Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.029 schools serve Westmount, 20 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
7 in the town, 22 just beyond it, within 3 km. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 29; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools teach in it.
Where the 29 schools in and around Westmount 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 Westmount
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Nova Scotia.
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 Westmount’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 28 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.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Halifax Regional Centre for Education, with 28.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Regional Centre for EducationBurton Ettinger, Central Spryfield, Chebucto Heights, Citadel High, Clayton Park Junior High, Cunard Junior High, Duc d'Anville, Elizabeth Sutherland … | English public | 28 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialMer et Monde | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Westmount
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 29 schools in and around Westmount
High schools within reach of Westmount
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
30 secondary schools are within 15 km: 28 English public and 2 French public. The nearest is St Agnes Junior High, 1.1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.1 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.8 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.9 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.7 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.7 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.8 km |
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 3.4 km |
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.3 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.2 km |
All 30 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.2 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.2 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.2 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.5 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 8.1 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.7 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.8 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.7 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 km |
| Astral Drive Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Island View HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · 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 | 12 km |
| Brookside Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Graham Creighton Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 14 km |
| Ross RoadAll grades | 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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Park West | 34,404 | 24 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Austinville | 28,021 | 35 | 3 | 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 |
| … | ||||
| Manor Park | 14,148 | 30 | 4 | 1.7 km |
4 out of 19 comparable towns have more schools. Of the 20, 17 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 Westmount
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| South End 2.4 km | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Fairview 2.6 km | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Windsor Park 2.7 km | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| North End 2.8 km | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 km |
| Mount Royale 3 km | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Schmidtville 3.3 km | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
32 schools make Windsor Park the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Westmount 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 Westmount
Is there a French-language school in Westmount?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Mer et Monde.
Which boards run the schools in Westmount?
By number of schools: Halifax Regional Centre for Education (28) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Westmount?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · Source note: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, so there’s no schools grade in 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).