Ajax High School
| Ajax High School | |
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| Address | |
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105 Bayly Street East Ajax, Ontario, L1S 1P2 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°50′40″N 79°00′50″W / 43.84444°N 79.01389°WCoordinates: 43°50′40″N 79°00′50″W / 43.84444°N 79.01389°W |
| Information | |
| School type | High School |
| Founded | 1956 |
| School board | Durham District School Board |
| School number | 890855 |
| Principal | Andrea Pemberton [1] |
| Language | English, French Immersion |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Rams |
| Website | http://ajaxhs.com/ |
Ajax High School (AHS) is located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada within the Durham District School Board. It is the largest secondary school in southern Ajax and the fourth-largest in all of Ajax. The school offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. The school also offers a French Immersion program. Ajax High School was given a 5.5 (out of 10) rating in 2012/13 and ranked 478th out of 740 schools across Ontario.[2]
The school was opened in 1956 and has since undergone several large expansions. In the 1960s, a large section that today houses the main office, cafetorium, front entrance, courtyard, as well as several classrooms, was added. Later, in the early 2000s, a wing was added to the east side of the building. Many of these classrooms are now devoted to mathematics and science courses.
In recent years, many students have expressed a desire to change the team mascot from the "Rams" to the "Battleships", in honour of the World War II vessel that the town was named after.
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References
- ↑ "DDSB, CA". DDSB. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Frasier Institute Secondary School Rankings".