Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo high school in or near Pictou County, Subdivision A: the closest is 11 km off
Within 3 km of the town there are 5 elementary schools only. No schools grade in Nova Scotia: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
High schools within reach of Pictou County, Subdivision A
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
The one high school within 15 km is Northumberland Regional High School, at 11 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland Regional High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 5 schools in and around Pictou County, Subdivision A 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 Pictou County, Subdivision A
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.
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.
Who runs Pictou County, Subdivision A’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share 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 Pictou County, Subdivision A
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Pictou County, Subdivision A
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow | 10,378 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| … | ||||
| Springhill | 7,015 | 6 | 0 | 24 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 |
| … | ||||
| East Lawrencetown | 4,020 | 5 | 1 | 12 km |
Among 43 towns its size, 22 have more schools nearby. Schooling in French is on hand in 14 of the 44.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Pictou County, Subdivision A
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Pictou 13 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Westville 16 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B 17 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| New Glasgow 18 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 km |
| Trenton 19 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Stellarton 19 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 km |
12 schools make Pictou County, Subdivision B the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Pictou County, Subdivision A or within 3 km of it are here.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Pictou County, Subdivision A
Is there a French-language school in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
Not within 3 km of Pictou County, Subdivision A. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
3 are inside the town itself and 2 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Pictou County, Subdivision A?
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).