Photo: chester902 · Public domainThe 4 schools of Wolfville: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Every school here answers to Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education. Because the province reports its assessments by regional centre, and that series stops in 2019–20, towns in Nova Scotia aren’t graded on schools.
Where the 4 schools in and around Wolfville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Wolfville
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Wolfville’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 Wolfville
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 4 schools in and around Wolfville
High schools within reach of Wolfville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 English public. The closest high school is Horton High School, 3.7 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–RG | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 3.7 km |
| Kings County Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–RG | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.5 km |
| Highbury Education CentreSecondary · Grades 8–12 | Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education | English public | 7.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Nova Scotia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pictou County, Subdivision C | 8,847 | 10 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Hubley | 6,337 | 7 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Dutch Settlement | 6,234 | 13 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 7 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Annapolis County, Subdivision C | 5,694 | 6 | 1 | 5.9 km |
| Wolfville | 5,587 | 4 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision A | 5,389 | 3 | 1 | 15 km |
| Upper Tantallon | 5,248 | 15 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Lake Echo | 5,223 | 5 | 1 | 8.6 km |
| Antigonish | 5,175 | 3 | 0 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Cumberland County, Subdivision A | 3,401 | 4 | 0 | 42 km |
Set against 40 others, 21 have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 12 of the 41 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Wolfville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision D 2.7 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision B 8.9 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 km |
| Kings County, Subdivision C 11 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 km |
| Kentville 11 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Kings County, Subdivision D (11).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Wolfville’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- 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.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Wolfville
How do I get a place at a school in Wolfville?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Is there a French-language school in Wolfville?
Not in or within 3 km of Wolfville; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).