2025 Best Public Schools in Ottawa

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2025 Best Public schools in Ottawa

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West Carleton Secondary School
Students: 1337 (Secondry) High School
In this article Lechool content team aims to introduce WCSS. West Carleton Secondary School is a secondary school situated in the rural west end of Ottawa, Ontario. The school is under the jurisdictio...
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Students: 1100 (Secondry) High School
In 1874, the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, the successor of the Dalhousie District Grammar School founded in 1843, moved to Lisgar Street. In 1928, the name Lisgar Collegiate Institute was adopted in h...
Colonel By Secondary School
Students: 1150 (Secondry) High School
Colonel By Secondary School was unveiled on March 10, 1972. The school was designed by Craig and Kohler architects with P.E. Brule Co. Ltd. contractors. The school was erected by the Carleton Board of...
Glebe Collegiate Institute
Students: 1700 (Secondry) High School
Glebe Collegiate Institute was founded not as an independent entity but as an expansion of the Ottawa Collegiate Institute. In 1919 the Adolescent School Attendance Act had made attending school compu...
Nepean High School
Students: 1160 ( Need to update ) (Secondry) High School
Nepean High School is well known for its excellent athletics program, with over 10 sports teams that are regular top contenders in the National Capital Secondary Schools Athletic Association.
St. Pius X High School
Students: 833 (Secondry) High School
Discover St. Pius X High School in Ottawa, offering quality Catholic education for grades 9-12. Explore academics, extracurriculars, and community programs today!
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (Ottawa)
Students: 960 (Secondry) High School
The motto is “We Strive for the Highest”, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School is committed to providing a safe and stimulating learning environment for all students and staff.
Canterbury High School
Students: 1200 (Secondry) High School
Canterbury High School fosters student success with top academics, arts, and extracurriculars in a safe, supportive environment. Learn more about our programs!
Hillcrest High School
Students: 485 ( At least ) (Secondry) High School
Did you know that Logan Couture, Terry McGurrin, Dale Potter and many other fantastic talented people studied at Hillcrest High School? On this webpage, we tell you more about Hillcrest High School!
Brookfield High School
Students: Approximately 574 (Secondry) High School
Discover Brookfield High School in Ottawa, offering innovative communicative learning and strong academics. Explore programs designed to inspire and engage students.
Ottawa Technical Secondary School
Students: 138 (Secondry) High School
Discover Ottawa Technical Secondary School on Donald Street, offering inclusive education and hands-on learning for student success. Learn more today!
First Avenue Public School
Students: Approximately 550 Elementary School
First Avenue Public School offers JK to Grade 6 with English and Middle French instruction in OCDSB. Join our community-focused learning environment today!
John McCrae High School
Students: Approximately 1300 (Secondry) High School
Discover John McCrae High School in Ottawa—offering top secondary education, arts, and sports programs inspired by the legacy of WWI poet Lt. Col. McCrae.
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About Ottawa and education there

Wondering how to say the name of this wonderful city? It’s pronounced Ott-uh-wah.
The capital city of Canada is on the south bank of the Ottawa River and contains the mouths of the Rideau River and Rideau Canal. The older part of the city (including what remains of Bytown) is known as Lower Town and occupies an area between the canal and the river.
In winter, the Rideau Canal in downtown Ottawa becomes the longest skating rink in the world (7.8 km).

Ottawa is home to 14 National Museums – Canadian Museum of History, Canadian Children’s Museum, Canadian Postal Museum, The National Gallery of Canada, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Laurier House, Royal Canadian Mint, Library and Archives Canada, Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian War Museum, Canadian Science and Technology Museum, and the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum.

In 1857 Queen Victoria of Britain chose Ottawa to be the capital of Canada. Did you know that Ottawa is a multilingual city? Approximately 50% of people speak English, 32% French and the rest a mix of other languages including Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, but French and English are official languages. Ottawa is the largest city in Canada to have co-official languages!

Ottawa is the seventh coldest capital in the world. Others that are colder include in order of coldest first are Ulaan-Baatar in Mongolia, Astana in Kazakhstan, Moscow, Russia, Helsinki in Finland, Reykjavik, Iceland and Tallinn in Estonia.

Starting in the 1850s, entrepreneurs known as lumber barons began to build large sawmills, which became some of the largest mills in the world. Rail lines built-in 1854 connected Ottawa to areas south and the transcontinental rail network via Hull and Lachute, Quebec in 1886. The original Parliament buildings which included the Centre, East and West Blocks were constructed between 1859 and 1866 in the Gothic Revival style. At the time, this was the largest North American construction project ever attempted and Public Works Canada and its architects were not initially well prepared.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is the largest in Eastern Ontario serving students within a 2,760 square kilometre area known as the city of Ottawa. OCDSB is the seventh-largest board by the school population in the province of Ontario. students are based out of 143 schools - 113 elementary including two special education sites, 25 secondary including the Adult High School, and 5 secondary alternate sites.

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