Adult High School (Ottawa)

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Coordinates: 45.404271083334° N 75.710173277006° W

Adult High School
Address
300 Rochester Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 7N4, Canada
Information
School board	Ottawa Carleton District School Board
Campus	Urban
Homepage	http://adulths.4poyntzdezign.com/

Ottawa's Adult High School

The Adult High School is a Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school for adults in Ottawa, Canada. It is the only regular high school entirely for adults in the province of Ontario. Current enrollment is some 1100 students.

It is located at 300 Rochester St. southwest of downtown in the Little Italy neighbourhood. The adult education program was founded in 1983. In 1983 it was located in the complex of the Ottawa High School of Commerce at 300 Rochester St. Over time enrolment in the High School of Commerce gradually decreased and the adult programme expanded until in 1990 the Commerce school was closed and the Adult High School took over the entire structure.

Legally it is a regular high school, and follows the standard Province of Ontario curriculum. Students are full time and attend classes from September to June. Students at AHS must be over eighteen years of age and have been out of high school for one year. The school offers specialized teaching for older students, and has programs for those with mental or physical disabilities. It also has English as a Second Language programs as many students are immigrants whose high school diplomas are not recognized in Canada. In 2001, 45% of the school's students had a language other than English as a first language. The school also operates a full service day care for students with children.

The school has had considerable success in giving its students the necessary skills to find employment. However, it has frequently been threatened with closure. The school board's main mission is to educate children, some feel that adult education is more properly handled by colleges and adults can then take the high school equivalency exam to get their diplomas. There is no legal requirement for the board to offer adult education.

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v • d • e Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Schools

Secondary schools	A. Y. Jackson Secondary School · Adult High School · Bell High School · Brookfield High School · Cairine Wilson Secondary School · Canterbury High School · Colonel By Secondary School · Earl of March Secondary School · Glebe Collegiate Institute · Gloucester High School · Hillcrest High School · John McCrae Secondary School · Lisgar Collegiate Institute · Merivale High School · Nepean High School · Osgoode Township High School · Ottawa Technical Learning Centre · Rideau High School · Ridgemont High School · Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School · Sir Robert Borden High School · Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School · South Carleton High School · West Carleton Secondary School · Woodroffe High School

Middle schools	Cedarview Middle School · Emily Carr Middle School · Fisher Park Public School · Glashan Public School · Goulbourn Middle School · Greenbank Middle School · Henry Munro Middle School · J. H. Putman Public School · Rideau Valley Middle School · Sir Winston Churchill Public School · Summit Alternative School

Elementary and middle schools	A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary School · Alta Vista Public School · Blossom Park Public School · Bridlewood Community Elementary School · Broadview Public School · Carleton Heights Public School · Castlefrank Elementary School · Castor Valley Elementary School · D. Roy Kennedy Public School · Dunning-Foubert Elementary School · Elizabeth Park Public School · Fallingbrook Community Elementary School · Featherston Drive Public School · Fielding Drive Public School · Fitzroy Centennial Public School · Glen Cairn Public School · Hawthorne Public School · Henry Larsen Elementary School · Heritage Public School · Hopewell Avenue Public School · Huntley Centennial Public School · Jack Donohue Public School · Katimavik Elementary School · Maple Ridge Elementary School · Metcalfe Public School · Pinecrest Public School · Queen Elizabeth Public School · Roberta Bondar Public School · Sawmill Creek Elementary School · Stephen Leacock Public School · Stonecrest Elementary School · Terry Fox Elementary School · Trillium Elementary School · Vincent Massey Public School · W. Erskine Johnston Public School · W.O. Mitchell Elementary School · York Street Public School

Elementary schools	Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School · Agincourt Road Public School · Arch Street Public School · Barrhaven Public School · Bayshore Public School · Bayview Public School · Bells Corners Public School · Berrigan Elementary School · Briargreen Public School · Cambridge Street Community Public School · Carson Grove Elementary School · Centennial Public School · Century Public School · Charles H. Hulse Public School · Churchill Alternative School · Clifford Bowey Public School · Connaught Public School · Convent Glen Elementary School · Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education · Devonshire Community Public School · Dunlop Public School · Elgin Street Public School · Elmdale Public School · Farley Mowat Public School · First Avenue Public School · Forest Valley Elementary School · General Vanier Public School · Glen Ogilvie Public School · Grant Alternative School · Greely Elementary School · Hilson Avenue Public School · Jockvale Elementary School · John Young Elementary School · Kars Public School · Knoxdale Public School · Lady Evelyn Alternative School · Lakeview Public School · Le Phare Elementary School · Leslie Park Public School · Manor Park Public School · Manordale Public School · Manotick Public School · Mary Honeywell Elementary School · McGregor Easson Public School · Meadowlands Public School · Munster Elementary School · Mutchmor Public School · North Gower/Marlborough Public School · Orleans Wood Elementary School · Osgoode Public School · Parkwood Hills Public School · Pleasant Park Public School · Queen Mary Street Public School · Queenswood Public School · Regina Street Public School · Richmond Public School · Riverview Alternative · Robert Bateman Public School · Robert E. Wilson Public School · Robert Hopkins Public School · Roch Carrier Elementary School · Rockcliffe Park Public School · Roland Michener Public School · Severn Avenue Public School · Steve MacLean Public School · Stittsville Public School · Viscount Alexander Public School · W.E. Gowling Public School · Woodroffe Avenue Public School

Secondary alternative program sites	Elizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary Alternative Program Site · Frederick Banting Secondary Alternative Program Site · Norman Johnston Secondary Alternative Program Site · Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternative Program Site

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