Nearly all primary and secondary schools in Nova Scotia are public schools maintained by the provincial government 's Department of Education . While providing guidelines, the government divides administration of public education over 6 regional school boards.
The 6 school boards in Nova Scotia are as follows:
- Annapolis Valley Regional School Board
- Cape Breton - Victoria Regional School Board
- Chignecto - Central Regional School Board
- Halifax Regional School Board
- South Shore Regional School Board
- Strait Regional School Board
- Tri-County Regional School Board
The government also supports the public education of Acadian residents:
- Conseil scolaire acadien provincial
High Schools
A high school in Nova Scotia has typically meant a 'senior high school', referring to a school responsible for the education of students grades 10, 11, and 12. Some Nova Scotian high schools also include grade 9. Moreover, some rural high schools combine junior and senior high schools, providing education for grades 7 to 12. A few schools have all grades from kindergarten (often referred to as "primary") to 12.
The following are public high schools in Nova Scotia listed according to the board by which they are managed, the grades each school (in parentheses), and the location of each school:
Annapolis Valley
- Annapolis West Education Centre (9 to 12); Annapolis Royal
- Avon View High School (10 to 12); Windsor
- Bridgetown Regional High School (7 to 12); Bridgetown
- Central Kings Rural High School (7 to 12); Cambridge Station
- Hants West Rural High School (7 to 12); Newport
- Highbury Education Centre * (10 and 11); New Minas
- Horton High School (9 to 12); Wolfville
- Middleton Regional High School (7 to 12); Middleton, Annapolis County
- Northeast Kings Education Centre (6 to 12); Canning
- West Kings High School (9 to 12); Auburn
Cape Breton - Victoria
- Baddeck Academy (pr to 12); Baddeck
- Breton Education Centre (7 to 12); New Waterford
- Cabot Senior High School (10 to 12); Neil's Harbour
- Glace Bay High School (10 to 12); Glace Bay
- Holy Angels High School (10 to 12); Sydney
- Memorial Senior High School (10 to 12); Sydney Mines
- Rankin Memorial School (pr to 12); Iona
- Riverview High School (10 to 12); Coxheath
- Sydney Academy (10 to 12); Sydney
Chignecto - Central
- Advocate District School (pr to 12); Advocate Harbour
- Amherst High School (9 to 12); Amherst
- Cobequid Educational Centre (10 to 12); Truro
- Hants East Rural High School (9 to 12); Milford
- Hants North Rural High School (9 to 12); Kennetcook
- North Nova Education Centre (10 to 12); New Glasglow
- North Colchester High School (7 to 12); Tatamagouche
- Northumberland Regional High School (9 to 12) Alma
- Oxford Regional High School (6 to 12); Oxford
- Parrsboro Regional High School (7 to 12); Parrsboro
- Pictou Academy (9 to 12); Pictou
- Pugwash District High School (7 to 12); Pugwash
- River Herbert District High School (7 to 12); River Herbert
- South Colchester Academy (7 to 12); Brookfield
- Springhill Junior / Senior High School (7 to 12); Springhill
Halifax Regional
- Auburn Drive High School (10 to 12); Cole Harbour
- Charles P. Allen High School (10 to 12); Bedford
- Cole Harbour District High School (10 to 12); Dartmouth
- Dartmouth High School (10 to 12); Dartmouth
- Duncan MacMillan High School (7 to 12); Sheet Harbour
- Eastern Shore District High School (10 to 12); Musquodoboit Harbour
- Halifax West High School (10 to 12); Halifax
- J.L.Ilsley High School (10 to 12); Halifax
- Lockview High School (9 to 12); Fall River
- Millwood High School (10 to 12); Lower Sackville
- Musquodoboit Rural High Schoo (7 to 12); Middle Musquodoboit
- Prince Andrew High School (10 to 12); Dartmouth
- Queen Elizabeth (10 to 12); Halifax
- Sackville High School (10 to 12); Lower Sackville
- Sir Johh A. Macdonald High School (10 to 12); Hubley
- St. Patrick's High School (10 to 12); Halifax
South Shore
- Bridgewater High (7 to 12); Bridgewater
- Forest Heights Community School (10 to 12); Chester
- Liverpool Regional High School (10 to 12); Liverpool
- Lunenburg Junior Senior High School (7 to 12); Lunenburg
- New Germany Rural High School (7 to 12); New Germany
- North Queens Rural High School (7 to 12); Caledonia
- Park View Education Centre (10 to 12); Bridgewater
Strait
- Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional (9 to 12)
- Inverness Academy (9 to 12)
Tri-County
Acadien
- École secondaire de Par-en-Bas
- École secondaire de Clare
