Photo: A Disappearing Act · CC BY-SA 2.0In and around Fairview, 26 schools: 18 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
Halifax Regional Centre for Education runs every one of them. None of them teaches in French, though 6% of schools in Nova Scotia do. Because the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, towns in Nova Scotia aren’t graded on schools.
Schooling in English and French around Fairview
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.
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 26 schools in and around Fairview are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Fairview’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems 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 Fairview
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 26 schools in and around Fairview
High schools within reach of Fairview
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 32 high schools: 30 English public and 2 French public. Nearest: Fairview Junior High, 1.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.3 km |
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.8 km |
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.2 km |
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.4 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.8 km |
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.9 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.5 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.1 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.5 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.6 km |
All 32 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.7 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.2 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.3 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 5.5 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 7.1 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.7 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.9 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.9 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.5 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Astral Drive Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | 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 |
| Sackville HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Graham Creighton Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Island View HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Five Bridges Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Ross RoadAll grades | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 24,574 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Windsor | 20,318 | 11 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Lower Sackville | 20,171 | 21 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| North End | 19,733 | 31 | 1 | 1 km |
| Schmidtville | 18,105 | 24 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Fairview | 16,296 | 26 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Middle Sackville | 14,898 | 15 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Truro | 14,652 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | 14,211 | 18 | 1 | 9.3 km |
| Manor Park | 14,148 | 30 | 4 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Hatchet Lake | 9,930 | 19 | 0 | 1.8 km |
In 9 of the 27 others the count is higher. Of the 28, 18 offer 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 Fairview
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Mount Royale 1.5 km | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Windsor Park 1.9 km | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Westmount 2.6 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Clayton Park West 3.2 km | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| North End 3.4 km | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 km |
| Schmidtville 4.9 km | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Windsor Park (32).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Fairview’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- 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.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Fairview
Is there a French-language school in Fairview?
Not in or within 3 km of Fairview; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Fairview?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).