Acton District High School

Acton District High School
Address
21 Cedar Rd
Acton, Ontario, L7J 2V2
Canada
Coordinates 43°38′36″N 80°02′00″W / 43.6432°N 80.0333°W / 43.6432; -80.0333Coordinates: 43°38′36″N 80°02′00″W / 43.6432°N 80.0333°W / 43.6432; -80.0333
Information
Type Public
Motto Lux Sit
(Latin: Let there be light)
Established 1927
School board Halton District School Board
School number 890332[1]
Principal Lucy Marion
Grades 9-12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 428[2]
Campus Suburban
Colour(s)         
Team name Bearcats
Provincial Ranking (2016-17) [3] 338 / 747
Provincial Ranking (5 years) 279 / 623
OSSLT 2017 pass rate (first-time eligible) 77.9%
Website actonhighschool.ca

Acton District High School (abbreviated ADHS) is a high school located in Acton, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Halton District School Board.

History

Acton's first continuation school and high school was established in 1927. Subsequent expansion caused it to move to a newer building in 1954, and again on November 29th 1977 to its current location. Presently, the building established in 1927 is now known as Robert Little Public School and the building established in 1954 is now McKenzie-Smith Bennett.[4]

The school's motto is Lux Sit, which roughly translates as "Let there be light." Why this particular phrase was chosen in place of the more classical rendition of Fiat Lux is not clear.

Ranking

The 2017 Fraser Institute Report Card on Secondary Schools gives ADHS the following ranking:[5]

Fraser Institute ranking
Report Current Five years
2017 338/747 279/623
Fraser Institute Academic Performance
Report Rating
2017 6.4/10
2016 6.3/10
2015 5.8/10
2014 6.1/10
2013 7.3/10

Sports

The school teams are collectively known as the Bearcats. Their former name was the Redmen.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Secondary School Profile - Acton District High School".
  2. ↑ https://www.hdsb.ca/schooldetails/SchoolDetails.aspx?sc=2003
  3. ↑ http://ontario.compareschoolrankings.org/secondary/Acton_District_High_School/Acton/Report_Card.aspx
  4. ↑ http://actonhighschool.ca/school-history/
  5. ↑ http://ontario.compareschoolrankings.org/secondary/Acton_District_High_School/Acton/Report_Card.aspx
  6. ↑ "Rebels too much for Redmen". Independent and Free Press. 1998-10-28. p. 30. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
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