Pickering High School, Ajax

Pickering High School
Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.
Address
180 Church Street North
Ajax, Ontario, L1T 2W7
Canada
Coordinates 43°51′31″N 79°3′31″W / 43.85861°N 79.05861°W / 43.85861; -79.05861Coordinates: 43°51′31″N 79°3′31″W / 43.85861°N 79.05861°W / 43.85861; -79.05861
Information
School type Public Secondary School
Founded 1951 (1951)
School board Durham District School Board
Superintendent Camille Taylor
Area trustee Patrice Barnes
Principal Philip Matsushita
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 2029 (2014)
Medium of language English
Colour(s) Green and Yellow
        
Mascot Trojan
Feeder schools Alexander Graham Bell PS, Applecroft PS, Cadarakque PS, Eagle Ridge PS, Frenchman's Bay PS, High Castle PS, Lincoln Alexander PS, Lincoln Avenue PS, Roland Michener PS, Roméo Dallaire PS, Vimy Ridge PS, Westney Heights PS and William Dunbar PS
Website http://ddsb.ca/school/pickeringhs/Pages/default.aspx
The front entrance to Pickering High School in Pickering Ontario Canada.

Pickering High School is a Canadian high school located in Ajax, Ontario, within the Durham District School Board. Specifically, the school is found in historical Pickering Village, Ontario. The school has students in grades 9 to 12, and offers gifted and French immersion classes.

Rankings

Pickering High School was ranked 313th of 725 schools in a study of Ontario high schools in 2011/2012. It obtained an overall score of 6.5/10 in 2012, up from 5.2/10 in 2009. Scores are based on academic performance of students on grade 9 mathematics and the OSSLT. Pickering HS has risen in rank in the last three years, having been ranked 528th overall in 2009. The study was conducted by the Fraser Institute, which conducts studies on educational policy across Canada.[1]

Notable alumni

Sports

Pickering High has many former professional and former Olympic athletes as coaches:

OFSAA champions

Provincial track and field titles – OFSAA champions

News Stories

In February 2009 the school was placed in lock down after a stabbing and ensuing motor vehicle accident occurred several blocks away, at a nearby park.[11]

Feeder schools

Located in Ajax, Ontario

Located in Pickering, Ontario

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fraser Institute
  2. ↑ http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2011/03/26/neil_young_take_a_look_at_his_life.html
  3. ↑ http://www.simcoe.com/sports-story/1421527-pickering-high-school-coach-stan-tzogas-headed-to-first-olympics/
  4. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b66OPKPeC4bRWwUAssUoHlmueBe8MldYy-wlhM0dnzk/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  5. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m0yfhsOKy2NV6XYFV6OAf7SAA0AE7M8-MxOCv97kwlE/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  6. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m0yfhsOKy2NV6XYFV6OAf7SAA0AE7M8-MxOCv97kwlE/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  7. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pPrMkONX_AxZstK-DzUOEOnvXRMPhhks6LVmEZeKu0I/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  8. ↑ Basketball https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Jz_E74TCr9lXsSQNupdcRBOn9lSWuvNqmbFvYUhOvM/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  9. ↑ Basketball https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Jz_E74TCr9lXsSQNupdcRBOn9lSWuvNqmbFvYUhOvM/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  10. ↑ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Q-rMWhvM3-J6qArpIsC8pGJcJgngmH6fWA2PSiejQI/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  11. ↑ "Police investigate 'whodunnit' MVA, stabbing in Ajax | CTV Toronto News". Toronto.ctv.ca. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2013-09-21.

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