Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0The 6 schools of New Glasgow: 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education is the only board. The schools grade is left out in Nova Scotia, as the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Where the 6 schools in and around New Glasgow are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around New Glasgow
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.
None of them teaches 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 New Glasgow’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 New Glasgow
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around New Glasgow
High schools within reach of New Glasgow
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 3 English public. The nearest is CCRCE Alternate High School, 2.9 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCRCE Alternate High SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12 | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 2.9 km |
| North Nova Education CentreSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3 km |
| Northumberland Regional High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 8.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 16,296 | 26 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Timberlea | 11,014 | 21 | 2 | 4.6 km |
| Liverpool | 10,997 | 6 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Eastern Passage | 10,745 | 17 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Yarmouth | 10,637 | 8 | 1 | 8.4 km |
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| Portland Estates | 10,164 | 29 | 0 | 2 km |
| Amherst | 10,072 | 5 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Bridgewater | 9,989 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Hatchet Lake | 9,930 | 19 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Dutch Settlement | 6,234 | 13 | 0 | 8.5 km |
In 24 of the 38 others the count is higher. 14 of the 39 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around New Glasgow
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 km |
| Trenton 2.7 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Stellarton 3.7 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 km |
| Westville 6.6 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C 6.6 km | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B 10 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Pictou 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
The busiest neighbour is Pictou County, Subdivision B, with 12 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Counted: New Glasgow’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
Questions about schools in New Glasgow
Is there a French-language school in New Glasgow?
No, none within 3 km of New Glasgow; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in New Glasgow?
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).