Jamaica College
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189 Old Hope Road Kingston 6 Jamaica |
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| Coordinates | 18°01′09″N 76°45′23″W / 18.0193°N 76.7564°WCoordinates: 18°01′09″N 76°45′23″W / 18.0193°N 76.7564°W |
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| School type | Public Secondary school |
| Motto | Floreat Collegium, Fervet Opus in Campis (May the College Flourish, Work is Burning in the Fields) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Founded | 1789 |
| Founder | Charles Drax |
| Status | Open |
| Area trustee | Derek Jones |
| School number | 876-977-2314 or 876-927-0925 |
| School code | 02058 |
| Chairperson | Mr. Michael Bernard |
| Dean | Mr. Andrew Pitkin |
| Principal | Mr. Wayne Robinson |
| Staff | 97 (2008) |
| Grades | 7 to 13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 12–19 |
| Enrolment | 1,799 (2008) |
| Average class size | 35 |
| Medium of language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6–7 hours |
| Campus type | Urban |
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| Mascot | Griffin |
| Nickname | True Blue, Dark Blues |
| Accreditation | CXC, GCE |
| Alumni |
Norman Washington Manley Chief Minister of Jamaica 1955–59 Premier of Jamaica 1959–62 Michael Manley Prime Minister of Jamaica 1972–80 & 1989–92 Bruce Golding Prime Minister of Jamaica 2007–2010 |
| Website | www.jamaicacollege.org |
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| Manning Cup | 28/100 Titles |
| Walker Cup | 2/50 Titles |
| Olivier Shield | 18/100 Titles |
| FLOW Super Cup | 1/2 Titles |
Jamaica College (abbreviated J.C. or JC) is a prominent all-male secondary school located in Kingston, Jamaica. It provides traditional classroom education to its students in a variety of subject areas. The institution caters to students aged 10 to 19 years. First established as a boarding school for boys, Jamaica College has remained a single-sex school with the boarding facilities removed. The school provides education to around 1,800 boys and has over 100 teaching and administrative staff.
During the 18th century when Jamaica prospered as a sugar colony of the British Empire, several large donations were made for the funding of schools. The objective of these bequests was usually to provide free education for the poor of the parish to which the benefactor belonged. Jamaica College is a product of such a bequest.
The institution is widely known in Jamaica for both its academic and sports achievements, and has had the privilege of producing many influential members of Jamaican society, notably former Prime Ministers of Jamaica, Michael Manley and Bruce Golding, and former Chief Minister and Premier of Jamaica, Norman Washington Manley, who is also the father of Michael Manley and the founder of the People's National Party.
Jamaica College was founded in 1789, making it the fourth oldest high school in the country. It was first known as the Drax Free School in the parish of St. Ann, and was founded by Charles Drax, a planter of that parish, who was originally from Twickenham, England. Drax came to Jamaica from Barbados in 1721 and, having died that same year, left money in his will to establish a charity school in St. Ann. There was some delay and legal proceedings before the money was handed over to the St. Ann vestry. With no one to probate the Drax will, and with the theft of some of the money, Jamaica College in its original form did not start until 1795. Then it was decided that Jamaica College would be a high school and an outpost of the University of London. It was in 1802 that the sum of £5,200 (JA$10,400 at the time), was applied by an Act of the Legislature to the endowment of the school.
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