Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.032 schools serve Windsor Park, 22 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade
One board, Halifax Regional Centre for Education, runs them all. None of them teaches in French, though 6% of schools in Nova Scotia do. Because the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, towns in Nova Scotia aren’t graded on schools.
Schooling in English and French around Windsor Park
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
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.
Where the 32 schools in and around Windsor Park 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.
Who runs Windsor Park’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share 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 Windsor Park
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 32 schools in and around Windsor Park
High schools within reach of Windsor Park
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 31 high schools: 29 English public and 2 French public. Closest of all: Highland Park Junior High (0.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 0.3 km |
| OxfordAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.6 km |
| St Agnes Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 1.7 km |
| Halifax Central Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.4 km |
| Citadel HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.7 km |
| John Martin Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3 km |
| Fairview Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.2 km |
| Dartmouth HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.3 km |
| BicentennialAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.4 km |
| Gorsebrook Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.5 km |
All 31 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax West HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.3 km |
| École Mer et MondeAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 4.4 km |
| Park WestSecondary | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire MosaïqueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 5.5 km |
| Ridgecliff Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.4 km |
| Caledonia Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7 km |
| Woodlawn HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.1 km |
| Ellenvale Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.5 km |
| Eric Graves Memorial Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.4 km |
| Bedford and Forsyth Education CentresSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9 km |
| Sir Robert Borden Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.2 km |
| Charles P Allen HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.5 km |
| Rocky Lake Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.7 km |
| Cole Harbour District HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | 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 |
| Auburn Drive HighSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
| Graham Creighton Junior HighSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Island View HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 12 km |
| Ross RoadAll grades | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Sackville HighSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 13 km |
| Brookside Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Halifax Regional Centre for Education | English public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 20,318 | 11 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Truro | 14,652 | 9 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Colchester County, Subdivision C | 14,211 | 18 | 1 | 9.3 km |
| Manor Park | 14,148 | 30 | 4 | 1.7 km |
| Hammonds Plains | 13,844 | 31 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| Windsor Park | 13,044 | 32 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision B | 12,661 | 11 | 0 | 7 km |
| Chester | 11,740 | 6 | 0 | 4 km |
| Timberlea | 11,014 | 21 | 2 | 4.6 km |
| Liverpool | 10,997 | 6 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Clare | 8,020 | 6 | 3 | 46 km |
It counts more schools than any of the 29 others. Schooling in French is on hand in 16 of the 30.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Windsor Park
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Park | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| North End 1.7 km | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 km |
| Fairview 1.9 km | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Westmount 2.7 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Austinville 3.2 km | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Mount Royale 3.4 km | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Schmidtville 3.4 km | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
The busiest neighbour is Austinville, with 35 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Windsor Park or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Windsor Park
How do I get a place at a school in Windsor Park?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Windsor Park?
No, none within 3 km of Windsor Park; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).