Photo: Edgar El · CC BY 3.0No school in or within 3 km of Lunenburg
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.
High schools within reach of Lunenburg
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. Bluenose Academy lies closest, 7.2 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluenose AcademyAll grades | South Shore Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.2 km |
| Bayview Community SchoolAll grades | South Shore Regional Centre for Education | English public | 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester County, Subdivision A | 3,891 | 4 | 0 | 9 km |
| … | ||||
| Victoria County, Subdivision A | 2,746 | 3 | 0 | 46 km |
| Musquodoboit Harbour | 2,719 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Berwick | 2,631 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| East Preston | 2,573 | 14 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| Lunenburg | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
15 out of 16 comparable towns have more schools. 3 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 Lunenburg
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Mahone Bay 9.7 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Lunenburg 15 km | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Bridgewater 17 km | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 km |
Lunenburg leads the neighbours with 16 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- 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 2025-26 list.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Lunenburg’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Lunenburg
How many schools are there in Lunenburg?
None in or within 3 km: the nearest elementary school is 7.3 km away.
Is there a French-language school in Lunenburg?
Not in or within 3 km of Lunenburg; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Lunenburg?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).