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2199 Prospect Road · Hatchet Lake · B3T 1R8 · Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Counting 3 km around Hatchet Lake, Prospect Road Elementary is one of 15 elementary schools. Every school in and around Hatchet Lake →
What stands out about Prospect Road Elementary
- An English public school, run by Halifax Regional Centre for Education.
Nothing to place Prospect Road Elementary by
Prospect Road Elementary can’t be placed among its province’s schools: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
That also leaves Hatchet Lake without a School Grade.
Getting a place at Prospect Road Elementary
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
| School | System | Language | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Road Elementary | English public | English | |
| Atlantic Memorial Terence Bay Elementary | English public | English | 5.9 km |
| Harrietsfield Elementary | English public | English | 7.5 km |
| Rockingstone Heights | English public | English | 9.8 km |
| Elizabeth Sutherland | English public | English | 9.8 km |
| Central Spryfield | English public | English | 10 km |
| Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Senior Elementary | English public | English | 11 km |
Elementary schools near Prospect Road Elementary
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Prospect Road Elementary
Who runs Prospect Road Elementary?
Prospect Road Elementary comes under Halifax Regional Centre for Education (English public).
What language does Prospect Road Elementary teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Prospect Road Elementary?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Prospect Road Elementary?
Its nearest neighbours are Atlantic Memorial Terence Bay Elementary (5.9 km), Harrietsfield Elementary (7.5 km) and Rockingstone Heights (9.8 km).
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).