About Our School

Our History

After many years of advocating for a new educational facility on the peninsula, a comprehensive (and sometimes adversarial) series of meetings began in earnest. Staff and board members, parents, and interested community leaders were encouraged to participate in goal setting and transitioning to a new school. The building was to be a P3 facility - a Public Private Partnership with the Southwest Regional School Board, the Ashford Consortium, and the Nova Scotia Department of Education.

The result was Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School (ACES) which officially opened in September of 2000. Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School first opened in September of 2000. This P3 facility is part of the South Shore Regional Centre for Education and replaced the former Mill Cove District, Fox Point and Blandford Elementary schools.

Location

Located in Lunenburg County on the beautiful Aspotogan Peninsula, ACES sits on a seven-acre site at Mill Cove Park (the former CFS Mill Cove). We are midway between Halifax and Bridgewater in the Hubbards area. Halifax, approximately 50 km east of us, is the capital of Nova Scotia. The village of Chester is 18 km west, on the way towards Mahone Bay, Lunenburg and Bridgewater.

Family of Schools

Students attend ACES from Primary to Grade 5, then go to Chester Area Middle School for grades 6-8 and Forest Heights Community School for grades 9-12.