Private or international school website cost in Quebec City: local agencies vs Kolonell (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

In Quebec City, a private or international school website built by a local agency costs, as a 2026 order of magnitude, roughly 10 000 to 45 000 CAD, about 7 300 to 32 900 USD, and agencies in the Capitale-Nationale region are often cheaper than those in Montreal. Kolonell delivers program pages, the path to the admission exam, open house registration and, in Premium, an English version for international families, at a fixed price: 2 900, 4 900 or 8 900 USD. The real trade-off is the fall admissions calendar: a site that is not live before the September open houses costs a full year of recruitment.

This version is written for the English-speaking school leaders and board members in Quebec City, including those serving international and relocated families.

What do Quebec City agencies, freelancers and Kolonell charge?

These ranges are cautious orders of magnitude, not official rates. They rely on rate cards published by Quebec City and Levis agencies, on minimum project sizes shown in Quebec Clutch.co profiles and on freelancer rates listed on Upwork and Malt. Local prices are in Canadian dollars, with the approximate US dollar equivalent.

To be honest: a Quebec City freelancer at 3 500 or 4 000 CAD sits at the level of our Starter, and a local agency knows the region's private school network. Kolonell makes sense when the school wants a written fixed price, a project manager and an English version as good as the French one without paying for separate translation. The team is based in Senegal (GMT), 4 to 5 hours ahead of Quebec City: Google Meet calls happen in your morning, with a written update every week. Plans are detailed in our international website offer.

What does each plan include for a Quebec City school?

A parent portal connected to report cards, online enrollment with payment or a staff intranet counts as a custom application, quoted separately, as does ongoing SEO.

What will the website really cost over three years?

Kolonell maintenance after the support period is quoted separately. The table applies the same maintenance assumption on both sides, over the 30 months that follow Premium's 6 months of support.

In Quebec City, admission exam and open house dates change every year: it is the most frequent update, and the one most often missing from quotes.

What does a Quebec City private school need online?

Private secondary education holds a significant place in Quebec City, and competition between schools plays out largely in the fall, between open houses and admission exams. Parents compare specialized programs, transport from Sainte-Foy, Charlesbourg, Beauport or Levis, and fees. Add to that families who arrived for a job in the public service, at Université Laval or in research centres, often from France, North Africa, West Africa or elsewhere in Canada, sometimes mid-year.

• The admissions calendar at the top of the page: open house date, exam registration, reply date.
• The programs actually offered, described without promising results.
• Fees, bursaries and services, because families calculate the total cost.
• A section for newly arrived families: equivalencies, mid-year admission, French-language support where the school offers it.
• An English version for international families discovering the school remotely.

Compliance, facts only. Private educational institutions in Quebec are governed by the provincial act on private education and hold a permit from the ministry; display an accreditation or label only if it is real. Law 25 governs personal information in Quebec: a published privacy policy, a designated person in charge, and technologies that identify or profile users turned off by default. The Charter of the French Language in principle requires content aimed at the Quebec public to be available in French; the English version comes as a complement. Access to English-language instruction is also governed by the Charter: describe the exact conditions without promising anything. Student photos: written parental consent. WCAG 2.1 AA serves as the accessibility reference. This is not legal advice.

Which red flags should you spot in a quote?

• A launch scheduled after the open houses, for lack of a written schedule.
• Tracking tools (analytics, ad pixels) enabled by default, with no consent management as Law 25 requires.
• An English version more complete than the French one.
• No line for the annual update of exam dates.
• A domain or hosting account in the agency's name.

Mini case study

Illustrative example. Isabelle G., communications director of a 900-student private secondary school in Sainte-Foy, must launch her new site before the late-September open houses. A Quebec City agency quotes 32 000 CAD (about 23 400 USD) for a bilingual site in 12 weeks. Kolonell Premium costs 8 900 USD, native English version included, with a written 5-week schedule. She adds a day of photos by a local photographer at 2 200 CAD (about 1 600 USD): 10 500 USD in total, a gap of about 12 900 USD, and a site ready three weeks before the event.

FAQ

How much does a private school website cost in Quebec City in 2026? With a local agency, expect roughly 10 000 to 45 000 CAD as an order of magnitude, about 7 300 to 32 900 USD. Kolonell offers three fixed-price plans: 2 900, 4 900 and 8 900 USD.

Can you be ready for our open houses? Starter and Growth are delivered in 3 to 4 weeks, Premium usually in 4 to 6 weeks. Start the project by early August at the latest for late-September open houses.

Is the English version included? Yes in Premium, at 8 900 USD, written by native speakers. Starter and Growth are French only.

Does the site comply with Law 25? Kolonell sets up a consent banner and the privacy policy page you supply. The legal content of the policy remains the school's responsibility.

Do you photograph the students? No, Kolonell does not do on-site shoots. Budget roughly 1 500 to 3 000 CAD for a local photographer, with written parental consent.

Let's scope your project. Send us your programs, your open house date and your enrollment tool, and we will reply with a fixed-price plan deliverable in 3 to 6 weeks. Request your free quote or see the international offer.