Nova Scotia School Capital Plan
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's multi-year capital plan will see investments made in building new schools and making major renovations to existing schools throughout the province. Government continues to make investments to ensure students have facilities designed with their program needs in mind.
Last updated: September 2024
Region | Project *Click on project name for more information |
Community | Description | Anticipated Opening Date |
Annapolis Valley | Three Mile Plains / Windsor Forks District School (PP-5) | ** Location to be determined | New School | 2029-30 |
Cape Breton-Victoria | Breton Education Centre https://cbvrce.ca/home/capitalprojects-bec |
New Waterford | New school | Completed |
Glace Bay Area Elementary School https://cbvrce.ca/home/capitalprojects |
Glace Bay | New school | Site location work underway | |
Northside Middle School https://cbvrce.ca/home/capitalprojects |
Northside | New school | Site location work underway | |
Chignecto-Central | Trenton Elementary and Middle Schools (PP-8) - Merger Trenton School Capital Project - Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education (ccrce.ca) |
Trenton | New school | 2027-28 |
Springhill Elementary Springhill Elementary Capital Project - Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education (ccrce.ca) |
Springhill | New school | Completed | |
North Nova Education Centre Capital Projects - Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education (ccrce.ca) |
New Glasgow | Major school renovation | Completed | |
Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) | École des Beaux-Marais (PP-8) Construction Project : École des Beaux-Marais |
Porters Lake | New School | 2027-28 |
École acadienne de Truro https://csap.ca |
Truro | Major school renovation | Completed | |
École secondaire de Par-en-Bas https://csap.ca |
Tusket | Major school renovation | Completed | |
École acadienne de Pomquet https://csap.ca |
Pomquet | Major school renovation | Completed | |
École secondaire Mosaïque https://csap.ca |
Dartmouth | New school | Completed | |
École sur la péninsule d’Halifax Construction Project : École sur la péninsule d’Halifax |
Halifax | New school | 2025-26 | |
École Baie Sainte-Marie Construction Project : École élémentaire dans la région de Clare |
Clare | New school | Fall 2025 | |
École Wedgeport Construction Project : École Wedgeport |
Wedgeport | New school | Fall 2024 | |
Halifax | J.L. Ilsley High School https://www.hrce.ca/about-hrce/operations-services/capital-projects |
Spryfield | New school | Completed |
West Bedford School New Broad Street Schools | Halifax Regional Centre for Education (hrce.ca) |
Bedford | New school | Completed | |
West Bedford High School New Broad Street Schools | Halifax Regional Centre for Education (hrce.ca) |
Bedford | New school | Completed | |
Clayton Park-Fairview junior high school https://www.hrce.ca/about-hrce/operations-services/capital-projects |
Clayton Park-Fairview | New school | Pre-construction | |
Eastern Shore Consolidated School (Eastern Shore District High School & Gaetz Brook Junior High) https://www.hrce.ca/about-hrce/operations-services/capital-projects | Eastern Shore | New school | Fall 2024 | |
St. Joseph's-Alexander McKay Elementary School https://www.hrce.ca/about-hrce/operations-services/capital-projects |
Halifax | New school | 2025-2026 | |
Timberlea PP-8 | Timberlea | New school | Site selection | |
Middle Sackville Elementary / Junior High | Middle Sackville | New school | Site location work underway | |
Port Wallace Elementary / Junior High | Port Wallace | New school | Site location work underway | |
Bedford Elementary / Junior High | Bedford | New school | Site location work underway | |
South Shore | New Germany Elementary / New Germany Regional High School (PP-12) - Merger | New Germany | New School | 2027-28 |
Joint vehicle maintenance facility depot for Public Works and SSRCE https://ssrce.ca/capital-projects/ |
Hebbville | New maintenance facility | In progress | |
Liverpool Regional High School https://ssrce.ca/capital-projects/ |
Liverpool | Major school renovation | Complete | |
Park View Education Centre https://ssrce.ca/capital-projects/ |
Bridgewater | Major school renovation | In progress | |
Strait | East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy https://www.srce.ca |
Monastery | Major school renovation | Completed |
Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy https://www.srce.ca |
Terre Noire | Major school renovation | Completed |
* Pending consultation with school communities on consolidation.
** Location will be assigned once the site selection process is complete following the school consolidation consultation process.