Lockview High School


Lockview High School is a public secondary school in Fall River, Nova Scotia, operated by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. It serves students in grades 9–12 from Fall River, Beaver Bank, Windsor Junction, Waverley, Wellington and parts of Enfield. The school opened in 2000 to relieve overcrowding at Charles P. [Allen High School] in Bedford. The building was originally delivered under a public–private partnership and leased from Scotia Learning Centres; in 2016 the Province announced it would exercise purchase options on Lockview and other P-3 schools when leases expired in 2020.

History

Lockview High opened in 2000 on Lockview Road in Fall River. It was one of Nova Scotia’s P-3 schools developed and operated by Scotia Learning Centres. In November 2016, the Province began the process to purchase 12 Scotia Learning Centres schools—including Lockview—at lease expiry in 2020, citing long-term affordability and the need to keep the buildings in public use.
A new artificial turf field at the school opened for play in October 2025, with the Dragons hosting the first game at the venue.

Academic programs

Lockview offers English-language programming with both Early and Late French Immersion available in grades 9–12. The school also participates in HRCE’s Advanced Placement program; the regional AP schools list identifies Lockview among participating schools. Course selection information and annual handbooks are published by Student Services.

Arts and student life

The school supports a large music program including concert and jazz bands that perform at school events and in the community. Recent activities include year-end band concerts and a performance trip to Ottawa and Montreal.
Lockview stages annual theatrical productions through its drama program.
The school also fields an improvisational theatre team that competes in the Canadian Improv Games.

Athletics

Lockview’s interscholastic teams compete as the Dragons across fall, winter and spring seasons. Offerings typically include badminton, baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, ringette, rugby, slo-pitch, soccer, ski & snowboard, table tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as Unified basketball.
The football program won the Nova Scotia Student Athletic Federation Football League Tier 2 championship in 2011 and captured the Division 2 provincial title again in 2023. The school began hosting home games on a new turf field in 2025.

Feeder schools

HRCE lists the following schools in the Lockview Family of Schools: Ash Lee Jefferson Elementary; Beaver Bank–Kinsac Elementary; Beaver Bank–Monarch Drive Elementary; Georges P. Vanier Junior High; Harold T. Barrett Junior High; Holland Road Elementary; Oldfield Consolidated Elementary; and Waverley Memorial Elementary.

Notable alumni

  • DeeDee Austin, singer-songwriter; recognized in the Nova Scotia [House of Assembly] as a Lockview High alumna and 2024 ECMA winner.
  • Maggie Andrew, pop artist; winner of CBC Music’s Searchlight ; described by local media as a Lockview High alum.