Photo: CP Hoffman from Washington, DC, United States · CC BY-SA 2.024 schools serve Schmidtville, 15 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
Inside the town there are 4; another 20 sit within 3 km. Of the 24, one teaches in French (6% of schools in Nova Scotia).
Where the 24 schools in and around Schmidtville 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 Schmidtville
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.
The French-language schools are École Mer et Monde, run by 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 Schmidtville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 23 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Halifax Regional Centre for Education has 23 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationBicentennial, Chebucto Heights, Citadel High, Cunard Junior High, Dartmouth High, Dartmouth South Academy, Gorsebrook Junior High, Halifax Central Junior High … | English public | 23 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialMer et Monde | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Schmidtville
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
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.
The 24 schools in and around Schmidtville
High schools within reach of Schmidtville
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 29: 27 English public and 2 French public. Citadel High is closest, at 0.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.8 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.9 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 1.3 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.5 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.1 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.2 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.2 km |
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.3 km |
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.5 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.5 km |
All 29 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.6 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.9 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.1 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.1 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.7 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 6.8 km |
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.1 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.3 km |
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.7 km |
| Astral Drive Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.8 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.1 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.4 km |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.1 km |
| Island View HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.1 km |
| Graham Creighton Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Ross RoadAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 28,848 | 19 | 2 | 1.4 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 |
| Truro | 14,652 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | 14,211 | 18 | 1 | 9.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Liverpool | 10,997 | 6 | 0 | 3.8 km |
Set against 24 others, 10 have more schools in reach. In 18 of the 25, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Schmidtville
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidtville | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| North End 1.8 km | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 km |
| South End 2.8 km | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Westmount 3.3 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Windsor Park 3.4 km | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Manor Park 3.7 km | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Austinville 4 km | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Among the neighbours, Austinville has 35, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Schmidtville and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
Questions about schools in Schmidtville
Which boards run the schools in Schmidtville?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (23) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Schmidtville?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Mer et Monde.
How do I get a place at a school in Schmidtville?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · Towns in Nova Scotia aren’t in the schools rankings: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20. · 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).