Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPictou County, Subdivision C and its edges hold 10 schools: 8 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
They all come under Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education. None of them teaches in French, though 6% of schools in Nova Scotia do.
Schooling in English and French around Pictou County, Subdivision C
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.
Where the 10 schools in and around Pictou County, Subdivision C are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Pictou County, Subdivision C’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 Pictou County, Subdivision C
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Pictou County, Subdivision C
High schools within reach of Pictou County, Subdivision C
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 English public. First by distance comes North Nova Education Centre, at 5.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Nova Education CentreSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 5.3 km |
| CCRCE Alternate High SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12 | Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education | English public | 6.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park | 14,148 | 30 | 4 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 24 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Fall River | 9,214 | 18 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Beaver Bank | 9,157 | 21 | 1 | 4.9 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision C | 8,994 | 9 | 0 | 3.4 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 10 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Argyle | 8,216 | 6 | 4 | 17 km |
| Clare | 8,020 | 6 | 3 | 46 km |
| Kentville | 7,589 | 7 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Digby | 7,528 | 5 | 0 | 75 km |
| … | ||||
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
14 out of 38 comparable towns have more schools. 13 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 Pictou County, Subdivision C
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 C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Trenton 6.5 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| New Glasgow 6.6 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 km |
| Stellarton 7.9 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 km |
| Westville 12 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Pictou County, Subdivision B 15 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Pictou 16 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
Most schools next door: Pictou County, Subdivision B, 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Pictou County, Subdivision C and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
Questions about schools in Pictou County, Subdivision C
How do I get a place at a school in Pictou County, Subdivision C?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Is there a French-language school in Pictou County, Subdivision C?
No, none within 3 km of Pictou County, Subdivision C; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Sources: Nova Scotia Department of Education, school contact list 2025-26 (Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia) · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Nova Scotia, the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20. · 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).