Site Selected for New School in Sydney Mines

The government is making progress on bringing a new school to Sydney Mines with site selection now complete.

The new Northside middle school, which will replace Sydney Mines Middle School, will be built next to Memorial High School in Sydney Mines.

“With the site selected, our government has taken an important step towards building a new school for Sydney Mines,” said Public Works Minister Fred Tilley. “The new Northside middle school will support the next generation of students in this community and a brighter future for our province.”

The departments of Public Works and Education and Early Childhood Development worked on the site selection, which included detailed evaluations of land options and community feedback.

The new school will now advance to the design phase. This will include a steering team with parents, community members and school staff who will provide input on the design.

The Northside middle school will have room for 260 students.

Quotes:

“It’s great to see progress on this important capital project. Community input is so valuable when making decisions about new schools, and I appreciate each and every community member who took time during the site selection process to share their feedback.”
— Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development

“I would like to extend my thanks to our school community on behalf of our regional team for their continued hard work in seeing the construction of this new, state-of-the-art school building. I also want to celebrate the ongoing great work of staff, and I look forward to seeing what will be achieved in this new and modern school in the years to come!”
— Susan Kelley, Regional Executive Director, Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education

Quick Facts:

• Nova Scotia’s multi-year school capital plan, with more than $1 billion in work, includes building new schools and investing in current schools to ensure the system meets the demands of population growth
• this school year, five new schools opened in Nova Scotia, including the new 600-student Breton Education Centre in New Waterford
• 19 new or replacement schools are currently advancing through the school capital process, with three opening in the 2025-26 school year

Additional Resources:

Nova Scotia School Capital Plan: https://www.ednet.ns.ca/capitalplan