Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainInverness County, Subdivision C and its edges hold 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
Strait Regional Centre for Education runs every one of them. 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 2 schools in and around Inverness County, Subdivision C 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 Inverness County, Subdivision C
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Nova Scotia.
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.
Who runs Inverness County, Subdivision C’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single 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 Inverness County, Subdivision C
The neighbourhood school
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.
The 2 schools in and around Inverness County, Subdivision C
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Tantallon | 5,248 | 15 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,442 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Meaghers Grant | 3,430 | 3 | 0 | 17 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A | 3,401 | 4 | 0 | 42 km |
| Sheet Harbour | 3,334 | 2 | 0 | 42 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 3,314 | 2 | 0 | 18 km |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D | 3,273 | 4 | 1 | 26 km |
| Head of St Margarets Bay | 2,885 | 4 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Victoria County, Subdivision A | 2,746 | 3 | 0 | 46 km |
| … | ||||
| Lunenburg | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
23 out of 30 comparable towns have more schools. 9 of the 31 have 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 Inverness County, Subdivision C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
| Port Hawkesbury 18 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
It outnumbers its 1 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Inverness County, Subdivision C or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Inverness County, Subdivision C
Is there a French-language school in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
Not in or within 3 km of Inverness County, Subdivision C; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Inverness County, Subdivision C?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).