Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Digby’s teenagers travel 76 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. 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 Digby
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 2 schools in and around Digby are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Digby
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Nova Scotia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Nova Scotia.
No school here 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 Digby’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Digby
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 2 schools in and around Digby
Schools in the towns around Digby
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 km |
| Digby 14 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75 km |
Digby has the most schools nearby, 5.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Digby or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
Questions about schools in Digby
Is there a French-language school in Digby?
None within 3 km of Digby. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Digby?
All 2 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Digby?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).