Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Cumberland County, Subdivision A is 42 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 4 elementary schools only. In Nova Scotia, there’s no schools grade: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
High schools within reach of Cumberland County, Subdivision A
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 4 schools in and around Cumberland County, Subdivision A are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Cumberland County, Subdivision A
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.
None of them teaches in French.
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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision A
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Cumberland County, Subdivision A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| Lawrencetown | 3,509 | 9 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,442 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Meaghers Grant | 3,430 | 3 | 0 | 17 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A | 3,401 | 4 | 0 | 42 km |
| Sheet Harbour | 3,334 | 2 | 0 | 42 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 3,314 | 2 | 0 | 18 km |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D | 3,273 | 4 | 1 | 26 km |
| … | ||||
| Lunenburg | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
Set against 31 others, 8 have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 10 of the 32 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Cumberland County, Subdivision A’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Cumberland County, Subdivision A
How do I get a place at a school in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Inside the town there are 3; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Cumberland County, Subdivision A?
Not in or within 3 km of Cumberland County, Subdivision A; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).