School number 703923 Grades 9-12 Province Ontario | Principal Mr. D. Chambers Phone +1 905-427-6667 Motto Nil sine fide et labore | |
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Enrolment Approximately 800-900 (2014) Similar Notre Dame Catholic, All Saints Catholic Secondar, St Mary Catholic Secondar, Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic, Father Leo J Austin Catholic Profiles | ||
Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School (abbreviated DO'C) is a Roman Catholic high school located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, within the Durham Catholic District School Board. It is named for Archbishop Denis T. O'Connor, a priest who was born in Pickering in 1841, and who became the third Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1899. The school has students in grades 9–12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. The current enrollment is approximately 800-900 students. The school colours are green and yellow, and its motto is Nil sine fide et labore, which is Latin for "Nothing without faith and work."
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In 2014, the school celebrated the 50th anniversary of its opening in 1964.
History
Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School was founded by Father Leo J. Austin and was officially opened in September, 1962 in Whitby, Ontario. The school was moved to its new home of Ajax in 1984. In November 18, 1984 it was officially opened and blessed by Cardinal Carter. In 1991 a major addition was constructed which increased its capacity to approximately 1,000 students.
Athletics
The school is home to a wide variety of athletic and academic activities. It has highly talented sports teams, such as their senior boys basketball team and Varsity Boys Baseball Team. The senior boys' soccer team has proved to be one of the most successful teams in the Durham Region, winning five Lake Ontario Secondary School Association (LOSSA) championships in a row.
Feeder schools
The school's students generally come from the following Catholic Elementary Schools which are all located in Ajax: