Wolmer's School
| Jonathan Robinson High School image = Wolmer's Crest.jpg | |
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| Coordinates | 17°59′10″N 76°47′12″W / 17.9860805°N 76.7865694°WCoordinates: 17°59′10″N 76°47′12″W / 17.9860805°N 76.7865694°W |
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| School type | Secondary schoolx2 & Prep School |
| Motto | Age Quod Agis |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Founder | John Wolmer |
| Status | Open |
| School code | 01042/01043 |
| Principal | Dr.Walton Small (Wolmer's Boys') Mrs Colleen Montague(Wolmer's Girls') Mrs.Weida Saddler (Wolmer's Prep) |
| Grades | Kindergarten to 13 |
| Gender | Boys/Girls/Co-ed |
| Age | 3 to 19 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| School colour(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Nickname | 'The Maroons' or 'Maroon-clad Warriors' |
| Website | wolmers |
National Heroes Circle
Kingston 4
Jamaica
Wolmer's Schools, located in Kingston, Jamaica consists of Wolmer's Pre-School, Wolmer's Prep School and two high schools: Wolmer's Trust High School For Girls and Wolmer's Trust High School for Boys. While acknowledged as separate institutions, each school carry the same crest and motto, "Age Quod Agis", a Latin phrase which translates to 'whatever you do, do it to the best of your abilities'. The school is the oldest high-school in the Caribbean being established in 1729 by John Wolmer. The Wolmer's Schools are considered among the Caribbean's most prestigious schools, and the most prestigious in Jamaica, with traditional British-style uniform and a strong Christian ethos. The schools more closely resemble British schools of the 1950s than of today, a trend that can be noted of the entire Jamaican schooling system.
At the secondary school level, Wolmer's Schools follows the traditional English grammar school model used throughout the British West Indies, which incorporates the optional year 12 and 13, collectively known as Sixth Form. The first year of secondary school is regarded as first form, or year seven, and the subsequent year groups are numbered in increasing order up to sixth form. Students in the upper sixth form (year thirteen) are prepared for their CAPE examinations, however the option exists to sit exams after completing lower sixth form (year 12).
The Wolmer's Schools Crest is a replica of the original School Seal from the 1700s and represents "The Sun of Learning bursting through the Cloud of Ignorance".There are a lot of high achieving students that attend the Wolmer's Preparatory School and they have achieved because they have followed the meaning of the school's crest.
Since 1904, Wolmer's Schools has educated 23 Rhodes Scholars. The most for any individual school in the Caribbean.
Wolmer's Boys School is among the worlds great cricketing schools and has been referred to locally as the "University of Cricket" having the most wins of the Sunlight Cup for Inter Scholastic Under 19 Cricket. Moreover, the school continues to produce cricketers that have represented Jamaica and the West Indies Cricket Team. The School is noted in cricket in the West Indies for having produced six test wicket-keepers. The Daily Telegraph once wrote: "One school: six Test wicket-keepers. There has never been any nurturing like it.".
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