Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRichmond County, Subdivision C’s one school is École Beau-Port
Its board is Conseil scolaire acadien provincial; it is All grades. No schools grade in Nova Scotia: the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20.
Where the school in or near Richmond County, Subdivision C is
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.
How children get a place in Richmond County, Subdivision C
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
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 school in and around Richmond County, Subdivision C
High schools within reach of Richmond County, Subdivision C
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Families have one high school within 15 km: École Beau-Port, 3.6 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Beau-PortAll grades | Conseil scolaire acadien provincial | French public | 3.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| East Lawrencetown | 4,020 | 5 | 1 | 12 km |
| Colchester County, Subdivision A | 3,891 | 4 | 0 | 9 km |
| Westville | 3,731 | 4 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Lawrencetown | 3,509 | 9 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 3,444 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Port Hawkesbury | 3,442 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Meaghers Grant | 3,430 | 3 | 0 | 17 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A | 3,401 | 4 | 0 | 42 km |
| Sheet Harbour | 3,334 | 2 | 0 | 42 km |
| … | ||||
| Lunenburg | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
29 out of 31 comparable towns have more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 10 of the 32.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Richmond County, Subdivision C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond County, Subdivision C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| Richmond County, Subdivision A 15 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
Most schools next door: Richmond County, Subdivision A, 4.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Richmond County, Subdivision C’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
Questions about schools in Richmond County, Subdivision C
How do I get a place at a school in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
How many schools are there in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Every one of them, 1, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Richmond County, Subdivision C?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Beau-Port.
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).