Halifax, NS Public Schools

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100%

Avg. test scores NAT. AVG.

4%

High school dipl. NAT. AVG.

24%

Bachelors degree NAT. AVG.

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Halifax school information

Index	Halifax	Nova Scotia	National
Average School Score	n/a	n/a	66.1
Total public schools	143	364	17,366

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Key findings

The school test scores in Halifax are 100% lower than the national average
There are approximately 143 public schools in Halifax
13.0% of people in Halifax have no certificate, diploma or degree
87.0% of people in Halifax have completed high school
31.1% of people in Halifax have completed a bachelor's degree

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Education level achieved in Halifax

Index	Halifax	Nova Scotia	National
No certificate, diploma or degree	13.0%	17.9%	16.7%
High School certificate or equivalent	87.0%	82.1%	83.3%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate	61.9%	56.8%	56.8%
College or other non-university diploma	54.4%	47.3%	47.4%
University certificate or below bachelor	33.1%	24.8%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.1%	22.7%	25.1%
Above bachelor's degree	10.0%	7.2%	8.1%

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City	Population	Avg. School Score	National Avg.
Halifax, NS	451,852	n/a

Cities with similar population

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

Source: The Halifax, NS schools data and statistics displayed above are derived from multiple provincial sources including: open.alberta.ca, bced.gov.bc.ca, data.ontario.ca, nbed.nb.ca, gov.nl.ca, ece.gov.nt.ca, ns-schools.ednet.ns.ca.