The EMSB is one of two English-language school boards on the island of Montreal. Its territory consists of 14 of the 19 boroughs of the city of Montreal (Anjou, Montréal-Nord, Outremont, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Léonard, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Sud-Ouest, Ville-Marie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles) as well as the municipalities of Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Mont-Royal, Montréal-Est, Montréal-Ouest and Westmount. English-language public education in the western portion of Montreal Island is administered by the Lester B. Pearson School Board.
