Bell High School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Nepean, Ontario K2H6K1 · Ottawa-Carleton DSB
#626 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#626 of 766 nationally
About Bell High School
Bell High School is a public secondary located in Nepean, in the Ottawa-Carleton DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 760 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 25.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 626th of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer low-income households) (41th percentile), and its weakest is osslt first-attempt pass rate (16th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 760; first language not english 50%; special education 20%; identified as gifted 11%.
There are 68 schools in Nepean; Bell High School ranks 51st of 58 scored schools there.
Success Index (Canada) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across Canada.
- EQAO Grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%)–
- EQAO Grade 6 (reading, writing, maths) (25%)–
- EQAO Grade 9 mathematics (25%)44%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)74%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)10%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)6%
The Success Index (Canada) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Bell High School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 760
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 44%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 74%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 10%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 6%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 50%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 20%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 11%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Bell High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
Bell Intermediate School
Nepean · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
275 students · 121 m away
Bells Corners Public School
Nepean · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
310 students · 1.4 km away
St John the Apostle Elementary School
Nepean · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-6
285 students · 1.5 km away
Our Lady of Peace Elementary School
Nepean · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-6
375 students · 1.5 km away
École élémentaire publique Mamawi
Nepean · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
250 students · 2.0 km away
St Paul High School
Ottawa · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
700 students · 2.1 km away
St Paul Intermediate School
Ottawa · Catholic elementary · Grades 7-8
375 students · 2.1 km away
Knoxdale Public School
Nepean · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
625 students · 2.2 km away
École intermédiaire catholique Franco-Ouest
Nepean · Catholic elementary · Grades 7-8
365 students · 2.2 km away
École secondaire catholique Franco-Ouest
Nepean · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
595 students · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Public secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
Westside Secondary School
Orangeville · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
760 students
Governor Simcoe Secondary School
St Catharines · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
765 students
Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Kingston · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
750 students
West Ferris Secondary School
North Bay · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
770 students
Cairine Wilson Secondary School
Orleans · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
775 students
Sir Robert Borden High School
Nepean · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
775 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Bell High School a good school?
Bell High School has a Success Index (Canada) of 25.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #626 of 766 in Ontario. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Bell High School rank in Ontario?
Bell High School ranks #626 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #626 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Bell High School?
Bell High School had 760 students in 2025.
Is Bell High School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Bell High School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Bell High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Bell High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.