Photo: halifaxfman · CC BY 3.0Cumberland County, Subdivision D’s teenagers travel 43 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 4 elementary schools only. With no open results to compare (the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20), there’s no schools grade in Nova Scotia.
High schools within reach of Cumberland County, Subdivision D
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Where the 4 schools in and around Cumberland County, Subdivision D are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Cumberland County, Subdivision D
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.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 D’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to 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 Cumberland County, Subdivision D
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 D
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarmouth | 7,129 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 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 |
| Shelburne | 4,542 | 4 | 0 | 55 km |
| Gaetz Brook | 4,473 | 4 | 1 | 16 km |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A | 4,305 | 4 | 0 | 16 km |
| Victoria County, Subdivision B | 4,258 | 4 | 0 | 40 km |
| … | ||||
| Head of St Margarets Bay | 2,885 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 km |
Among 40 towns its size, 16 have more schools nearby. Schooling in French is on hand in 11 of the 41.
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
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Cumberland County, Subdivision D or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Cumberland County, Subdivision D
How do I get a place at a school in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
3 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Not within 3 km of Cumberland County, Subdivision D. The French-language board still serves families here.
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).