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 [ edit ] 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 12
3)elementary school, grades pr to 6; junior and senior high school 7 to 12
4)consolidated school, grades pr to 9; high school, 10 to 12
5)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 [ edit ] 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.
Dwight Ross School in Greenwood 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
Breton Education Centre (6 to 12); 667 Eighth Street, New Waterford
Brookland Elementary School (pr to 5); 153 Cottage Road, Sydney
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 Rankin School of the Narrows in Iona Eastern Shore - Musquodoboit Valley [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 Clayton Park West - Fairview - Clayton Park - Rockingham - Wentworth [ edit ] 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[ edit ] 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[ edit ] 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[ edit ] Caudle Park Elementary School (pr to 6); 35 Magee Dr, Lower Sackville
Gertrude M. Parker Elementary School (pr to 6); 100 Stokil Dr, Lower Sackville
Harry R. Hamilton Elementary School (pr to 6); 40 Hamilton Dr, Middle Sackville
Hillside Park Elementary School (pr to 6); 15 Hillside Ave, Lower Sackville
Millwood Elementary School (pr to 6); 190 Beaverbank Cross Rd, Lower Sackville
Newbridge Academy (pr to 9); 409 Glendale Dr, Lower Sackville
Sackville Heights Elementary School (pr to 6); 1225 Old Sackville Rd, Middle Sackville
Smokey Drive Elementary School (pr to 6); 241 Smokey Dr, Lower Sackville
Sycamore Lane Elementary School (pr to 6); 69 Sycomore Ln, Lower Sackville
Cavalier Drive School (pr to 9); 116 Cavalier Dr, Lower Sackville
A.J. Smeltzer Junior High School (7 to 9); 46 Prince St, Lower Sackville
Leslie Thomas Junior High School (7 to 9); 100 Metropolitan Ave, Lower Sackville
Sackville Heights Junior High School (7 to 9); 956 Sackville Dr, Lower Sackville
Millwood High School (10 to 12); 141 Millwood Dr, Lower Sackville
Sackville High School (10 to 12); 1 King Fisher Way, Lower Sackville 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 List of Nova Scotia private schools [ edit ] 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.
Armbrae Academy (pr to 12); Halifax
Bedford Academy ; 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