Around East Preston, 10 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade: 14 schools in all
12 of them lie outside the boundary, within 3 km; 2 are inside. Of the 14, 2 teach in French (6% of schools in Nova Scotia).
Where the 14 schools in and around East Preston are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around East Preston
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.
Conseil scolaire acadien provincial runs the French-language ones: École Bois-Joli and École du Carrefour du Grand-Havre.
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 East Preston’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 12 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, Halifax Regional Centre for Education leads with 12.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationAuburn Drive High, Bell Park Academic Centre, Cole Harbour District High, Colonel John Stuart, George Bissett, Graham Creighton Junior High, Humber Park, Joseph Giles … | English public | 12 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialBois-Joli, du Carrefour du Grand-Havre | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in East Preston
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around East Preston
High schools within reach of East Preston
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 19 high schools: 17 English public and 2 French public. Closest of all: Graham Creighton Junior High (3.2 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Creighton Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.2 km |
| Ross RoadAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.4 km |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.8 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.8 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.6 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.2 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.8 km |
| Astral Drive Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.8 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.1 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.1 km |
All 19 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 11 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Island View HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 15 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 15 km |
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lawrencetown | 4,020 | 5 | 1 | 12 km |
| … | ||||
| Head of St Margarets Bay | 2,885 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Victoria County, Subdivision A | 2,746 | 3 | 0 | 46 km |
| Musquodoboit Harbour | 2,719 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Berwick | 2,631 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| East Preston | 2,573 | 14 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| Lunenburg | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
No town of the 17 counts more. 4 of the 18 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 East Preston
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Preston | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Lawrencetown 4.6 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Westphal 4.6 km | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Lake Echo 5.3 km | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.6 km |
| Cole Harbour 7.1 km | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Woodlawn 8 km | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Portland Estates 9 km | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 km |
Most schools next door: Woodlawn, 37.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- Which schools count. The area is East Preston plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in East Preston
Is there a French-language school in East Preston?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Bois-Joli and École du Carrefour du Grand-Havre.
Which boards run the schools in East Preston?
By number of schools: Halifax Regional Centre for Education (12) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (2).
How do I get a place at a school in East Preston?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · Towns in Nova Scotia aren’t in the schools rankings: 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).