Bowmanville High School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Bowmanville, Ontario L1C2L8 · Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB
#343 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#343 of 766 nationally
About Bowmanville High School
Bowmanville High School is a public secondary located in Bowmanville, in the Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 1,180 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 53.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 343rd of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer low-income households) (84th percentile), and its weakest is eqao grade 9 mathematics (27th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 1,180; first language not english 8%; special education 28%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 24 schools in Bowmanville; Bowmanville High School ranks 6th of 16 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%)45%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)87%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)5%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)1%
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 Bowmanville High School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 1,180
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 45%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 87%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 5%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 1%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 8%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 28%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Bowmanville High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
Duke of Cambridge Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades K-8
770 students · 126 m away
Vincent Massey Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
410 students · 317 m away
Central Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
285 students · 777 m away
École élémentaire Viola-Léger
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
130 students · 900 m away
John M James Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
525 students · 1.1 km away
Centre for Individual Studies Clarington
Bowmanville · Public alternative · Grades 9-12
165 students · 1.4 km away
St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
Bowmanville · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
505 students · 1.4 km away
Waverley Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
430 students · 1.7 km away
St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School
Bowmanville · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
720 students · 1.9 km away
Harold Longworth Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
605 students · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Public secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
Ancaster High School
Ancaster · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,180 students
Anderson Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Whitby · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,175 students
Heart Lake Secondary School
Brampton · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,185 students
SATEC @ W A Porter Collegiate Institute
Scarborough · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,185 students
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute
Scarborough · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,170 students
Centre Wellington District High School
Fergus · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,190 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Bowmanville High School a good school?
Bowmanville High School has a Success Index (Canada) of 53.2 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #343 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 Bowmanville High School rank in Ontario?
Bowmanville High School ranks #343 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #343 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Bowmanville High School?
Bowmanville High School had 1,180 students in 2025.
Is Bowmanville High School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Bowmanville High School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Bowmanville High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Bowmanville High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.