Photo: Eric.stewart · CC BY-SA 4.0Kings County, Subdivision D and its edges hold 11 schools: 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools
All of them belong to Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education. No French-language school is among them; in Nova Scotia, 6% of schools are.
Schooling in English and French around Kings County, Subdivision D
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 11 schools in and around Kings County, Subdivision D are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Kings County, Subdivision D’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to 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 Kings County, Subdivision D
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Kings County, Subdivision D
High schools within reach of Kings County, Subdivision D
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 3 English public. 5.7 km away, Horton High School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.7 km |
| Kings County Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.5 km |
| Highbury Education CentreSecondary · Grades 8–12 | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 9.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| … | ||||
| Harrietsfield | 6,786 | 7 | 0 | 9.3 km |
| Barrington | 6,720 | 4 | 0 | 56 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision A | 6,719 | 3 | 0 | 57 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision A | 6,575 | 5 | 0 | 11 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 6,517 | 11 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Antigonish County, Subdivision B | 6,486 | 3 | 1 | 20 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B | 6,482 | 12 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Hubley | 6,337 | 7 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Dutch Settlement | 6,234 | 13 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| … | ||||
| East Lawrencetown | 4,020 | 5 | 1 | 12 km |
Set against 43 others, 9 have more schools in reach. In 14 of the 44, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Kings County, Subdivision D
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, Subdivision D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Wolfville 2.7 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision B 12 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision C 13 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 km |
| Kentville 13 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Windsor 18 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 km |
Of 5 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Kings County, Subdivision D and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Kings County, Subdivision D
How do I get a place at a school in Kings County, Subdivision D?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in Kings County, Subdivision D?
No, none within 3 km of Kings County, Subdivision D; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · Towns in Nova Scotia aren’t in the schools rankings: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20. · 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).