Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Harrietsfield is 9.3 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 7 elementary schools only. The province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, which leaves towns in Nova Scotia without a schools grade.
High schools within reach of Harrietsfield
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
13 secondary schools are within 15 km: 12 English public and 1 French public. The nearest is Brookside Junior High, 9.1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.1 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 11 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
All 13 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park 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 |
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 7 schools in and around Harrietsfield 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 Harrietsfield
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.
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.
Who runs Harrietsfield’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Harrietsfield
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Harrietsfield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Passage | 10,745 | 17 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Kentville | 7,589 | 7 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Digby | 7,528 | 5 | 0 | 75 km |
| Yarmouth | 7,129 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Springhill | 7,015 | 6 | 0 | 24 km |
| Harrietsfield | 6,786 | 7 | 0 | 9.3 km |
| Barrington | 6,720 | 4 | 0 | 56 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A | 6,719 | 3 | 0 | 57 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision A | 6,575 | 5 | 0 | 11 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | 11 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Westphal | 4,201 | 23 | 2 | 0.5 km |
More schools than here: 14 of the 44 others. A school in French is nearby in 15 towns of 45.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Harrietsfield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrietsfield | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 km |
| Hatchet Lake 9.5 km | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| South End 9.6 km | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Westmount 11 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Schmidtville 12 km | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Mount Royale 13 km | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| North End 13 km | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 km |
Most schools next door: North End, 31.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Harrietsfield and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Harrietsfield
How do I get a place at a school in Harrietsfield?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
How many schools are there in Harrietsfield?
4 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Harrietsfield?
No, none within 3 km of Harrietsfield; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).