Bell High School (Ottawa)

Bell High School is a high school located in the Bells Corners neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario.HistoryIn 1962, the school was established by the Carleton Board of Education as a public high school. In 1977, Bell High School concert and stage bands produced an album "From Canada's Capital... Bell Bands in Concert".ProgramsIt currently serves as one of only two facilities in the CBE with the OCDSB Gifted Program. It also offers a comprehensive French Immersion and ESL program in addition to the normal academic program. In 2014, Bell High School was recognized as the primary secondary school to service Ottawa West. Its students refer to themselves as Bruins.AcademicsThe school consists of roughly 50% students from local districts as well as another 50% from other districts who transfer in order to attend its Gifted Program, French Immersion Program or ESL program.Academically, Bell has one of the highest university placement rates in Ottawa. Virtually all students of its gifted program and a plurality in the academic program enter university programs in Canada or internationally. Students often go to the local Carleton University and University of Ottawa, with others going to Queen’s University, McGill University, McMaster University University of Waterloo or University of British Columbia in Canada. Some graduates go to the United States; in the past, students have gone to Cornell University, Yale University and Harvard University.