Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Around Fall River, 16 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools: 18 schools in all
Inside the town there are 4; another 14 sit within 3 km. In French: one of the 18 schools, where in Nova Scotia the share is 6%. 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.
Where the 18 schools in and around Fall River are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Fall River
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.
The French-language schools are École du Grand-Portage, 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 Fall River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 17 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is Halifax Regional Centre for Education: 17 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationA J Smeltzer Junior High, Ash Lee Jefferson, Beaver Bank Kinsac, Beaver Bank Monarch Drive, Caudle Park, Cavalier Drive, Georges P Vanier Junior High, Harold T Barrett Junior High … | English public | 17 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialdu Grand-Portage | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Fall River
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 18 schools in and around Fall River
High schools within reach of Fall River
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
7 secondary schools are within 15 km: 6 English public and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, Lockview High: 0.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockview HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.8 km |
| Sackville HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.4 km |
| Millwood HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.5 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.9 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.4 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | 14,652 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Bridgewater | 9,989 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Hatchet Lake | 9,930 | 19 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision A | 9,682 | 5 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 24 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Fall River | 9,214 | 18 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Beaver Bank | 9,157 | 21 | 1 | 4.9 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision C | 8,994 | 9 | 0 | 3.4 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 10 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Argyle | 8,216 | 6 | 4 | 17 km |
| … | ||||
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 km |
Among 39 towns its size, 8 have more schools nearby. 14 of 40 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Fall River
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Beaver Bank 4.7 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Lower Sackville 6.9 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Middle Sackville 8.2 km | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Dutch Settlement 9.1 km | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Bedford 12 km | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Hammonds Plains 16 km | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Most schools next door: Hammonds Plains, 31.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Fall River’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Fall River
How do I get a place at a school in Fall River?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Is there a French-language school in Fall River?
Yes: École du Grand-Portage, the French-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in Fall River?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (17) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1), 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).