Ajax High School is located in Ajax

Ajax, Ontario

Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the Durham District School Board

Durham District School Board

The Durham District School Board is a public school board in Ontario, Canada. The DDSB serves most of the Regional Municipality of Durham, except for schools within the Municipality of Clarington, which belongs to the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board...

. It is the largest secondary school in southern Ajax and the fourth-largest in all of Ajax

Ajax, Ontario

Ajax is a town in the Durham Region in the Greater Toronto Area.The town is named for the HMS Ajax a Royal Navy cruiser that served in World War II. Ajax is a part of the Greater Toronto Area and the...

. The school teaches students in grades 9-12 and offers a wide range of academic and extracurricular activities. The school also offers a French Immersion program. Ajax High School was given a 6.4 rating in 2007 and ranked 379th ^th out of 725 schools across Ontario

Ontario

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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, an entire wing was added. Many of these classrooms are now devoted to mathematics and science courses.