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Pickering High School
Address
Map
180 Church Street North

Ajax
,
Ontario
,
L1T 2W7

Canada
Coordinates43°51′31″N 79°3′31″W / 43.85861°N 79.05861°W / 43.85861; -79.05861
Information
School typePublic Secondary School
MottoEnter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve.
Founded1951 (1951)
School boardDurham District School Board
SuperintendentMohamed Hamid
Area trusteeKate Bird
PrincipalEleanor McIntosh
Grades9–12
Enrolment1,840[1] (2019/2020)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Green and Yellow
  
MascotTrojan
Team nameTrojans
WebsiteSchool website

Pickering High School is a Canadian high school located in Ajax, Ontario, within the Durham District School Board serving the west Ajax and east Pickering area.[2] Specifically, the school is found in historical Pickering Village, Ontario on Church Street. The school has students in grades 9 to 12, and offers gifted, co-op, and special education classes.[3] Some gifted classes include: English, Science, Geography, History, and Mathematics.

History

During the 1960s, Pickering High School was home to its famous rifle club.[4]

In August 2008, Pickering High School completed a 21-million-dollar renovation project.[5]

Rankings

Pickering High School was ranked 222nd of 740 schools in a study of Ontario high schools in 2015/2016. It obtained an overall score of 7/10 in 2016, up from 6.5 in 2012 and 5.2/10 in 2009. Scores are based on academic performance of students on grade 9 mathematics and the OSSLT. In 2012, Pickering HS rose in rank for 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.[6]

Notable alumni

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Sports

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

OFSAA champions

Provincial track and field titles – OFSAA champions

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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.[20]

In February 2022, the school was placed in a Hold and Secure after one of its feeder schools, Alexander Graham Bell Public School, had reported an armed suspect connected to a local drug store robbery.[21]

Feeder schools

Located in Ajax, Ontario

Located in Pickering, Ontario

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pickering High School (935310)". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "School List". www.ddsb.ca. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  3. ^ "Special Education". pickeringhs.ddsb.ca. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  4. ^ Price, Dennis (2020-04-02). "Pickering High was once home to a Rifle Club". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  5. ^ "A new and improved Pickering High". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  6. ^ http://ontario.compareschoolrankings.org/secondary/Pickering_High_School/Ajax/Report_Card.aspx Fraser Institute
  7. ^ a b c d "Seven famous people who attended Pickering High School". durhamregion.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Seven famous people who attended Pickering High School".
  9. ^ a b "Part two: Famous people who attended Pickering High School in Ajax". Ajax News Advertiser. Metroland Media Group Ltd. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016 – via durhamregion.com.
  10. ^ "Sara Kaljuvee". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. ^ http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/04/20/one-raptors-stamp-all-over-a-pickering-school.html
  12. ^ McNair, Brian (28 June 2016). "Ajax's Nichelle Prince takes advice from Christine Sinclair to heart". Ajax News Advertiser. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 26 October 2016 – via durhamregion.com.
  13. ^ https://corporate.pickering.ca/PLHCWebLink/0/edoc/170988/139.pdf
  14. ^ McNair, Brian (30 June 2012). "Pickering High School coach Stan Tzogas headed to first Olympics". Newmarket Era. Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 26 October 2016 – via Simcoe.com.
  15. ^ "Volleyball - Boys' Past Champions - Google Drive".
  16. ^ a b "Rugby - Boys' Past Champions - Google Drive".
  17. ^ "Football - Past Champions old - Google Drive".
  18. ^ a b Basketball https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Jz_E74TCr9lXsSQNupdcRBOn9lSWuvNqmbFvYUhOvM/pub?single=true&gid=0&output=html
  19. ^ "Soccer - Girls' Past Champions - Google Drive".
  20. ^ "Police investigate 'whodunnit' MVA, stabbing in Ajax | CTV Toronto News". Toronto.ctv.ca. 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  21. ^ "Officers monitor Ajax school after allegedly armed suspect spotted on grounds | inDurham". insauga | Local Online News. 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-03-06.


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