Photo: Thorfinn Stainforth · CC BY-SA 3.027 schools in and around South End: 20 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade
Counting the 3 km margin adds 21 to the town’s own 6. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 27; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools teach in it. The schools grade is left out in Nova Scotia, as the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Where the 27 schools in and around South End are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around South End
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 Mer et Monde (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 South End’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 26 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Halifax Regional Centre for Education counts 26, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationBurton Ettinger, Central Spryfield, Chebucto Heights, Citadel High, Cunard Junior High, Elizabeth Sutherland, Gorsebrook Junior High, Halifax Central Junior High … | English public | 26 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialMer et Monde | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in South End
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 27 schools in and around South End
High schools within reach of South End
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 30: 28 English public and 2 French public. 1.9 km away, Gorsebrook Junior High is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.9 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 2 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.3 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.1 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 | 4.8 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.9 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.9 km |
All 30 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.6 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.8 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7 km |
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.6 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.7 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.8 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.9 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 9.3 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.4 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.9 km |
| Astral Drive Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| Island View HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Brookside Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Graham Creighton Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Ross RoadAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Park West | 34,404 | 24 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Enfield | 26,960 | 13 | 0 | 14 km |
| Lunenburg | 26,862 | 16 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| Kingston | 24,574 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 29 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| South End | 22,012 | 27 | 1 | 2 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 |
| … | ||||
| Hammonds Plains | 13,844 | 31 | 2 | 2.1 km |
More schools are within reach in 7 of the 20 other towns. Of the 21, 18 offer 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 South End
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South End | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Westmount 2.4 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Schmidtville 2.8 km | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| North End 3.8 km | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 km |
| Windsor Park 4.6 km | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Fairview 4.9 km | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Mount Royale 5.3 km | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
Windsor Park has the most schools nearby, 32.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside South End or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in South End
How do I get a place at a school in South End?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in South End?
Yes: École Mer et Monde, the French-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in South End?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education (26) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).