Education in the Halifax Regional Municipality

The Halifax Regional Municipality boasts the largest selection of education options in Atlantic Canada.

Public Schools

The Halifax Regional School Board is responsible for administering the 137 public schools located within HRM providing instruction from primary to grade 12.

Private Schools

There are 14 independent schools in the municipality.

* Armbrae Academy
* Halifax Grammar School
* Sacred Heart School of Halifax
* Halifax Independent School
* Halifax Christian Academy
* Shambhala School

Universities

The municipality is home to seven degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions. The following universities are located on the Halifax Peninsula:
* Dalhousie University
* Saint Mary's University
* University of King's College
* Atlantic School of Theology
* Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University
* Université Sainte-Anne, Halifax Campus

This university is located in suburban Rockingham:
* Mount Saint Vincent University

The former Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) was merged into Dalhousie University. The University of King's College remains an independent institution but its students have access to Dalhousie's arts and science faculties.

Cape Breton University has a satellite campus in HRM for extension courses.

Community Colleges

The Nova Scotia Community College network maintains three campuses in HRM, although these are scheduled to be replaced by a single new campus under construction on the Dartmouth waterfront.

* Institute of Technology Campus
* Halifax Campus
* Akerley Campus

Private Colleges

There are also a variety of private career and business colleges located in and around HRM's urban core.

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