List of schools in Nova Scotia explained
Nearly all primary and secondary schools in the province of Nova Scotia are public schools maintained by the provincial government's Department of Education. While providing guidelines, the government divides administration of public education over seven regional school districts and one province wide school district serving the province's Acadians.
Post-secondary schools consist of the provincial government operated community college system, Nova Scotia Community College and independently managed universities which receive some public funding. (For a list of post-secondary institutions see List of colleges and universities in Nova Scotia.)
There are seven English-language school districts in Nova Scotia, all created by the Nova Scotia Education Reform Act, 2018:
There is a single province-wide French school district:
Description of Nova Scotia public grade schools
A high school in Nova Scotia has typically meant a 'senior high school', referring to a school responsible for the education of students grades 10 to (and including) 12 or grades 9 to 12. A junior high school is typically responsible for grades 7 to 9 or grades 6 to 8, where the latter type is more often called a middle school. Some rural high schools combine junior and senior high schools, providing education for grades 7 to 12.
An elementary school is responsible for the education of students from grade kindergarten (usually referred to in Nova Scotia as "grade primary") or grade 1 to grade 5 or 6. A number of Nova Scotian schools combine elementary or the later grades of elementary with junior high or the earlier grades of junior high to form what is referred to as a consolidated school. (Note: The term 'consolidated' is also confusingly used in the naming of a few elementary schools too in the province). Finally, a few schools have all grades from kindergarten to 12.
In summary prominent patterns by which Nova Scotian grade school students attend school are as follows:1)elementary school, grades pr to 6; junior high school, grades 7 to 9; high school, 10 to 12 2)elementary school, grades pr to 5; middle school, grades 6 to 8; high school, 9 to 123)elementary school, grades pr to 6; junior and senior high school 7 to 124)consolidated school, grades pr to 9; high school, 10 to 125)elementary school, grades pr to 4; consolidated school, grades 5 to 9; high school, grades 10 to 12.
List of Nova Scotia public grade schools
The following are all the public schools in Nova Scotia listed according to the board by which they are managed, and by county. The numbers provided (in parentheses) refer to the grades of each school, where "pr" refers to primary = kindergarten and "to" entails "including". Next to the grades is given the community each school in located in.
- Aldershot Elementary School (pr to 5); 446 Aldershot Road, Kentville
- Berwick & District School (pr to 9); 220 Veterans Drive, Berwick
- Cambridge & District Elementary School (pr to 6); 6113 Trunk 1, Cambridge Station
- Central Kings Rural High School (7 to 12); Cambridge Station
- Coldbrook & District School (pr to 8); 2305 English Mountain Road, Coldbrook
- Dwight Ross School (pr to 5); Greenwood
- Evangeline Middle School (6 to 8); New Minas
- Gaspareau Valley Elementary School (pr to 5); 2459 Greenfield Road, Wolfville
- Glooscap Elementary School (pr to 5); 1017 J. Jordan Road, Canning
- Hantsport School (pr to 9); 11 School Street, Hantsport
- Highbury Education Centre (10 and 11); 1042 Highbury Road, New Minas
- Horton High School (9 to 12); 75 Greenwich Road South, Wolfville
- Kings County Academy (pr to 5); 25 School Street, Kentville
- Kingston District School (pr to 5); 630 Pine Ridge Avenue, Kingston
- L.E. Shaw Elementary School (pr to 6); 486 Oak Island Road, Avonport
- New Minas Elementary School (pr to 5); 34 Jones Road, New Minas
- Northeast Kings Education Centre (6 to 12); 1816 Bains Road, Canning
- Pine Ridge Middle School (6 to 8); 625 Pine Ridge Avenue, Kingston
- Port Williams Elementary School (pr to 5); 1261 Belcher Street, Port Williams
- Somerset & District Elementary School (pr to 6); 4339 Brooklyn Street, Berwick
- St. Mary's Elementary School (pr to 5); 1276 Victoria Road, Aylesford
- West Kings District High School (9 to 12); 1941 Trunk 1, Auburn
- Wolfville School (pr to 8); 19 Acadia Street, Wolfville
- Avon View High School (9 to 12); 225 Payzant Drive, Windsor
- Brooklyn District Elementary School (pr to 6); 8008 Trunk 14, Newport
- Dr. Arthur Hines Elementary School (pr to 6); 75 Musgrave Road, Summerville
- Falmouth District Elementary School (pr to 6); 30 School Road, Falmouth
- Newport Station District Elementary School (pr to 6); 1989 Wentworth Road, Newport
- Three Mile Plains School (pr to 5); 4555 Trunk 1, Three Mile Plains
- West Hants Middle School (6 to 8); 8009 Trunk 14, Newport
- Windsor Elementary School (pr to 6); 100 Tremaine Crescent, Windsor
- Windsor Forks District Elementary School (pr to 6); 120 Sangster Bridge Road, Curry's Corner
- Bras d'Or Elementary School (pr to 5); 10 Alder Point Road, Bras d'Or
- CBVRSB Adult High (adults only); 290 Whitney Avenue, Sydney
- Coxheath Elementary School (pr to 5); 30 Mount Florence Street, Coxheath
- Cusack Elementary School (p to 5); 500 Birch Hill Drive, Sydney
- Donkin-Gowrie Complex (p to 8); 81 Centre Avenue, Donkin
- Dr. T.L Sullivan School (p to 8); 256 Park Road, Florence
- Glace Bay Elementary School (p to 5); 135 Brookside Street, Glace Bay
- Glace Bay High School (9 to 12); 201 Reserve Street, Glace Bay
- Greenfield Elementary School (pr to 5); 25 James Street, New Waterford
- Harbourside Elementary School (pr to 5); 15 Church Street, Sydney
- John Bernard Croak V.C. Memorial School (pr to 5); 10 Second Street, Glace Bay
- Jubilee Elementary School (pr to 5); 755 Main Street, Sydney Mines
- Malcolm Munroe Middle School (6 to 8); 125 Kenwood Drive, Sydney River
- Marion Bridge Elementary School (pr to 5); 3845 Gabarus Highway, Marion Bridge
- Memorial Senior High School (9 to 12); 80 Memorial Drive, Sydney Mines
- Mountainview Elementary School (p to 5); 21 Delta Drive (6295), Howie Centre
- Oceanview Education Centre (6 to 8); 60 Wallaces Road, Glace Bay
- Riverside Elementary School (pr to 5); 7430 Hornes Road, Albert Bridge
- Riverview Rural High School (10 to 12); 57 Coxheath Road, Coxheath
- Robin Foote Elementary School (pr to 5); 125 Sunnydale Drive, Westmount
- Seton Elementary School (pr to 5); 25 Wilkie Dr, North Sydney
- Sherwood Park Education Centre (6 to 8); 500 Terrace Street, Sydney
- Shipyard Elementary School (pr to 5); 30 Mount Kemmel, Sydney
- St. Anne's Elementary School (pr to 5); 108 Main Street, Glace Bay
- Sydney Academy (9 to 12); 49 Terrace Street, Sydney
- Sydney Mines Middle School (6 to 8); 596 Main Street, Sydney Mines
- Sydney River Elementary School (pr to 5); 35 Phillips Street, Sydney River
- Tompkins Memorial Elementary School (pr to 5); 60 Main Street, Reserve Mines
- Whitney Pier Memorial Middle School (6 to 8); 199 Jamieson Street, Sydney
Eastern Shore - Musquodoboit Valley
Former Schools in the Eastern Shore - Musquodoboit Valley Region:
- Ash Lee Jefferson Elementary School (pr to 6); 10 Lockview Rd, Fall River
- Basinview Drive Community Elementary School (pr to 6); 273 Basinview Dr, Bedford
- Beaver Bank-Kinsac Elementary School (pr to 6); 28 Kinsac Rd, Kinsac
- Beaver Bank-Monarch Drive Elementary School (pr to 6); 1 Monarch Dr, Beaver Bank
- Holland Road Elementary School (pr to 6); 181 Holland Rd, Fletchers Lake
- Lake Charles Academy (private grade primary); 955 Waverley Rd, Waverley
- Oldfield Consolidated School (pr to 6)
- Sunnyside Elementary School (Eaglewood Drive) (pr to 6); 210 Eaglewood Dr, Bedford
- Sunnyside Elementary School (Fort Sackville) (pr to 6); 21 Perth St, Bedford
- Sunnyside Elementary School (Waverley Road) (pr to 6); 18 Scotia Dr, Bedford
- Waverley Memorial - L. C. Skerry Elementary School (Waverly Memorial) (pr to 6); 15 School St, Waverley
- Waverley Memorial - L. C. Skerry Elementary School (L.C. Skerry) (pr to 6); 1279 Rocky Lake Dr, Waverley
- Bedford South School (pr to 6); 2 Oceanview Dr, Bedford
- Broad Street PP-8 School, 50 Broad St, West Bedford (opening September 2023)
- Rocky Lake Elementary School (5 to 6); 426 Rocky Lake Dr, Bedford
- Rocky Lake Junior High School (6 to 9); 670 Rocky Lake Dr, Bedford
- Georges P. Vanier Junior High School (7 to 8); 1410 Fall River Dr, Fall River
- Harold T. Barrett Junior High School (7 to 9); 862 Beaverbank Rd, Beaver Bank
- Lockview High School (9 to 12); 148 Lockview Rd, Fall River
- Charles P Allen High School (10 to 12); 200 Innovation Dr, Bedford
- Broad Street High School, 50 Broad St, West Bedford (opening September 2023)
Preston - Lawrencetown - Chezzetcook
- Atlantic View Elementary School (pr to 6); 3391 Marine Dr, Upper Lawrencetown
- Bell Park Academic Centre (pr to 6)
- Lakeview Consolidated School (Lakeview) (pr to 6); 5261 Trunk 7, Dartmouth ***CLOSED***
- Lakeview Consolidated School (West Chezzetcook) (pr to 6); 7045 Route 207, West Chezzetcook ***CLOSED***
- Nelson Whynder Elementary School (pr to 6); Lake Major Rd & Cain St, North Preston
- O'Connell Drive Elementary School (pr to 6); Porters Lake
- Porters Lake Elementary School (P-6); (40 Inspiration Drive, Porters Lake, Nova Scotia)
- Gaetz Brook Junior High School (7 to 9); 6856 Trunk 7, Head of Chezzetcook
- Graham Creighton Junior High School (7 to 9); 72 Cherry Brook Rd, Cherry Brook
- Astral Drive Elementary School (pr to 6); 236 Astral Dr, Dartmouth
- Caldwell Road Elementary School (pr to 6); 280 Caldwell Rd, Dartmouth
- Colby Village Elementary School (pr to 6); 92 Colby Dr, Dartmouth
- Colonel John Stuart Elementary School (pr to 6); 5 John Stewart Dr, Dartmouth
- George Bissett Elementary School (pr to 6); 170 Arklow Dr, Dartmouth
- Humber Park Elementary School (pr to 6); 5 Smallwood Ave, Dartmouth
- Joseph Giles Elementary School (pr to 6); 54 Gregory Dr, Dartmouth
- Ocean View Elementary School (pr to 4); 51 Oceanview School Rd, Eastern Passage
- Robert Kemp Turner Elementary School (pr to 6); 141 Circassion Dr, Dartmouth
- Seaside Elementary School (4 French Immersion, 5 to 6); 1881 Caldwell Rd, Eastern Passage
- Sir Robert Borden Junior High School (7 to 9); 16 Evergreen Dr, Dartmouth
- South Woodside Elementary School (pr to 6); 5 Everette St, Dartmouth
- Southdale-North Woodside School (pr to 6); 36 Hastings Dr, Dartmouth
- Tallahassee Community School (pr to 4); 168 Redoubt Way, Eastern Passage
- Astral Drive Junior High School (7 to 9); 238 Astral Dr, Dartmouth
- Eastern Passage Education Centre (7 to 9); 93 Samual Daniel Dr, Eastern Passage
- Cole Harbour District High School (10 to 12); 2 Chameau Cres, Dartmouth
East Dartmouth - The Lakes - Portland - East Woodlawn
- Admiral Westphal Elementary School (pr to 6); 6 Fourth St, Dartmouth
- Auburn Drive High School (10 to 12); 300 Auburn Dr, Dartmouth
- Bel Ayr Elementary School (pr to 6); 4 Bell St, Dartmouth
- Brookhouse Elementary School (pr to 6); 15 Christopher Ave, Woodlawn, Dartmouth
- Ian Forsyth Elementary School (pr to 6); 22 Glencoe Dr, Dartmouth
- Michael Wallace Elementary School (pr to 6); 24 Andover St, Port Wallace, Dartmouth
- Mount Edward Elementary School (pr to 6); 3 Windward Ave, Dartmouth
- Portland Estates Elementary School (pr to 6); 45 Portland Hills Dr, Portland Estates, Dartmouth
- Prince Andrew High School (10 to 12); 37 Woodlawn Rd, Woodlawn, Dartmouth
- Ross Road School (pr to 9); 336 Ross Road, Westphal, Dartmouth
- Caledonia Junior High School (7 to 9); 38 Caledonia Rd, Westphal, Dartmouth
- Ellenvale Junior High School (7 to 9); 88 Belle Vista Dr, Woodlawn, Dartmouth
- Eric Graves Memorial Junior High School (7 to 9); 70 Dorothea Dr, Woodlawn, Dartmouth
Dartmouth Centre - Albro Lake- Harbourview
Clayton Park West - Fairview - Clayton Park - Rockingham - Wentworth
- Burton Ettinger School (pr to 6); 52 Alex St, Halifax
- Duc d'Anville Elementary School (pr to 6); 12 Clayton Park Dr, Halifax
- Fairview Heights School (pr to 6); 210 Coronation Ave, Halifax
- Grosvenor-Wentworth Park Elementary School (pr to 6); 4 Downing St, Halifax
- Rockingham Elementary School (pr to 6); 31 Tremont Dr, Halifax
- Park West School (pr to 9); 206 Langbrae Dr, Halifax*Clayton Park Junior High School (7 to 9); 45 Plateau Cr, Halifax
- Fairview Junior High School (7 to 9); 155 Rosedale Ave, Halifax
- Halifax West High School (10 to 12); 283 Thomas Raddall Dr, Halifax
- Clayton Park Junior High (7 to 9); 45 Plateau Crescent, Halifax
- Inglis Street Elementary School (pr to 6); 5985 Inglis St, Halifax
- LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary School (pr to 6); 6141 Watt St, Halifax
- Sir Charles Tupper School (pr to 6); 1930 Cambridge St, Halifax
- Westmount Elementary School (pr to 6); 6900 Edward Arab Ave, Armdale
- Oxford School (pr to 9); 6364 North St, Halifax
- Halifax Central Junior High School (7 to 9); 1787 Preston St, Halifax
- Gorsebrook Junior High School (7 to 9); 5966 South St, Halifax
- St. Agnes Junior High School (7 to 9); 6981 Mumford Rd, Armdale
Purcell's Cove - Armdale - Spryfield - Herring Cove
- Central Spryfield School (pr to 6); 364 Herring Cove Rd, Spryfield
- Chebucto Heights Elementary School (pr to 6); 230 Cowie Rd, Armdale
- Harrietsfield Elementary School (pr to 6); 1150 Old Sambro Rd, Harrietsfield
- John W. MacLeod - Fleming Tower Elementary School (Fleming Tower) (pr to 6); 25 Randolph St, Armdale
- John W. MacLeod - Fleming Tower Elementary School (John W MacLeod) (pr to 6); 159 Purcells Cove Rd, Armdale
- Sambro Elementary School (pr to 6) Sambro
- Springvale Elementary School (pr to 6); 92 Downs Ave, Halifax
- William King Elementary School (pr to 6); 91 St. Paul Ave, Herring Cove
- Elizabeth Sutherland School (pr to 9); 66 Rockingstone Rd, Halifax
- Rockingstone Heights School (pr to 9); 1 Regan Dr, Halifax
- Cunard Junior High School (7 to 9); 121 Williams Lake Rd, Spryfield
- Herring Cove Junior High (7 to 9); 7 Lancaster Dr, Herring Cove
- J.L.Ilsley High School (10 to 12); 38 Sylvia Ave, Spryfield
Timberlea - Prospect - Hammonds Plains - St. Margaret's
- Atlantic Memorial - Terence Bay Elementary School (pr to 5); 3591 Prospect Rd, Shad Bay
- Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Elementary School (pr to 5); 24 James St, Timberlea
- East St. Margarets Elementary School (pr to 6); 8671 Peggys Cove Rd, Indian Harbour
- Hammonds Plains Consolidated School (pr to 5); 2180 Hammonds Plains Rd, Upper Hammonds Plains
- Kingswood Elementary School (pr to 6); 34 Vrege Ct, Kingswood Subdivision, Upper Hammonds Plains
- Prospect Road Elementary School (pr to 6); 2199 Prospect Rd, Prospect
- Shatford Memorial Elementary School (pr to 6); 10089 St. Margaret's Bay Rd, Hubbards
- St. Margaret's Bay Elementary School (pr to 6); 24 Ridgewood Dr, Head of St Margarets Bay
- Tantallon Elementary School (pr to 6); 1 French Village Station Rd, Upper Tantallon
- Brookside Junior High School (6 to 9); 2239 Prospect Rd, Prospect
- Madeline Symonds Middle School (6 to 9); 290 White Hills Rd, Upper Hammonds Plains
- Ridgecliff Middle School (6 to 9); 35 Beech Tree Run, Beechville
- Tantallon Junior High School (7 to 9); 3 French Village Station Rd, Upper Tantallon
- Bay View High School (HRM) (10 to 12); 31 Scholars Rd, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Middle & Upper Sackville - Lucasville - Lower Sackville
Région Nord-Est
- Centre scolaire Étoile de l'Acadie (pr to 12); Sydney
- École acadienne de Pomquet (pr to 12); Pomquet
- École Beau-Port (pr to 12); Arichat
- École NDA (pr to 12); Chéticamp
Région Centrale
Région Sud-Ouest
List of Nova Scotia private schools
The following are private schools in Nova Scotia. The numbers provided (in parentheses) refer to the grades of each school, where "pr" refers to primary = kindergarten, “jp” refers to junior primary and "to" entails "including". Next to the grades is given the community in which each school is located.
- Bedford, Nova Scotia
- Birch Hills Academy (pr to 7); Bedford
- Bridgeway Academy (ages 5–19)
- Churchill Academy ; Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
- Colchester Christian Academy (K4 to 12); Truro, Nova Scotia
- Creative Kids Education Centre (pr to 5); Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
- Halifax Christian Academy (pre-pr to 12); Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Halifax Grammar School (pr to 12); Halifax
- Halifax Independent School (pr to 9); Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Harbourview Montessori School (preK to 8); Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Kings View Academy (7 to 12) ;
- Kings Edgehill School (7 to 12); Windsor
- Kingston Bible College Academy (pr to 12); Freeman Dr, Kingston
- Landmark East School (ages 11–18): Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- Maritime Muslim Academy (pr to 12); Halifax, Nova Scotia
- The Booker School (k to 8); Port Williams, Nova Scotia
- Newbridge Academy (pr to 9); Sackville, Nova Scotia
- Oceanview Christian Academy (pr to 9); Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia
- Sacred Heart School of Halifax (pr to 12); Halifax
- Sandy Lake Academy (pr to 12); Bedford
- Shambhala School (pr to 12); Halifax
- Silver Crescent Academy (ESL/Child Care/primary to 10); Halifax, Nova Scotia
- South Shore Waldorf School (pr to 6); Blockhouse, Nova Scotia
- Summit Academy of Active Learning (jp to 9);Bedford, Nova Scotia
- Via Vita Academy of Learning (preK to 9), Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://smeca.srsb.ca/aboutsma Academy History
