 Jackson has 48 different clubs, councils and ensembles, including 20 related to the arts, and 10 related to the STEM fields.The student population of A.Y Jackson is very diverse, with a large component of students living in Canada for five years or less (about 25%), and around 80% of the population speaking a primary language other than English.There were 461 females and 555 males in the school in 2016, making A.Y.