Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0One of the 3 schools around Inverness County, Subdivision A teaches in French
Conseil scolaire acadien provincial runs them: École NDA. In or within 3 km of Inverness County, Subdivision A: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade. 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 Inverness County, Subdivision A
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 NDA (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.
Where the 3 schools in and around Inverness County, Subdivision A 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 Inverness County, Subdivision A’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, Strait Regional Centre for Education leads with 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Strait Regional Centre for EducationInverness Education Centre/Academy, Pleasant Bay | English public | 2 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialNDA | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Inverness County, Subdivision A
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Inverness County, Subdivision A
High schools within reach of Inverness County, Subdivision A
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
École NDA, 14 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École NDAAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | 8,216 | 6 | 4 | 17 km |
| … | ||||
| Dutch Settlement | 6,234 | 13 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 7 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C | 5,694 | 6 | 1 | 5.9 km |
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
| Upper Tantallon | 5,248 | 15 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Lake Echo | 5,223 | 5 | 1 | 8.6 km |
| Antigonish | 5,175 | 3 | 0 | 1 km |
| Inverness | 5,138 | 5 | 0 | 8 km |
| … | ||||
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D | 3,273 | 4 | 1 | 26 km |
More schools than here: 31 of the 43 others. Of the 44, 13 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. The area is Inverness County, Subdivision A plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Inverness County, Subdivision A
Is there a French-language school in Inverness County, Subdivision A?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École NDA.
How many schools are there in Inverness County, Subdivision A?
Inside the town there are 2; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Inverness County, Subdivision A?
By number of schools: Strait Regional Centre for Education (2) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Inverness County, Subdivision A?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).