| Index | Elmsvale | Halifax | Nova Scotia |
| Average School Score | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total public schools | n/a | 143 | 364 |
| Index | Elmsvale | Halifax | Nova Scotia |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 24.0% | 13.0% | 17.9% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 75.5% | 87.0% | 82.1% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 50.4% | 61.9% | 56.8% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 36.7% | 54.4% | 47.3% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 15.8% | 33.1% | 24.8% |
| Bachelor's degree | 12.2% | 31.1% | 22.7% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 3.6% | 10.0% | 7.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Halifax, NS | 451,852 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| London, ON | 421,456 | 63.0 | 4.8% |
| Markham, ON | 359,111 | 76.6 | 15.9% |
| Surrey, BC | 560,150 | 62.9 | 4.9% |
| Vaughan, ON | 321,974 | 71.3 | 7.8% |
| Kitchener, ON | 259,162 | 63.0 | 4.8% |
| Halifax, NS | 451,852 | n/a |
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