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6700 Edward Arab Avenue · Halifax · B3L 2E1 · Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Counting 3 km around Westmount, Westmount Elementary is one of 20 elementary schools. Every school in and around Westmount →
What stands out about Westmount Elementary
- An English public school, run by Halifax Regional Centre for Education.
Why Westmount Elementary has no standing
Westmount Elementary can’t be placed among its province’s schools: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
That also leaves Westmount without a School Grade.
Getting a place at Westmount Elementary
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
| School | System | Language | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount Elementary | English public | English | |
| St Catherines Elementary | English public | English | 0.6 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper | English public | English | 1.4 km |
| Burton Ettinger Elementary | English public | English | 1.7 km |
| Springvale Elementary | English public | English | 1.8 km |
| Joseph Howe Elementary | English public | English | 2 km |
| St Stephens Elementary | English public | English | 2 km |
Elementary schools near Westmount Elementary
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Westmount Elementary
Who runs Westmount Elementary?
Halifax Regional Centre for Education: Westmount Elementary is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Westmount Elementary teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Westmount Elementary?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Westmount Elementary?
The closest schools are St Catherines Elementary (0.6 km), Sir Charles Tupper (1.4 km) and Burton Ettinger Elementary (1.7 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.
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).