Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMeaghers Grant and its edges hold 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade
Every school here answers to Halifax Regional Centre for Education. No schools grade in Nova Scotia: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Where the 3 schools in and around Meaghers Grant are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Meaghers Grant
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Meaghers Grant’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 Meaghers Grant
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 3 schools in and around Meaghers Grant
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| Westville | 3,731 | 4 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Lawrencetown | 3,509 | 9 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,442 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Meaghers Grant | 3,430 | 3 | 0 | 17 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A | 3,401 | 4 | 0 | 42 km |
| Sheet Harbour | 3,334 | 2 | 0 | 42 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 3,314 | 2 | 0 | 18 km |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Lunenburg | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
18 of 31 similar towns count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 10 of the 32.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Meaghers Grant
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meaghers Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Musquodoboit Harbour 17 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Meaghers Grant or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Meaghers Grant
Is there a French-language school in Meaghers Grant?
No, none within 3 km of Meaghers Grant; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Meaghers Grant?
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) · 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).