Wolmer's Schools
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National Heroes Circle Kingston 4 | |
| Coordinates | 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[1] |
| 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 |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Nickname | 'The Maroons' or 'Maroon-clad Warriors' |
| Website | wolmers |
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, 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.[2]
Curriculum
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 GCE A-level examinations, however the option exists to sit exams after completing lower sixth form (year 12).
School crest
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.
Rhodes Scholars
Since 1904, Wolmer's Schools has educated 23 Rhodes Scholars.[3]
Cricket
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.".[4]
Notable alumni
Arts and culture
- Cherine Anderson, International Recording Artiste, Actress, President of The Reach One Child R.O.C. Foundation
- Harry Belafonte OJ, actor[4]
- Diana King, international recording artiste
- Sean Paul, artiste
- Kei Miller, Novelist and Poet
- Wayne Marshall, artiste
- Aston Cooke, Playwright
- Peter Ashbourne CD, Composer
- Paul Williamson, Tenor
Business and finance
- Florizel Glasspole, Governor General of Jamaica 1973-1991
- Norman W. Manley, Chief Minister of Jamaica (1955–1959), Premier of Jamaica (1959–1962).
- Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica 1980-1989
- Amy Jacques Garvey, wife of Marcus Mosiah Garvey
- Keble Munn, former Minister of Agriculture and Minister of National Security.
Sports
- Karl Nunes, Cricketer[4]
- Ivan Barrow, Cricketer[4]
- Gerry Alexander, Cricketer[4]
- Allan Rae, cricketer[4]
- Jackie Hendriks, Cricketer[4]
- Jeff Dujon, Cricketer[4]
- Carlton Baugh, Cricketer[4]
- Patrick Patterson, Cricketer
- Peter Isaacs, Footballer
- Paul Young, Footballer
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Track athlete - double Olympic Gold medallist in the 100m
- Lindel Frater, Track athlete
- Michael Frater, Track athlete - Olympic Gold Medallist in the 4 x 100m
- Ricardo Gardner, Footballer - English Premier League Bolton Wanderers
- Luton Shelton, Footballer - record holder for most goals for Jamaica in International Football
- Germaine Mason, Olympian
- Bruce James, President MVP Track Club
- Gareth Breese, Cricketer
- Khari Stephenson, Footballer
- Christoff Bryan - National High Jump Record holder
- Julian Forte - Track athlete
- Ashani Fairclough - Footballer
- Omar Holness - Footballer
Houses
There are seven houses at Wolmer's Boys' School:
- Ellis Wolfe (Blue)
- William Crosse (Red)
- Thomas Harrison (Yellow)
- William Patterson (Green)
- Edward Hanna (Purple)
- Sir Florizel Glasspole (White)
- Dr Ludlow Moodie (Gold) -disbanded as of Fall 2015
There are four houses at Wolmer's Preparatory and Pre-School:
- Skempton (Blue)
- Alberga (Red)
- Bloomfield (Green)
- Moody (Yellow)
There are six houses at Wolmer's Trust High School for Girls
- Forbes (Yellow)
- Murray (Purple)
- Cowper (Green)
- Barrows (Blue)
- Howson (Red)
- Hollar (Orange)
Nickname
The nickname "the Maroons" is based on the school's official colours of Maroon & Gold. The school as also been granted the title of the "Maroon-clad Warriors' in recent times.
References
- ^ "Directory of Public Educational Institutions" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. 10 October 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ " British pupils sent to Jamaican school", BBC News, 11 March 2002
- ^ "Register of Jamaican Rhodes Scholars". 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "West Indies a small world of cricketing connections", Scyld Berry, The Daily Telegraph, 15 March 2004