Photo: Sara Star NS from Halifax, NS, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.024 schools in and around Clayton Park West: 17 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade
Inside the town there are 5; another 19 sit within 3 km. In French: 2 of the 24 schools, where in Nova Scotia the share is 6%. No schools grade in Nova Scotia: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Where the 24 schools in and around Clayton Park West are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Clayton Park West
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 Beaubassin and École secondaire du Sommet, 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.
Who runs Clayton Park West’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 22 and French-language 2.
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.
The biggest of the 2 is Halifax Regional Centre for Education: 22 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationBasinview Drive Community, Bedford South, Burton Ettinger, Charles P Allen High, Clayton Park Junior High, Duc d'Anville, Fairview Heights, Fairview Junior High … | English public | 22 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialBeaubassin, du Sommet | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Clayton Park West
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend 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 24 schools in and around Clayton Park West
High schools within reach of Clayton Park West
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 30: 28 English public and 2 French public. For the shortest journey, Park West: 0.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.8 km |
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.2 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.5 km |
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.7 km |
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.9 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.7 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.9 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.4 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.6 km |
All 30 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.2 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.5 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.6 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 8 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.4 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 8.7 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Sackville HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Five Bridges Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Millwood HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Brookside Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Madeline Symonds Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Park West | 34,404 | 24 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Bedford | 28,848 | 19 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Austinville | 28,021 | 35 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Enfield | 26,960 | 13 | 0 | 14 km |
| Lunenburg | 26,862 | 16 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Schmidtville | 18,105 | 24 | 1 | 0.8 km |
6 of 14 similar towns count more schools. 13 of the 15 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Clayton Park West
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Park West | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Mount Royale 2.9 km | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Fairview 3.2 km | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Windsor Park 4.6 km | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Bedford 5 km | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Westmount 5.6 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Timberlea 5.6 km | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4.6 km |
Among the neighbours, Windsor Park has 32, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Counted: Clayton Park West’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Clayton Park West
How do I get a place at a school in Clayton Park West?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Is there a French-language school in Clayton Park West?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Beaubassin and École secondaire du Sommet.
Which boards run the schools in Clayton Park West?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (22) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).