Photo: A Disappearing Act · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Middleton is 10 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. We don’t grade schools in Nova Scotia. The reason: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
High schools within reach of Middleton
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
One secondary school is within 15 km: École Rose-des-Vents, 9.8 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Rose-des-VentsAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 9.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Middleton are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Middleton
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.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Middleton’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 Middleton
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Middleton
Schools in the towns around Middleton
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C 4.3 km | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision B 17 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 km |
Top among the neighbours: Annapolis County, Subdivision C, 6 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- Which schools count. The area is Middleton plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Middleton
How many schools are there in Middleton?
Every one of them, 2, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Middleton?
Not in or within 3 km of Middleton; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Middleton?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an 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).