About Us
The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) was created on April 1, 2018. As an entity, the HRCE operates English public schools throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Serving more than 57,000 children and students in 135 schools, the HRCE is the largest school system in Atlantic Canada.
The HRCE's vision is to provide a high quality education to every student every day.
HRCE by the numbers:*
| Elementary schools | 83 |
| Elementary /Junior High | 21 |
| Elementary/Junior/Senior High | 1 |
| Junior High | 14 |
| Junior/Senior High | 7 |
| Senior High | 9 |
| Children, Pre-Primary | 2,918 |
| Students, Primary to Grade 6 | 28,932 |
| Students, Grades 7 to 9 | 12,388 |
| Students, Grades 10 to 12 | 12,467 |
| Total staff | 11,500 (approx.) |
*Enrolment numbers effective September 30, 2022
What does it cost to run the HRCE?
Click here to review our budgets.