| Wolmer's Group of Schools | |
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| Address | |
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National Heroes Circle Kingston 4 | |
| Coordinates | 17°59′10″N 76°47′12″W / 17.9861°N 76.7866°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary school and Preparatory School |
| Motto | Age Quod Agis |
| Founded | 1729 |
| Founder | John Wolmer |
| Status | Open |
| School code | 01042/01043[1] |
| Principal | Mr. Dwight Pennycooke (Wolmer's Boys' School) Mrs. Colleen Montague (Wolmer's Girls' School) Ms. Kemar Christie (Wolmer's Prep School) |
| 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' |
| Accreditation | CSEC, CAPE |
Wolmer's Schools, also referred to as Wolmer's Trust Group of Schools, is located in Kingston, Jamaica and currently consists of Wolmer's Pre-School, Wolmer's Preparatory School and two high schools: Wolmer's Trust High School For Boys and Wolmer's Trust High School for Girls. Both high schools are popular choices among Jamaican students taking the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. While acknowledged as separate institutions, the schools share a school song, crest, and motto, "Age Quod Agis", a Latin phrase that translates as "Whatever you do, do it well". Another English translation is “Whatever you do, do it to the best of your abilities”.
Wolmer's Schools closely resemble British schools of the 1950s more than those today, a trend that can be noted of the entire Jamaican schooling system.[2] Wolmer's Boys' and Girls' have been deemed some of the top schools in the Caribbean and perform well in exit examinations (CSEC/CAPE), especially in the Sciences and Mathematics.
Wolmer's Girls' was ranked second in the Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021[3] for top value-added traditional/secondary school in the island.
Wolmer’s Girls’ is ranked fourth, in the 2023 Educate Jamaica High School Rankings;[4] Wolmer’s Boys is ranked seventh.
Wolmer’s Boys’ is ranked fifth in Educate Jamaica’s 2024 High School Rankings[5] while Wolmer’s Girls’ is eleventh.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jamaica Education Transformation Commission - Reform of Education in Jamaica 2021 Abridged Version". opm.gov.jm. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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