Photo: chester902 · Public domain7 schools in and around Kentville: 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
Every school here answers to Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education. 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.
Where the 7 schools in and around Kentville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Kentville
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 Kentville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Kentville
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Kentville
High schools within reach of Kentville
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 3 English public. Kings County Adult High School lies closest, 4 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4 km |
| Highbury Education CentreSecondary · Grades 8–12 | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 4 km |
| Horton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 11,740 | 6 | 0 | 4 km |
| … | ||||
| Kings County, Subdivision C | 8,994 | 9 | 0 | 3.4 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 10 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Argyle | 8,216 | 6 | 4 | 17 km |
| Clare | 8,020 | 6 | 3 | 46 km |
| Kentville | 7,589 | 7 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Digby | 7,528 | 5 | 0 | 75 km |
| Yarmouth | 7,129 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Springhill | 7,015 | 6 | 0 | 24 km |
| Harrietsfield | 6,786 | 7 | 0 | 9.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Cumberland County, Subdivision D | 4,692 | 4 | 0 | 43 km |
14 of 41 similar towns count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 14 of the 42.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Kentville
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentville | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision C 2.8 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision B 7.1 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 km |
| Wolfville 11 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision D 13 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Berwick 19 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Kings County, Subdivision B (11).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Kentville or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Kentville
How do I get a place at a school in Kentville?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Kentville?
There is none in or near Kentville (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).