Ottawa, ON Public Schools

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8%

Avg. test scores NAT. AVG.

7%

High school dipl. NAT. AVG.

59%

Bachelors degree NAT. AVG.

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Ottawa school information

Index	Ottawa	Ontario	National
Average School Score	71.3	67.5	66.1
Total public schools	456	7,342	17,366

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Key findings

The school test scores in Ottawa are 8% higher than the national average
There are approximately 456 public schools in Ottawa
11.0% of people in Ottawa have no certificate, diploma or degree
89.2% of people in Ottawa have completed high school
39.7% of people in Ottawa have completed a bachelor's degree

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Education level achieved in Ottawa

Index	Ottawa	Ontario	National
No certificate, diploma or degree	11.0%	15.9%	16.7%
High School certificate or equivalent	89.2%	84.1%	83.3%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate	65.5%	56.9%	56.8%
College or other non-university diploma	61.6%	51.1%	47.4%
University certificate or below bachelor	41.4%	29.8%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	39.7%	27.9%	25.1%
Above bachelor's degree	15.0%	9.1%	8.1%

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City	Population	Avg. School Score	National Avg.
Ottawa, ON	1,058,126	71.3	7.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Avg. School Score	National Avg.
Edmonton, AB	1,053,392	64.5	2.4%
Mississauga, ON	764,342	69.7	5.3%
Calgary, AB	1,371,990	68.1	3.0%
Brampton, ON	735,754	65.6	0.9%
Vancouver, BC	694,440	67.0	1.3%
Ottawa, ON	1,058,126	71.3	7.8%

Source: The Ottawa, ON schools data and statistics displayed above are derived from multiple provincial sources including: open.alberta.ca, bced.gov.bc.ca, data.ontario.ca, nbed.nb.ca, gov.nl.ca, ece.gov.nt.ca, ns-schools.ednet.ns.ca.