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Education

Approximately 59 per cent of Ajax residents have a post-secondary education (University, College or Trade). With the presence of a University and College within close proximity to Ajax, high quality post-secondary options are close to home.

Highest Level of Schooling

Level of Schooling

Number of
Persons

Percentage
of Total

Less than high school certificate

12,750

18.0%

With a high school certificate and/or some post-secondary

19,695

28.3%

With a trades certificate or diploma

5,615

8.1%

With a college certificate or diploma

3,475

5.0%

With a university certificate, diploma or degree

12,180

17.5%


Population over 15 years

69,475

100.0%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Durham Region is fortunate to be the home of Canada’s newest university - the University of Ontario Institue of Technology.
  • UOIT opened its doors to its first students in September 2003 and is currently enjoying enrollment levels well above the provincial averages.
  • Less than a twenty minute drive from Ajax, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology is the centre of business-based research.
  • UOIT is mandated by its charter to address the needs of businesses.
  • One way in which the University accomplishes this mandate is through the development of an innovative Integrated Manufacturing Centre where business and education come together.
  • The University currently offers close to thirty programs in the areas of business and information technology, sciences, engineering, nursing, justice studies, criminology and education.

Durham College

  • Only minutes away from the Town of Ajax, is one of the fastest growing colleges in North America - Durham College.
  • With several campuses throughout Durham Region, the College serves the needs of students throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
  • Among the six other colleges in the GTA, Durham College ranks first for employer satisfaction, graduate employment and student satisfaction.
  • Area businesses benefit from Durham College’s "guarantee" of its graduates skills in the workplace.

J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate & Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School

  • The Ajax Multi-Use School Project combines the high schools of J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate and Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School.
  • J. Clarke Richardson occupies the southern portion of the site while Notre Dame occupies the northern portion of the site. 
  • Both schools share facilities in the centre that includes a 500 seat assembly space, a food court that can seat 1,000 people and an outdoor sports field. 
  • The complex accommodates 3,000 students and staff in over 365,000 square feet of built gross floor area.