La Baie's first schoolhouse opened in 1841.
In the 1920s, these small country schools were replaced by larger institutions in villages and towns.
According to authors Luc Noppen and Lucie K. Morisset, "There are still some rare examples, although not always in good shape, on the rural roads located on the town of La Baie's territory."

The first Ha!
Ha!
Bay school boards were created in the 1860s.
The Bagotville School Board (French: Commission scolaire de Bagotville) was founded in 1862, followed by school boards in Grande-Baie in 1880 and Port-Alfred in 1918.
These three school boards merged in 1960 and became the Ha!
Ha!
Bay Local School Board (French: Commission scolaire locale de la Baie-des-Ha!
Ha!).

La Baie has been under the jurisdiction of the Saguenay Riverside School Board (French: Commission scolaire des Rives du Saguenay) since 1998.
During the 2008-2009 academic year, there were four elementary schools in the borough: the George-Vanier and Sainte-Thérèse Schools in Bagotville, the Médéric-Gravel School in Port-Alfred, and the Saint-Joseph School in Grande-Baie.
There are 1,085 elementary students enrolled in these schools.
The only high school in the Ha!
Ha!
Bay area, the Polyvalente de La Baie, has 1,200 students.
The Durocher adult education centre in the Grande-Baie sector has 575 students.

Vocational training is the highest level of education available within the borough.
The Centre de formation professionnelle de La Baie offers its 138 students training programs in metallurgy, cabinetwork, forestry, and composite materials.
The closest post-secondary institutions (CEGEPs and universities) are in Chicoutimi.

The borough also has a branch of the Saguenay public library network located in the same building as the Théâtre municipal.
La Baie's first schoolhouse opened in 1841. In the 1920s, these small country schools were replaced by larger institutions in villages and towns. According to authors Luc Noppen and Lucie K. Morisset, "There are still some rare examples, although not always in good shape, on the rural roads located on the town of La Baie's territory."
The first Ha! Ha! Bay school boards were created in the 1860s. The Bagotville School Board (French: Commission scolaire de Bagotville) was founded in 1862, followed by school boards in Grande-Baie in 1880 and Port-Alfred in 1918. These three school boards merged in 1960 and became the Ha! Ha! Bay Local School Board (French: Commission scolaire locale de la Baie-des-Ha! Ha!).
La Baie has been under the jurisdiction of the Saguenay Riverside School Board (French: Commission scolaire des Rives du Saguenay) since 1998. During the 2008-2009 academic year, there were four elementary schools in the borough: the George-Vanier and Sainte-Thérèse Schools in Bagotville, the Médéric-Gravel School in Port-Alfred, and the Saint-Joseph School in Grande-Baie. There are 1,085 elementary students enrolled in these schools. The only high school in the Ha! Ha! Bay area, the Polyvalente de La Baie, has 1,200 students. The Durocher adult education centre in the Grande-Baie sector has 575 students.
Vocational training is the highest level of education available within the borough. The Centre de formation professionnelle de La Baie offers its 138 students training programs in metallurgy, cabinetwork, forestry, and composite materials. The closest post-secondary institutions (CEGEPs and universities) are in Chicoutimi.
The borough also has a branch of the Saguenay public library network located in the same building as the Théâtre municipal.
La Baie