redistributes funds to the school service centres (SSCs) and school boards (SBs) on the Island of Montréal to support educational catch-up where the needs are greatest.
In 2024-2025, the CGTSIM is proud to have allocated a total of $13.5 million across the SSCs and SBs on the Island of Montréal. The funds are intended to enable them to implement effective measures to ensure educational catch-up measures in underprivileged areas. In 2024-2025, the allocation was as follows:
This is a pie chart showing the distribution of $13.5 million allocated by the CGTSIM in 2024-2025 to the school service centres and school boards on the Island of Montréal, to support measures that promote school success for students from underprivileged areas. The chart is divided into five segments:
- Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM): $6,082,653;
- Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSSPI): $4,032,978;
- Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSSMB): $2,533,303;
- English Montreal School Board (EMSB): $583,733;
- Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB): $267,333.
The total allocated funds amount to $13,500,000.
Before allocating the amounts, the CGTSIM adheres to the percentage-based distribution of allocations (available in French only), as set out in the allocation rules.
Map of school success and social deprivation on the Island of Montréal
To ensure an equitable distribution of allocations, the CGTSIM relies on the Map of school success and social deprivation map on the Island of Montréal. This map helps:
- Assess the correlation between the various sociocultural, sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the areas covered and the academic success of youth;
- Identify the location of underprivileged areas where school success rates are lower;
- Direct monetary allocations to the most vulnerable areas.
The most recent version of the map was published in 2023, based on the most recent data available from the Ministère de l’Éducation and Statistics Canada. It illustrates levels of school success by area.
Want to learn more? Download the Guide to the map of school success and social deprivation on the Island of Montréal.
School classification
The school success map serves as the basis for the Classification of elementary and secondary schools based on underprivilege index (available in French only), which is produced annually by the CGTSIM.
The school underprivilege index is calculated based on the students’ place of residence, using enrollment data from the current school year.