Photo: ProjectHorizons · CC BY-SA 4.017 schools serve Eastern Passage, 12 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
The town holds 5 of them; 12 more are within 3 km of its outline. One of the 17 teaches in French, against 6% of schools in Nova Scotia.
Where the 17 schools in and around Eastern Passage 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 Eastern Passage
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.
Conseil scolaire acadien provincial runs the French-language ones: École Mer et Monde.
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 Eastern Passage’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 16 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Halifax Regional Centre for Education has 16 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationAstral Drive, Astral Drive Junior High, Bel Ayr, Caldwell Road, Colby Village, Colonel John Stuart, Dartmouth South Academy, Eastern Passage Education Centre … | English public | 16 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialMer et Monde | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Eastern Passage
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 17 schools in and around Eastern Passage
High schools within reach of Eastern Passage
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 23 high schools: 21 English public and 2 French public. Island View High lies closest, 0.8 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island View HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.8 km |
| Astral Drive Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.5 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.4 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.6 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 7.8 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.9 km |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.4 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.5 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.6 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross RoadAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.7 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.1 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.1 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.6 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.8 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.8 km |
| Graham Creighton Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 13 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 16,296 | 26 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Kings County, Subdivision B | 12,661 | 11 | 0 | 7 km |
| Chester | 11,740 | 6 | 0 | 4 km |
| Timberlea | 11,014 | 21 | 2 | 4.6 km |
| Liverpool | 10,997 | 6 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Eastern Passage | 10,745 | 17 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Yarmouth | 10,637 | 8 | 1 | 8.4 km |
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| Portland Estates | 10,164 | 29 | 0 | 2 km |
| Amherst | 10,072 | 5 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 12 | 0 | 6.6 km |
In 11 of the 36 others the count is higher. A French-language school is within reach in 14 of the 37.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Eastern Passage
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Passage | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Cole Harbour 5.5 km | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Portland Estates 6.1 km | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 km |
| Manor Park 8.3 km | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Schmidtville 8.4 km | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Westphal 8.9 km | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Lawrencetown 9.3 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 km |
Next door, Manor Park counts 30 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Eastern Passage’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Eastern Passage
How do I get a place at a school in Eastern Passage?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Eastern Passage?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (16) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Eastern Passage?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Mer et Monde.
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).