Photo: The original uploader was Sprocket at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 2.5Around Lower Sackville, 17 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools: 21 schools in all
9 are inside the town itself and 12 lie within 3 km of its edge. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 21; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools teach in it. 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 21 schools in and around Lower Sackville 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 Lower Sackville
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.
By name, in French: École du Grand-Portage (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 Lower Sackville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 20 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is Halifax Regional Centre for Education: 20 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationA J Smeltzer Junior High, Basinview Drive Community, Beaver Bank Monarch Drive, Bedford and Forsyth Education Centres, Caudle Park, Cavalier Drive, Harry R Hamilton, Hillside Park … | English public | 20 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialdu Grand-Portage | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Lower Sackville
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 21 schools in and around Lower Sackville
High schools within reach of Lower Sackville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 19 high schools: 18 English public and 1 French public. 0.6 km away, Sackville High is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sackville HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.6 km |
| Millwood HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.6 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.8 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.9 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.6 km |
| Lockview HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.6 km |
| Madeline Symonds Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 11 km |
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
All 19 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 15 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll 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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 28,848 | 19 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Cole Harbour | 21,627 | 29 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | 21,578 | 15 | 1 | 8.4 km |
| Woodlawn | 20,925 | 37 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Windsor | 20,318 | 11 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Lower Sackville | 20,171 | 21 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| North End | 19,733 | 31 | 1 | 1 km |
| Schmidtville | 18,105 | 24 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Fairview | 16,296 | 26 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Middle Sackville | 14,898 | 15 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Kings County, Subdivision B | 12,661 | 11 | 0 | 7 km |
11 of the 21 others have more schools in reach. 17 of the 22 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 Lower Sackville
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Sackville | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Middle Sackville 3.8 km | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Bedford 5.7 km | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Fall River 6.9 km | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Beaver Bank 7.3 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Hammonds Plains 9.2 km | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Clayton Park West 11 km | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Of the neighbours, Hammonds Plains counts the most schools: 31.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Lower Sackville’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
Questions about schools in Lower Sackville
How do I get a place at a school in Lower Sackville?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Lower Sackville?
Yes, schooling in French is at École du Grand-Portage.
Which boards run the schools in Lower Sackville?
By number of schools: Halifax Regional Centre for Education (20) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1).
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).