Halifax Grammar School

The Halifax Grammar School is an independent, coeducational day school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in south-end Halifax, near Saint Mary's University. Approximately 500 students attend the school. At the high school level students take the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. The school's current headmaster is Blayne Addley. All prospective students undergo limited entrance testing before being admitted. The school offers merit-based scholarships, in academics, community service, and athletics.SchoolsThe school is divided into the Prep School, the Middle School, and the Senior School . Each school has its own head of school and teaching staff.The Halifax Grammar School occupies two campuses, one located on Atlantic Street, and the other on Tower Road. A building at 420 Tower Road was the original location of the school before they purchased the building on Atlantic Street, which they soon decided to expand. For two years, the School rented the "Bethany" building on the corner of Tower Road and Inglis Street from Saint Mary's University, before purchasing the closed Tower Road School building from the City of Halifax. The Tower Road Campus houses the Middle School, the school's administrative offices, the Silver Art Studio, the Performing Arts Studio and the Meinertzhagen Theatre, a multi-purpose converted gymnasium which is used for everything from school assemblies to dances to musical performances. The Atlantic Street campus houses the Prep School and the Senior School, as well as a large gymnasium and acre-plus field. The school also uses the "Tower" gym facilities at Saint Mary's University for some of its gym classes.