Book your visit to Halifax Grammar! Spend a day or come for a tour.
Would your child like to explore Grammar first-hand? Visitors are paired with a student ambassador in their current grade, to spend a day attending classes and meeting new friends. It is one of the best ways to discover the welcoming atmosphere and unique opportunities that Grammar has to offer.
Campus tours for families are available year-round, upon request. Our Admissions Team and Student Ambassadors look forward to welcoming you!
Contact Admissions Assistants, Faith-Anne Kyle, at (902) 406-3011 or fakyle@hgs.ns.ca, or Rui Nickerson, at (902) 406-3001 or rnickerson@hgs.ns.ca to book your visit.
Campus tours for families are available year-round, upon request. Our Admissions Team and Student Ambassadors look forward to welcoming you!
Contact Admissions Assistants, Faith-Anne Kyle, at (902) 406-3011 or fakyle@hgs.ns.ca, or Rui Nickerson, at (902) 406-3001 or rnickerson@hgs.ns.ca to book your visit.
Application and Entrance Assessments
Applications are accepted year-round when spaces are available. Entrance assessments are arranged after the application has been submitted.
Junior and Senior Primary
"Meet and greet" assessment visits for Junior and Senior Primary begin in November each year.
Our Junior Primary students must be:
Junior and Senior Primary
"Meet and greet" assessment visits for Junior and Senior Primary begin in November each year.
Our Junior Primary students must be:
- three years old by the date they begin the program; or
- four years old by December 31st in the year they enrol.
Grade One to Grade Four
Applicants from Grade One to Grade Four are invited to spend a half day or full day with students in their current grade. A portion of the visit involves individual assessment activities with our Prep School Head, Ms. Schindler.
Grade Five to Grade Twelve
Applicants are invited for individual entrance assessments, scheduled at their convenience, through the Admissions Office. Contact Admissions Assistant, Faith-Anne Kyle, at 902-406-3001 or by email for further information.
Halifax Grammar School is the leading independent, co-educational day school in Atlantic Canada. From Junior Primary through Grade 12, the Halifax Grammar School is an environment where passionate teachers challenge students to develop confidence through independence, where coaches and advisors encourage students to pursue excellence through effort, and where a community fosters in students a lasting commitment to helping others.