Founded 1951 (1951) Area trustee Patrice Barnes Phone +1 905-683-4760 Province Ontario | Superintendent Camille Taylor Principal Randy Tennant Mascot Trojan | |
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School type Public Secondary School Motto Enter to Learn. Go Forth to Serve. Similar Pine Ridge Secondary School, St Mary Catholic Secondar, J Clarke Richardson Collegiate, Durham District School B, Sinclair Secondary School Profiles |
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.
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Rankings
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.
Notable alumni
Sports
Pickering High has many former professional and former Olympic athletes as coaches:
OFSAA champions
•2017 Girls Wrestling
Provincial track and field titles – OFSAA champions
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.
Feeder schools
Located in Ajax, Ontario
Located in Pickering, Ontario