Photo: Madereugeneandrew · CC BY-SA 4.0In and around Kingston, 11 schools: 9 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade
10 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge. One of the 11 teaches in French, against 6% of schools in Nova Scotia. In Nova Scotia, there’s no schools grade: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Where the 11 schools in and around Kingston 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 Kingston
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.
The French-language schools are École Rose-des-Vents, run by 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.
Who runs Kingston’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 10 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education counts 10, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for EducationBerwick and District, Cambridge and District, Central Kings Rural, Coldbrook and District, Dwight Ross, Kingston and District, Pine Ridge, Somerset and District … | English public | 10 |
| Conseil scolaire acadien provincialRose-des-Vents | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Kingston
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Kingston
High schools within reach of Kingston
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 English public and 1 French public. West Kings District High School lies closest, 3.6 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kings District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.6 km |
| École Rose-des-VentsAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Park West | 34,404 | 24 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Bedford | 28,848 | 19 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Austinville | 28,021 | 35 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Enfield | 26,960 | 13 | 0 | 14 km |
| Lunenburg | 26,862 | 16 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| Kingston | 24,574 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 29 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| South End | 22,012 | 27 | 1 | 2 km |
| Cole Harbour | 21,627 | 29 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Colchester County, Subdivision B | 21,578 | 15 | 1 | 8.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Middle Sackville | 14,898 | 15 | 1 | 0.7 km |
In 15 of the 16 others the count is higher. 14 of 17 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Kingston
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| Berwick 8 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C 16 km | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 km |
Of 2 neighbours, none has more 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.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Kingston or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Kingston
Which boards run the schools in Kingston?
By number of schools: Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education (10) and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (1).
Is there a French-language school in Kingston?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Rose-des-Vents.
How do I get a place at a school in Kingston?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).