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Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School

SecondaryEnglish publicBottom fifth in Ontario

1055 King Street · Hamilton · L8M1E2 · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB

Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School: one of the 4 secondary schools within 3 km of Stipeley. Every school in and around Stipeley →

Students
955
enrolled, 2024-25
Level
Secondary
Grades 9–12
System
English public
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB
Teaches in
English
Results
Bottom fifth
the average of its 2 measures’ fifths in Ontario
The gist

What stands out about Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School

  • 955 students, near the middle of 810 for secondary schools in Ontario.
  • On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
  • Furthest behind on Grade 9 math: 36%, against 55% in Ontario.
  • Its results have climbed: 2 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
  • An English public school, run by Hamilton-Wentworth DSB.
Results

How Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School does on Ontario’s tests

EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.

Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario.

MeasureHereMiddle, OntarioBand3-year change
Grade 9 math36%55%Bottom fifth+23
Literacy test (OSSLT), first try65%85%Bottom fifth+14

N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.

Where it stands

A standing for Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School, not a grade

Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.

Stipeley’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School counts towards a letter.

Getting in

Getting a place at Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School

Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.

The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.

Side by side with the nearest secondary schools

Schools of the same level around it, closest first.

3 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School.

Bernie Custis Secondary School955
Cathedral1,650
Sherwood1,255
Sir Winston Churchill790
ÉSAC Mère-Teresa300
Glendale1,260
SchoolSystemLanguageStudentsBandAway
Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolEnglish publicEnglish955Bottom fifth
Cathedral High SchoolEnglish CatholicEnglish1,650Bottom fifth2.2 km
Sherwood Secondary SchoolEnglish publicEnglish1,255Bottom fifth2.6 km
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolEnglish publicEnglish790Bottom fifth3 km
Hill Park System Alternative EducationEnglish publicEnglish––3.1 km
ÉSAC Mère-TeresaFrench CatholicFrench300Middle fifth4.2 km
Glendale Secondary SchoolEnglish publicEnglish1,260Bottom fifth4.8 km
Nearby

Secondary schools near Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Official recordWikidata ↗Provincial number 898848

Questions about Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School

Who runs Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School?

Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School belongs to Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (English public).

What language does Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School teach in?

English.

How do pupils get a place at Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School?

Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.

Which schools of the same kind are near Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary School?

Closest by: Cathedral High School (2.2 km), Sherwood Secondary School (2.6 km) and Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (3 km).

Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).