Photo: Brendanriley · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Antigonish, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 3 schools in all
Strait Regional Centre for Education runs every one of them. The schools grade is left out in Nova Scotia, as the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Where the 3 schools in and around Antigonish are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Antigonish
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Nova Scotia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Nova Scotia.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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.
Who runs Antigonish’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Antigonish
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
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
High schools within reach of Antigonish
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High, 0.9 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Strait Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.9 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | 8,216 | 6 | 4 | 17 km |
| … | ||||
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
| Upper Tantallon | 5,248 | 15 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Lake Echo | 5,223 | 5 | 1 | 8.6 km |
| Antigonish | 5,175 | 3 | 0 | 1 km |
| Inverness | 5,138 | 5 | 0 | 8 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision B | 5,086 | 3 | 0 | 26 km |
| Guysborough | 4,721 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision D | 4,692 | 4 | 0 | 43 km |
| … | ||||
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D | 3,273 | 4 | 1 | 26 km |
31 out of 43 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in French: 13 of the 44 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Antigonish
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 km |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A 3.7 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B 18 km | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 km |
The busiest neighbour is Antigonish County, Subdivision A, with 5 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Counted: Antigonish’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
Questions about schools in Antigonish
Is there a French-language school in Antigonish?
No, none within 3 km of Antigonish; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Antigonish?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).