Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn and around Dutch Settlement, 13 schools: 11 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
3 are inside the town itself and 10 lie within 3 km of its edge. No French-language school is among them; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools are.
Schooling in English and French around Dutch Settlement
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.
Not one 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.
Where the 13 schools in and around Dutch Settlement are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Dutch Settlement’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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Halifax Regional Centre for Education has 8 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationAsh Lee Jefferson, Dutch Settlement, Georges P Vanier Junior High, Holland Road, Lockview High, Nelson Whynder, Oldfield Consolidated, Waverley Memorial | English public | 8 |
| Chignecto Central Regional Centre for EducationElmsdale District, Enfield District, Hants East Rural, Maple Ridge, Riverside Education Centre | English public | 5 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Dutch Settlement
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 13 schools in and around Dutch Settlement
High schools within reach of Dutch Settlement
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Lockview High, 8.4 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockview HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | 9,989 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | 11 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | 6,486 | 3 | 1 | 20 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 12 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Hubley | 6,337 | 7 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Dutch Settlement | 6,234 | 13 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 7 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C | 5,694 | 6 | 1 | 5.9 km |
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| Westville | 3,731 | 4 | 0 | 4.4 km |
Of the 42 others, 6 count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 14 of the 43.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Dutch Settlement
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Settlement | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Fall River 9.1 km | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Beaver Bank 11 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Enfield 16 km | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Lower Sackville 16 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Middle Sackville 16 km | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
21 schools make Beaver Bank the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Dutch Settlement’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Dutch Settlement
How do I get a place at a school in Dutch Settlement?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Dutch Settlement?
No, none within 3 km of Dutch Settlement; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Dutch Settlement?
By number of schools: Halifax Regional Centre for Education (8) and Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education (5).
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · Schools grade in Nova Scotia: none (the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20). · 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).