Pine Ridge Secondary School
Address
2155 Liverpool Road North

Pickering
,
Ontario
,
L1X 1V4

Canada
Coordinates43°51′08″N 79°05′45″W / 43.85213°N 79.09596°W / 43.85213; -79.09596
Information
School typePublic secondary school
MottoMaxime Semper Facimus
(We always do our best)
FoundedSeptember 8, 1992
School boardDurham District School Board
SuperintendentMartine Robinson [1]
Area trusteeEmma Cunningham
Stephen Linton[1]
School number935360[2]
PrincipalMichelle Monk[1]
Grades9–12
Enrolment1,045[3] (2019/2020)
LanguageEnglish
MascotPuma
Feeder schoolsBayview Heights Public School
Glengrove Public School
Maple Ridge Public School
Sir John A. Macdonald Public School
Valley Farm Public School
Valley View Public School
Vaughan Willard Public School
William Dunbar Public School[4]
Public transit accessDurham Regional Transit
Websitepineridgesecondaryschool.ca

Pine Ridge Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Pickering, Ontario operating within the Durham District School Board. It serves students in grades 9 through 12.

Location

The school is situated outside a natural conservation area. It was built on September 8, 1992, and originally had 60 classrooms. In 2001, the school underwent major renovations to accommodate 20 additional classrooms.[5]

Stabbing

On January 17, 2018, a stabbing occurred at the school. A 16-year-old female student, a 17-year-old girl, and a 16-year-old male student (whose identities are protected by the Youth Criminal Justice Act) were arrested as a result of the stabbing.[6]

Achievements

2000s

In 2007, then-principal Sarah McDonald was named one of Canada's Outstanding Principals by the Learning Partnership and the Canadian Association of Principals.[7]

2010s

In 2012, the province of Ontario awarded the school with its Premier's Safe School Award.[8][9]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Staff Directory". Pine Ridge Secondary School. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  2. ↑ http://esip.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sift/schoolProfileSec.asp?SCH_NUMBER=935360
  3. ↑ "Pine Ridge Secondary School (935360)". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Homepage". 30 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pineridge Secondary School and Addition – Pickering, ON". Read Jones Christoffersen. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04.
  6. ↑ "Update: Fight led to stabbing of student and staff member at Pine Ridge in Pickering: Police". DurhamRegion.com. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  7. ↑ "Canada's Outstanding Principals". The Learning Partnership. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  8. ↑ "Durham District School Board's Pine Ridge Secondary School Presented Premier's Safe School Award" (PDF). Durham District School Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  9. ↑ "Premier's Safe Schools Awards: 2011/12 Awards recipients". Ontario Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
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