Ajax High School Explained

Ajax High School
Streetaddress:105 Bayly Street East
Region:Durham Region
Province:Ontario
Postalcode:L1S 1P2
Country:Canada
Coordinates:43.8444°N -79.0139°W
School Number:905-683-1610
Years:Grade 9-12
Enrolment:1,174[1]
Enrolment As Of:2023-2024
Principal:Alicia Russell[2]
Hours In Day:6 Hours
Colours: Blue and White
Mascot:Ramy The Ram
Team Name:Rams
Established:1956

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.[3] The schools official mascot is Ramy The Ram and the official colours are blue and white.[4]

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. The school also hosts a football field that is shared with surrounding schools.

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  1. Web site: Ajax High School (890855) . Ministry of Education . June 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: Our School . Ajax High School . 19 February 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Frasier Institute Secondary School Rankings. November 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108173113/http://ontario.compareschoolrankings.org/secondary/SchoolsByRankLocationName.aspx. January 8, 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: 2023-03-23 . Our School . 2023-11-05 . ajaxhs.ddsb.ca . en.