LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary
In December 2013, the Province of Nova Scotia approved the construction of a new Primary to Grade 6 school on the south end of the Halifax Peninsula to replace LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary (LMST). Click here to read the news release.
Project Status
Site Selection
Part of the process for the building of a new school involves a site selection process. To lead the process, a Site Selection Committee (SSC) is formed and the committee identifies three possible locations for construction of a new school. These locations are presented in a report to the Governing Board for approval and submission to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD).
The SSC submitted its report to the Governing Board in June 2014. To review the SSC report, click here. The HRSB approved the recommendations and forwarded them to the provincial government.
On September 17, 2015, the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development announced the new school will be built on the existing property of the school. To read the news release, click here.
School Steering Team (SST)
The School Steering Team serves an advisory role in the design of the school. The committee will be asked to provide input to the provincial government for consideration during the design process for the new school. Final decisions on the design of the school rests with the provincial government, as represented by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, and the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.
SST Agendas
- October 24, 2017 - Link
SST Minutes
- February 22, 2018 - Link
- October 24, 2017 - Link
- August 28, 2017 - Link
- March 27, 2017 - Link
- November 8, 2016 - Link
- June 21, 2016 - Link
- May 12, 2016 - Link
- February 16, 2016 - Link
- February 4, 2016 - Link
- January 25, 2016 - Link
Photos, Drawings & Plans
Click on the pictures to enlarge:
Construction Progress: June 2018
Site Plan: March 2018
Floor Plan: April 2018
Relocation of Students
In September 2015, the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development announced the new elementary school would be built on the existing property of the school. To facilitate this construction, students and staff would be required to vacate the property at the conclusion of the school year in June 2016.
In December 2015, the HRSB Superintendent informed parents that all LMST students would be relocated across the street to the former Beaufort Building and the Beaufort Annex for September 2016. Some renovations to the Beaufort building will occur during the summer to ensure the building is converted back to an elementary school.
Click on the pictures to see some of the renovation work that took place:
June 27
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August 16
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Correspondence
- September 3, 2019 - Link (Project update and plans for first day of school)
- May 30, 2018 - Link (Update from school principal re: playground)
- March 29, 2018 - Link (Project update from school principal)
- December 19, 2017 - Link (Alert message re: project update)
- October 13, 2017 - Link (Alert message re: plans for province to re-tender project)
- August 28, 2017 - Link (Update on construction from Superintendent)
- December 13, 2016 - Link (Alert message re: start of LMST demolition and public meeting details)
- December 8, 2016 - Link (Alert message providing details on upcoming public meeting)
- November 22, 2016 - Link (Update on Beaufort renovation from Superintendent)
- September 23, 2016 - Link (Letter to neighbours from DTIR regarding deconstruction of LM-ST building)
- September 8, 2016 - Link (School Alert message)
- August 26, 2016 - Link (Update on Beaufort renovation from Superintendent)
- July 14, 2016 - Link (Update on Beaufort renovation from Superintendent)
- June 13, 2016 - Link (Letter from School Administration Supervisor on calendar variance)
- May 10, 2016 - Link (Project update from Principal)
- March 24, 2016 - Link (Project update from Superintendent)
- January 29, 2016 - Link (Update from Principal on formation of SST)
- December 17, 2015 - Link (Project update from Superintendent)
- October 29, 2015 - Link
School Name
In the procedures for the HRCE's Naming or Renaming Schools policy, an existing school may be renamed for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to:
- amalgamation of schools;
- school replacement;
- development of new identity for the school.
In April 2017, the LMST School Advisory Council conducted a survey of the school community asking whether or not they wanted the school name to remain LeMarchant-St. Thomas when the new school opened.
A large majority (88%) of returned surveys expressed a wish to retain the existing name.
The new school will be named LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary.