Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School (abbreviated DO'C) is a

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high school located in

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, Canada, within the Durham Catholic District School Board. It is named for Archbishop Denis T. O'Connor, a priest who was born in Pickering in 1841, and who became the third Archbishop of

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, Canada in 1899. The school has students in

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9– 12 and offers a wide range of

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and

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. The current enrolment is approximately 600 students. The school colours are green and yellow, and its motto is ''Nil sine fide et labore'', which is Latin for "Nothing without faith and work." In 2024, the school celebrated the 60th anniversary of its opening in 1964.

History

Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School was founded by Father Leo J. Austin and was officially opened in September, 1964 in

Whitby, Ontario Whitby is a town in Regional Municipality of Durham, Durham Region in Ontario, Canada. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Ajax, Ontario, Ajax and west of Oshawa, on the north shore of Lake Ontario and is home to the headquarters of D ...

. The school was moved to its new home of Ajax in 1984. On November 18, 1984, it was officially opened and blessed by Cardinal Carter. In 1991 a major addition was constructed which increased its capacity to approximately 1,000 students.

Associate Schools

The school's students generally come from the following Catholic Elementary Schools which are all located in Ajax: * St. Jude Catholic Elementary School * St. James Catholic Elementary School, * St. Francis de Sales Catholic Elementary School * St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School * Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School.

Notable alumni and groups

* Devin Shore, National Hockey League *

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, retired professional soccer player *

Candace Chapman Candace Marie Chapman (born 2 April 1983) is a retired Trinidad and Tobago-born, Canadian soccer player. From Ajax, Ontario, she played as a defender and was a member of the Canadian national team. She is currently a youth team national coach ...

, women's professional soccer player, member of the Canada women's national soccer team and Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist *

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, Canadian R&B vocalist *

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, India's first music veejay *

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, Wide Receiver, Toronto Argonauts * Michael Kostka, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maples Leafs

References

External links

Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School Website

Durham Catholic District School Board

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History

Associate Schools

Notable alumni and groups

See also

References

External links