AY Jackson Secondary School (Toronto)

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A. Y. Jackson Secondary School is a secondary school for grades 10 to 12 located in North York, the northern district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the North York community of Metropolitan 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 designed by Toronto architect Raymond Moriyama and named after A. Y. Jackson, a Canadian painter and one of the founders of the Group of Seven.The student population of A.Y Jackson is very diverse, with a large component of English as Second Language students (over 40%). Located on the west side of Hillcrest Village-the most Asian-dominant neighbourhood in North York, the student body is mainly of Asian descent with over half of the overall population being Chinese. As of 2013, A.Y Jackson has a student population of 980.The school offers two Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) in the field of Biotechnology and Business. SHSM is a ministry-approved program where students will earn a ministry-issued Red Seal on their Ontario Secondary School Diploma. SHSM offers students the opportunity to package courses in the selected field with a practicum component where students will be sent out into the real world for a 2-credit CO-OP placement. Combined with sector specific training offered by the school, students will graduate with the Red Seal indicating to post-secondary institute and potential employers that they have completed their post-secondary school with a focus in the selected field.

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AY Jackson Secondary School (Toronto) is Markham based place and this enity listed in School category.