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59 Spring Street · Amherst · B4H 1S4 · Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education
With Spring Street Academy, Amherst counts 4 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Amherst →
What stands out about Spring Street Academy
- Public and English-language, under Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education.
Why Spring Street Academy has no standing
Placing Spring Street Academy would take results by school, and the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
That also leaves Amherst without a School Grade.
Getting a place at Spring Street Academy
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
| School | System | Language | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Street Academy | English public | English | |
| E. B. Chandler Junior High School | English public | English | 0.6 km |
| West Highlands Elementary School | English public | English | 1.6 km |
| Cumberland North Academy | English public | English | 4.9 km |
| Marshview Middle School | English public | English | 15 km |
| Salem Elementary School | English public | English | 15 km |
| River Hebert District School | English public | English | 21 km |
Elementary schools near Spring Street Academy
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Spring Street Academy
Who runs Spring Street Academy?
Spring Street Academy belongs to Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education (English public).
What language does Spring Street Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Spring Street Academy?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Spring Street Academy?
Its nearest neighbours are E. B. Chandler Junior High School (0.6 km), West Highlands Elementary School (1.6 km) and Cumberland North Academy (4.9 km).
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).