| Jamaica College | |
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189 Old Hope Road , 6 Jamaica | |
| Coordinates | 18°01′07″N 76°45′30″W / 18.0187369°N 76.7584694°W |
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| Type | Public secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Floreat Collegium, Fervet Opus in Campis (May the College Flourish, Work is Burning in the Field) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1789 |
| Founder | Charles Drax |
| School code | 02058[1] |
| Principal | Wayne Robinson (acting) |
| Staff | 97 (2008)[2] |
| Years offered | 7–13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age range | 10–19 |
| Enrolment | 1,799 (2008)[2] |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | 8 |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue and White |
| Mascot | Griffin |
| Rival | Kingston College, Calabar High School, St. George’s College. |
| Accreditation | CSEC, CAPE |
| Website | www |
Jamaica College (abbreviated J.C. or JC) is a public, Christian, secondary school and sixth form for boys in Kingston, Jamaica.[3] It was established in 1789 by Charles Drax, who was the grand-nephew of wealthy Barbadian sugar planter James Drax.[4]
It provides traditional classroom education to its students in a variety of subject areas[5] and caters to students aged 10 to 19 years. First established as a boarding school for boys, it has remained a single-sex school with the boarding facilities removed, but later re-opened in 2016.
During the 18th century when Jamaica prospered as a sugar colony of the British Empire, several large donations were made by wealthy slave owners 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 school is widely known for both its academic and sports achievements, and has produced many influential members of Jamaican society.
- ^ "Directory of Public Educational Institutions" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. 10 October 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ a b "School Profiles 2008 – 2009" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. 13 October 2008. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ "Jamaica College's winding journey through the maze of time". Jamaica Observer. 28 November 2015. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Drax family tree" (PDF). www.matthewparker.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Jamaica Education Statistics (2008–2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. 2008. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2009.