A. Y. Jackson Secondary School (Toronto, Ontario)

Infobox_Education_in_Canada
name= A. Y. Jackson Secondary School
streetaddress= 50 Francine Drive
city= Toronto
province= Ontario
postalcode= M2H 2G6
areacode= 416
phone= 395-3140
fax= 395-4454
email= [e-mail]
url= http://www.ayjackson.ca/
schoolnumber= 890227
schoolboard= Toronto District School Board
superintendent= Sue Pheffer
trustee= Mari Rutka
affiliation= none
principal= Paul Au
viceprincipal= Karen Chubbuck,
Lindsay McWaters
schooltype= High school
grades= 10-12
language= English
mascot= Jaguar
teamname= Jackson Jaguars
colours= Black and Orange
founded= 1970
enrollment= 1337
enrollment_as_of=2007

A. Y. Jackson Secondary School is a secondary school for grades 10 to 12 located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the North York community in Toronto. It was opened in 1970 by the North York Board of Education, and is now operated by its successor, the Toronto District School Board.

The school was named after A. Y. Jackson, a noted Canadian painter, and one of the founders of the Group of Seven. A. Y. Jackson is renowned for the strong music programs offered to its students, in addition to its very high academic standards. [http://www.cmc.uwaterloo.ca/english/contests/past_result/2007/euclid_results.pdf] [http://www.cmc.uwaterloo.ca/english/contests/past_result/2006/euclid_results.pdf] [http://www.tdsb.on.ca/profiles/Brochure/3432.pdf] (The school was Ranked 3rd for Fermat, and 4th for Euclid Mathematic Competition nationally in 2006, placed 1st five times in the Issac Newton Physics Contest, ranked 10th in the University of Toronto Biology Competition in 2007, placed 1st in the Ontario Programming Contest, won the 1st place in the Canadian Chartered Accountant's coin challenge, 2nd for the Sir Wilfrid Laurier University stock market competition, and consistently ranked in the top 5% for the Avogadro & CHEM 13 Contest & have been invited to participate at the national level in the Chem Olympiad as well).

Over 75 percent of students are accepted into the university program of their choice. Almost 25 percent of graduates attend community colleges or the prestigious Ontario College of Art and Design. On province wide literacy tests, A. Y. Jackson students' pass rate is 93 percent [http://www.tdsb.on.ca/educators/eqao_results/documents/2005/osslt_fte_2005.pdf] . The school also has a fantastic record of success in national and international competitions in mathematics, the sciences, computer studies and business education.

Its two feeder schools are Zion Heights Junior High School and Highland Junior High School.

As the name of the school suggests, A. Y. Jackson has special programs in visual arts, and many students successfully enter OCAD and other art universities after graduation.

Notable Alumni

* Daniel Negreanu, World Poker Super Star
* Howie Beck, singer/songwriter
* Gerald Eaton, Rhythm and blues singer
* Rebecca Eckler, journalist and author
* Adam Graves, former NHL hockey player
* Eric Kam, Economics Professor, Ryerson University
* Henry Lau, singer, dancer, and a member of Super Junior-M
* Orville Lee, retired CFL running back.
* Albert Leung, lyricist
* Alex Lifeson, guitarist for the rock group Rush
* Suhana Meharchand, broadcaster
* Merill Nisker (better known as Peaches), electronica musician
* Monita Rajpal, CNN International news anchor
* David Zimmer, MPP for Willowdale
* John David Anderson Canadian Contemporary Impressionist Artist

ee also

*A. Y. Jackson Secondary School (Ottawa)

External links

* [http://www.ayjackson.ca/ A. Y. Jackson Secondary School website]
* [http://www.ayjscience.ca/ A. Y. Jackson S.S. Science Department Website]
* [http://www.tdsb.on.ca/scripts/Schoolasp.asp?schno=3432 Toronto District School Board: A. Y. Jackson Secondary School] , with a [http://www.tdsb.on.ca/profiles/3432.pdf school profile] (.pdf)