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69 Sycamore Lane · Lower Sackville · B4C 1E8 · Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Around Lower Sackville, within 3 km, there are 17 elementary schools, Sycamore Lane Elementary among them. Every school in and around Lower Sackville →
What stands out about Sycamore Lane Elementary
- Public and English-language, under Halifax Regional Centre for Education.
No standing for Sycamore Lane Elementary
There’s no standing for Sycamore Lane Elementary among its province’s schools, because the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
For the same reason, Lower Sackville has no School Grade.
Getting a place at Sycamore Lane Elementary
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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
| School | System | Language | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Lane Elementary | English public | English | |
| Leslie Thomas Junior High | English public | English | 0.9 km |
| École du Grand-Portage | French public | French | 1 km |
| Smokey Drive Elementary | English public | English | 1.2 km |
| A J Smeltzer Junior High | English public | English | 1.4 km |
| Sackville Heights Junior High | English public | English | 1.5 km |
| Cavalier Drive | English public | English | 1.6 km |
Elementary schools near Sycamore Lane Elementary
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sycamore Lane Elementary
Who runs Sycamore Lane Elementary?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education: Sycamore Lane Elementary is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Sycamore Lane Elementary teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sycamore Lane Elementary?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sycamore Lane Elementary?
The closest schools are Leslie Thomas Junior High (0.9 km), École du Grand-Portage (1 km) and Smokey Drive Elementary (1.2 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.
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