Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.05 schools in and around Inverness: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Strait Regional Centre for Education is the only board. The province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, which leaves towns in Nova Scotia without a schools grade.
Where the 5 schools in and around Inverness 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
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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’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 Inverness
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Inverness
High schools within reach of Inverness
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Dalbrae Academy (7.9 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalbrae AcademySecondary · Grades 9–RG | Strait Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.9 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | 8,020 | 6 | 3 | 46 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 B | 5,086 | 3 | 0 | 26 km |
| Guysborough | 4,721 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision D | 4,692 | 4 | 0 | 43 km |
| Shelburne | 4,542 | 4 | 0 | 55 km |
| … | ||||
| Annapolis County, Subdivision D | 3,273 | 4 | 1 | 26 km |
In 14 of the 42 others the count is higher. A French-language school is within reach in 12 of the 43.
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
- Which schools count. The area is Inverness plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Inverness
Is there a French-language school in Inverness?
Not within 3 km of Inverness. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Inverness?
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) · 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).