Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Antigonish County, Subdivision B is 20 km away
In or within 3 km of the town: 3 elementary schools, and no high school. A single French-language school is among them; in Nova Scotia the share is 6%.
High schools within reach of Antigonish County, Subdivision B
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Schooling in English and French around Antigonish County, Subdivision B
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Nova Scotia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Nova Scotia.
The French-language schools are École acadienne de Pomquet, run by Conseil scolaire acadien provincial.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Where the 3 schools in and around Antigonish County, Subdivision B are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Strait Regional Centre for Education runs the most, 2 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Strait Regional Centre for EducationEast Antigonish Education Centre/Academy, St. Andrews Consolidated | English public | 2 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialacadienne de Pomquet | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Antigonish County, Subdivision B
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Antigonish County, Subdivision B
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| … | ||||
| Barrington | 6,720 | 4 | 0 | 56 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A | 6,719 | 3 | 0 | 57 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision A | 6,575 | 5 | 0 | 11 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | 11 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | 6,486 | 3 | 1 | 20 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 12 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Hubley | 6,337 | 7 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Dutch Settlement | 6,234 | 13 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 7 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| … | ||||
| East Lawrencetown | 4,020 | 5 | 1 | 12 km |
37 of the 43 others have more schools in reach. 14 of 44 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Antigonish County, Subdivision B
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 km |
| Antigonish 18 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Antigonish County, Subdivision B’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Antigonish County, Subdivision B
How many schools are there in Antigonish County, Subdivision B?
All 3 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Antigonish County, Subdivision B?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École acadienne de Pomquet.
How do I get a place at a school in Antigonish County, Subdivision B?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Antigonish County, Subdivision B?
Strait Regional Centre for Education (2) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · Ungraded on schools in Nova Scotia, because the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20. · 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).