Pickering High School, Ajax
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180 Church Street North Ajax, Ontario, L1T 2W7 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°51′31″N 79°3′31″W / 43.85861°N 79.05861°WCoordinates: 43°51′31″N 79°3′31″W / 43.85861°N 79.05861°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary School |
| Motto | Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve. |
| Founded | 1951 |
| School board | Durham District School Board |
| Superintendent | Camille Taylor |
| Area trustee | Patrice Barnes |
| Principal | Randy Tennant |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 2029 (2014) |
| Medium of language | English |
| Colour(s) | Green and Yellow |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Trojans |
| Website | School website |
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.
Pickering High School was ranked 222th 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.
Pickering High has many former professional and former Olympic athletes as coaches:
•2017 Girls Wrestling
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.
Located in Ajax, Ontario
Located in Pickering, Ontario
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