Bell High School (Ottawa)
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40 Cassidy Road Ottawa, Ontario, K2H 6K1 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 45°19′33″N 75°48′35″W / 45.32583°N 75.80972°WCoordinates: 45°19′33″N 75°48′35″W / 45.32583°N 75.80972°W |
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| Motto | Vitam Impendere Vero (Seek truth in life) |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School board | Ottawa Carleton District School Board |
| Principal | Steve Collins |
| Staff | ~80 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1126 (2011-2012) |
| Language | English, French |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Area | Nepean, Ottawa |
| Colour(s) | Red, black and white |
| Mascot | Bruin |
| Team name | Bell Bruins |
| Newspaper | Bell Roar Newspaper |
| Communities served | Nepean, Rest of Ottawa for Gifted education |
| Public transit access | OC Transpo: Chartered "600" Series, or 152 (morning, noon, afternoon), 118, 96, 69 (Peak Periods only) |
| Website | bellhs |
Bell High School is a high school located in the Bells Corners neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario.
In 1962, the school was established by the Carleton Board of Education (now Ottawa-Carleton District School Board) 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".
It 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.
The 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.
Bell High School also offers comprehensive French Immersion studies for students wishing to pursue accreditation and fluency in French as well as a full range of Advance Placement courses and examinations for those whom wish to attain university credits during high school. AP Courses offered include:Physics B, Calculus, English Literature, French, Macroeconomics and Studio Arts.
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