Photo: Paulo O from Halifax, Canada · CC BY 2.031 schools serve Hammonds Plains, 23 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade
Counting the 3 km margin adds 29 to the town’s own 2. In French: 2 of the 31 schools, where in Nova Scotia the share is 6%.
Where the 31 schools in and around Hammonds Plains 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 Hammonds Plains
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.
The French-language schools are École du Grand-Portage and École secondaire du Sommet, 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 Hammonds Plains’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 29 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Halifax Regional Centre for Education counts 29, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationA J Smeltzer Junior High, Basinview Drive Community, Bay View High, Bedford South, Bedford and Forsyth Education Centres, Caudle Park, Cavalier Drive, Charles P Allen High … | English public | 29 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialdu Grand-Portage, du Sommet | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Hammonds Plains
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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 31 schools in and around Hammonds Plains
High schools within reach of Hammonds Plains
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 12 high schools: 12 English public. The closest high school is Madeline Symonds Middle School, 2.1 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madeline Symonds Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.1 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7 km |
| Five Bridges Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.4 km |
| Bay View HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.8 km |
| Millwood HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.3 km |
| Sackville HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.5 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
All 12 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South End | 22,012 | 27 | 1 | 2 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 |
| Hammonds Plains | 13,844 | 31 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| Windsor Park | 13,044 | 32 | 0 | 0.3 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 |
| … | ||||
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 10 | 0 | 5.4 km |
2 of 31 similar towns count more schools. 18 of the 32 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 Hammonds Plains
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammonds Plains | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Middle Sackville 7.7 km | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Upper Tantallon 8.1 km | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Bedford 8.3 km | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Lower Sackville 9.2 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Hubley 9.2 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Timberlea 10 km | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4.6 km |
None of its 6 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Hammonds Plains or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Hammonds Plains
Which boards run the schools in Hammonds Plains?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (29) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Hammonds Plains?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École du Grand-Portage and École secondaire du Sommet.
How do I get a place at a school in Hammonds Plains?
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) · In Nova Scotia, no schools grade. 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).