Ancaster High School

Ancaster High School
Address
374 Jerseyville Road West
Ancaster, Ontario, L9G 3K8
Canada
Coordinates 43°12′57″N 80°00′20″W / 43.21583°N 80.00556°W / 43.21583; -80.00556Coordinates: 43°12′57″N 80°00′20″W / 43.21583°N 80.00556°W / 43.21583; -80.00556
Information
School type Public, high school
Motto Scientia Est Libertas[1]
(Knowledge is Freedom)
Opened 1959
School board Hamilton Wentworth District School Board
Superintendent Bill Torrens
Area trustee Alex Johnstone
School number 891894
Principal Randy Gallant
Vice Principals Sandra Valeri
Lyndsy Baillie
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1115[2] (September 2014)
Language English
Colour(s) Purple and Gold          
Team name Royals
Feeder schools Ancaster Senior Public School
Ancaster Meadow Elementary School
Tiffany Hills Elementary School
Mount Hope Elementary School
Website www.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/

Ancaster High School is a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school's enrollment for 2009-2010 is 990, with Korean, Urdu, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic being languages of note spoken by students along with English. The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is used to assess Grade 10 students' skills in reading and writing. Successful completion of the test is one of 32 requirements students need to attain in order to receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The school also offers special education classes as well as an ESL program. Ancaster High School is a registered International Baccalaureate School.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/
  2. ↑ https://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=4830&Lang=E
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