St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Bowmanville, Ontario L1C6Y8 · Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB
#386 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#386 of 766 nationally
About St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School is a catholic secondary located in Bowmanville, in the Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 1,300 students. Publicly funded Catholic (separate) school boards in Ontario; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 50.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 386th of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer low-income households) (84th percentile), and its weakest is osslt first-attempt pass rate (30th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 1,300; first language not english 4%; special education 25%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 24 schools in Bowmanville; St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School ranks 8th 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%)53%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)80%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)5%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)2%
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 St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 1,300
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 53%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 80%
- % 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
- 2%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 4%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 25%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
Charles Bowman Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
905 students · 352 m away
St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School
Bowmanville · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
720 students · 458 m away
Centre for Individual Studies Clarington
Bowmanville · Public alternative · Grades 9-12
165 students · 701 m away
Northglen Catholic Elementary School Catholic Elementary School
Bowmanville · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
· 1.2 km away
Northglen Orchard Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
· 1.3 km away
Harold Longworth Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
605 students · 1.4 km away
Central Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
285 students · 1.6 km away
Clarington Central Secondary School
Bowmanville · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
950 students · 1.9 km away
John M James Public School
Bowmanville · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
525 students · 2.0 km away
Bowmanville High School
Bowmanville · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,180 students · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School
Oakville · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,300 students
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Kingston · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,295 students
Holy Cross Catholic Academy High School
Woodbridge · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,295 students
St Mary Catholic Secondary School
Pickering · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,310 students
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Oakville · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,310 students
Catholic Central High School
London · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,310 students
Frequently asked questions
Is St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School a good school?
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School has a Success Index (Canada) of 50.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #386 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 St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School rank in Ontario?
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School ranks #386 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #386 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School?
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School had 1,300 students in 2025.
Is St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School a elementary school or a secondary school?
St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a catholic school.
What other schools are near St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.