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On behalf of the Educate Jamaica Team, I would like to welcome you to our first publication of The Best Secondary Schools Guide. This is the first of our best schools guide and there will be one every year. This Guide has been designed to help parents and carers of children, leaving primary schools going into secondary schools, to select the best school to send their children to; thus giving their children the best opportunity at a great education. Our guide aims to help parents make a more informed choice as to which secondary school they send their children to and we have used performance indicators that measure this well. The indicators give an excellent indication of the performance of the schools as well as the result your children will likely leave the school with by the end of grade 11. This school guide was not designed to embarrass or shame any school but to give parents an insight into the performance of schools so that they may select the best school. At educatejamaica.org we believe that by improving the ability of parents to make a more informed choice, we will improve the standard and delivery of education. About educatejamaica.org educatejamaica.org is the online division of the privately owned company, EJ.org Limited. educatejamaica.org is an independent education think tank organisation, which focuses on the development and innovation of the education sector in Jamaica. Our vision for education is bold and ambitious and, our aim is to aid in creating a world class education system that produces well rounded individuals, who have been prepared adequately to contribute socially and economically to the society. Our focus is on all key stages of the education system, namely early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary and special education. What did we use to measure the performance of schools? According to research carried out by educatejamaica.org, the average qualification required to graduate from secondary school as well as to get a job is five (5) CSEC O level subjects which includes Mathematics and English. What we have done at Educate Jamaica is to look at each school and calculate what percentage of students they are turning out at the end of grade 11, with the expected minimum of 5 CSEC O level subjects (including Mathematics and/or English) and based on the percentage obtained they are ranked. The school with the highest percentage is the best school. The creation of this document was done by some of the greatest minds Jamaica has to offer, including some of the best Statisticians and Masters level educators on the island. We hope you find our secondary schools guide very useful and look out for next years publication.

Yours thankfully, Ainsworth Darby M.A. B.ed (Hons) Dip.ed Chairman educatejamaica.org

SCHOOL RANKINGS These ranking are based on the performance of all secondary schools across the entire island. The ranking will be done in a number of ways and they are outlined below: 1. All-island rankings 2. Top 20 all-island 3. Bottom 20 all-island 4. Girls school only 5. Boys school only 6. Co-educational only 7. The performance of schools within individual Parishes 8. The ranking of parishes in terms of pupil educational outcomes The rankings are based on the performance of schools in obtaining five (5) or more subjects in the most recent SCEC examinations. The figures are calculated based on each secondary school enabling their cohort at the end of their 5 years of statutory education, to leave grade 11 with a minimum of five (5) subjects which includes English and/or Mathematics in the CSEC examinations.

ALL-ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL RANKINGS The all-island ranking shows the comparative performance of secondary schools across the entire island. The ranking goes from number 1, which is the best performing school (the school where your child is likely to have the greatest level of success) to 162 which is the poorest performing school on the entire island (The school where your child is likely to have the least amount of success). The percentage figure doesnt only tell you the level of success that each school is having (at producing a pupil with at least 5 subject including Mathematics and/or English), it also tells you the likely probability of your child succeeding in a school. In other words if the school has a 90% pass rate, then your child has a 90% chance of succeeding. On the other hand if the school has a 1% pass rate, your child has a 1% chance of succeeding at the school. Ranking Name of school Percentage (%) of grade 11 cohort attaining Five (5) subjects with English and/or Mathematics. 97.6% 96.8% 96.2%
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Campion College Wolmers Girls School St. Hildas High School

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Glenmuir High School St. Andrew High School for Girls Ardenne High School Immaculate Conception High School Westwood High School Wolmers Boys School Knox College Mount Alvernia High School Montego Bay High Bishop Gibson DeCarteret College Convent of Mercy Alpha Girl School Munro College Merl Grove High School St. Hughs High School The Queens High School Mannings High School Morant Bay high school Kingston College Holy Childhood School Meadowbrook High School York Castle High St. Georges College St. Mary High School Manchester High Clarendon College

95.8% 93.3% 93.2% 93.1% 92.6% 92.6% 88.0% 87.8% 87.6% 85.9% 82.3% 81.9% 80.1% 79.1% 78.7 % 75.5% 73.5% 73.1% 70.8% 70.7% 70.4% 66.0% 64.9% 63.8% 62.9% 61.5%
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St. Jago High School Denbigh High School Marymount High Hampton High Calabar High School Titchfield High Cornwall College St. Catherine High Camperdown High Mona High School Ruseas High School Ferncourt High School May day High School St. Elizabeth Technical High School William Knibb Memorial High Oberlin High School Excelsior High School Gaynstead High Charlemont High Old Harbour High Black River High Edwin Allen High Frome Technical High Jamaica College Garvey Maceo High Holland High

60.4% 54.5% 52.8% 51.8% 49.4% 49.4% 45.6% 45.3% 45.0% 43.8% 41.2% 40.4% 38.9% 38.1% 36.9% 36.6% 34.9% 34.6% 33.5% 33.5% 31.8% 30.7% 29.9% 29.3% 29.0% 28.6%

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St. Marys College Irwin High Bellefield High Mile Gully High Iona High Jose Marti Technical Herbert Morrison Technical High St. Mary Technical High School Aabuthnott Gallimore High School Dintill Technical School Holmwood Technical High Jonathan Grant High School Spaldings High School Bridgeport High School Ocho Rios High School Guys Hill High School Annotto Bay High MacGrath High School St. Thomas Technical Anchovy High School Happy Grove High Ascot High Lacovia High Vauxhall High Porus High Maggotty High

28.1% 27.4% 26.1% 25.2% 23.4% 23.0% 22.8% 22.7% 22.4% 22.0% 21.0% 20.8% 20.0% 19.7% 19.1% 18.8% 16.9% 16.5% 16.3% 15.9% 15.8% 15.2% 14.9% 14.9% 14.1% 13.8%
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Tarrant High Green Pond High Pembroke Hall High Lennon High Albert Town High Norman Manley High Green Island High Greater Portmore High Vere Technical High Claude McKay High Kingston Technical High Clan Carty High Winston Jones High Alston High Mavis Bank High Port Antonio High Waterford High Cross Keys High Kemps Hill High Papine High St. Andrew Technical High Muschett High B.B. Coke High Foga Road High Little London High Tivoli Gardens High Troy High Maud McLeod High

13.8% 13.5% 13.4% 13.3% 13.2% 13.2% 13.0% 12.8% 12.4% 11.7% 11.0% 10.5% 10.4% 10.3% 10.2% 10.2% 10.1% 9.9% 9.7% 9.3% 9.0% 8.9% 8.8% 8.8% 8.7% 8.6% 8.6% 8.5%
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110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137

Maldon High Balaclava High Spot Valley High Browns Town High St. James High Godfrey Stewart High Seaforth High Central High Buff Bay High Belmont Academy Thompson Town High Merlene Ottey High Trench Town High Carron Hall High Holy Trinity High Brimmer Vale High Tacky High Cambridge High Ewarton High Christiana High Dunoon Park Technical High Kingston High Lewisville High Knockalva Technical High Eltham High Tacius Golding High Haile Selassie High Kellits High

8.3% 8.0% 7.8% 7.6% 7.4% 7.3% 7.3% 7.0% 6.9% 6.7% 6.7% 6.5% 6.3% 6.1% 6.1% 6.0% 6.0% 5.8% 5.8% 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 5.6% 5.5% 5.3% 5.0% 4.8% 4.5%
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Petersfield High Oracabessa High Rhodes Hall High Marcus Garvey Technical High Bustamante High Edith Dalton James High Denham Town High Spanish Town High Fair Prospect High Bog Walk High Hopewell High Cedric Titus High Islington High Penwood High Grange Hill High Charlie Smith High Cumberland High Newell High Robert Lightbourne High Sydney Paygon Agricultural High Yallahs High Innswood High Glengoffe High Paul Bogle High Donald Quarrie High

4.4% 4.1% 4.1% 3.9% 3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.8% 2.6% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.7% 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 1% 0.9% 0.4%

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TOP 20 SCHOOLS ISLANDWIDE This shows the 20 best performing schools across the entire country.

Ranking

Name of school

Percentage (%) of grade 11 cohort attaining Five (5) subjects with English and/or Mathematics. 97.6% 96.8% 96.2% 95.8% 93.3%
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Campion College Wolmers Girls School St. Hildas High School Glenmuir High School St. Andrew High School for Girls

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Ardenne High School Immaculate Conception High School Westwood High School Wolmers Boys School Knox College Mount Alvernia High School Montego Bay High Bishop Gibson DeCarteret College Convent of Mercy Alpha Girl School Munro College Merl Grove High School St. Hughs High School The Queens High School Mannings High School

93.2% 93.1% 92.6% 92.6% 88.0% 87.8% 87.6% 85.9% 82.3% 81.9% 80.1% 79.1% 78.8 % 75.5% 73.5%

BOTTOM 20 SCHOOLS ISLANDWIDE This shows the 20 poorest performing schools across the entire country.

Ranking

Name of school

Percentage (%) of grade 11 cohort attaining Five (5) subjects with English and/or Mathematics. 3.4% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0%
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1 2 3 4

Edith Dalton James High Denham Town High Spanish Town High Fair Prospect High

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Bog Walk High Hopewell High Cedric Titus High Islington High Penwood High Grange Hill High Charlie Smith High Cumberland High Newell High Robert Lightbourne High Sydney Paygon Agricultural High Yallahs High Innswood High Glengoffe High Paul Bogle High Donald Quarrie High

2.8% 2.6% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.1% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.7% 1.5% 1.2% 1.1% 1% 0.9% 0.4%

GIRLS SCHOOL ONLY (ISLANDWIDE) RANKINGS The girls school all-island ranking shows the comparative performance of girls school across the entire country. The ranking goes from number 1, which is the best performing all girls school (the all girls school where your child is likely to have the greatest level of success) to 15 which is the lowest performing girls school in the country. RANKING 1 2 3 4 NAME OF SCHOOL Wolmers Girls School St. Hildas High School St. Andrew High School for Girls Immaculate Conception High School
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Westwood High School Mount Alvernia High School Montego Bay High Bishop Gibson Convent of Mercy Alpha Girl School Merl Grove High St. Hughs High School The Queens High School Holy Childhood High Marymount High Hampton High

BOYS SCHOOL ONLY (ISLANDWIDE) RANKINGS The boys school all-island ranking shows the comparative performance of boys school across the entire country. The ranking goes from number 1, which is the best performing all boys school (the all boys school where your child is likely to have the greatest level of success) to 7 which is the lowest performing boys school in the country. RANKING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NAME OF SCHOOL Wolmers Boys School Munro College Kingston College St. Georges College Calabar High School Cornwall College Jamaica College

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CO-EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS ONLY ALL-ISLAND RANKINGS The co-educational schools all-island ranking shows the comparative performance of coeducational schools across the entire country. The ranking goes from number 1, which is the best performing co-educational school (the co-educational school where your child is likely to have the greatest level of success) to 140 which is the lowest performing co-educational school in the country. RANKING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NAME OF SCHOOL Campion College Glenmuir High School Ardenne High School Knox College DeCarteret College Mannings High School Morant Bay high school Meadowbrook High School York Castle High St. Mary High School Manchester High Clarendon College St. Jago High School Denbigh High School Titchfield High St. Catherine High Camperdown High Mona High School Ruseas High School Ferncourt High School May day High School St. Elizabeth Technical High
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William Knibb Memorial High Oberlin High School Excelsior High School Gaynstead High Charlemont High Old Harbour High Black River High Edwin Allen High Frome Technical High Garvey Maceo High Holland High St. Marys College Irwin High Bellefield High Mile Gully High Iona High Jose Marti Technical Herbert Morrison Technical High St. Mary Technical High School Aabuthnott Gallimore High School Dintill Technical School Holmwood Technical High Jonathan Grant High School Spaldings High School Bridgeport High School

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48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75

Ocho Rios High School Guys Hill High School Annotto Bay High MacGrath High School St. Thomas Technical Anchovy High School Happy Grove High Ascot High Lacovia High Vauxhall High Porus High Maggotty High Tarrant High Green Pond High Pembroke Hall High Lennon High Albert Town High Norman Manley High Green Island High Greater Portmore High Vere Technical High Claude McKay High Kingston Technical High Clan Carty High Winston Jones High Alston High Mavis Bank High Port Antonio High
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Waterford High Cross Keys High Kemps Hill High Papine High St. Andrew Technical High Muschett High B.B. Coke High Foga Road High Little London High Tivoli Gardens High Troy High Maud McLeod High Maldon High Balaclava High Spot Valley High Browns Town High St. James High Godfrey Stewart High Seaforth High Central High Buff Bay High Belmont Academy Thompson Town High Merlene Ottey High Trench Town High Carron Hall High Holy Trinity High Brimmer Vale High
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104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130

Tacky High Cambridge High Ewarton High Christiana High Dunoon Park Technical High Kingston High Lewisville High Knockalva Technical High Eltham High Tacius Golding High Haile Selassie High Kellits High Petersfield High Oracabessa High Rhodes Hall High Marcus Garvey Technical High Bustamante High Edith Dalton James High Denham Town High Spanish Town High Fair Prospect High Bog Walk High Hopewell High Cedric Titus High Islington High Penwood High Grange Hill High
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131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140

Charlie Smith High Cumberland High Newell High Robert Lightbourne High Sydney Paygon Agricultural High Yallahs High Innswood High Glengoffe High Paul Bogle High Donald Quarrie High

RANKING OF SCHOOLS WITHIN INDIVIDUAL PARISHES This ranking breaks down the performance at the parish level and shows how school are performing comparatively to other schools in the same parish. With the exception of Kingston and St.Andrew, no other parishes are combined. Kingston & St. Andrew 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Campion College Wolmers Girls School St. Andrew High School for Girls Ardenne High Immaculate Conception High School Wolmers Boys School Convent of Mercy Alpha Girls School Merl Grove High School St. Hughs High School The Queens High School
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Kingston College Holy Childhood High Meadowbrook High St. Georges College Calabar High school Camperdowm High Mona High School Oberlin High Excelsior High Gaynstead High Jamaica College Vauxhall High Tarrant High Pembroke Hall High Norman Manley High Kingston Technical High Clan Carty High Mavis Bank High Papine High St. Andrew Technical High Tivoli Gardens High Trench Town High Holy Trinity High Dunoon Park Technical High Kingston High

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Haile Selassie High Edith Dalton James High Denham Town High Penwood High Charlie Smith High Donald Quarrie High

St. Catherine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 St. Jago High School St. Catherine High School Charlemont High Old Harbour High St. Marys College Jose Marti Technical School Dintill Technical High Jonathan Grant High Bridgeport High School Guys Hill High School MacGrath High School Ascot High School Greater Portmore High Waterford High Ewarton High Eltham High Tacius Golding High

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Spanish Town High School Bog Walk High Cumberland High Innswood High Glengoffe

St. Thomas 1 2 3 4 5 6 Morant Bay High School St. Thomas Technical Seaforth High Robert Lightbourne High Yallahs High Paul Bogle High

Portland 1 2 3 4 5 Titchfield High Happy Grove High Port Antonio High Buff Bay High Fair Prospect High

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St. Mary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 St. Mary High School Marymount High Iona High St. Mary Technical High Annotto Bay High Carron Hall High Brimmer Vale High Tacky High Oracabessa High Islington High

St. Ann 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 St. Hildas High School York Castle High Ferncourt High Aabuthnott Gallimore High Ocho Rios High Browns Town High Marcus Garvey Technical High

Trelawny 1 2 3 Westwood High William Knibb Memorial High Holland High

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Albert Town High Muschett High Troy High Cedric Titus High

Hanover 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ruseas High School Green Island High Merlene Ottey High Knockalva Technical High Rhodes Hall High Hopewell High

St. James 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mount Alvernia High School Montego Bay High Cornwall College Irwin High Herbert Morrison Technical High Anchovy High School Green Pond High Maldon High Spot Valley High St. James High Cambridge High

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Westmoreland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mannings High School Frome Technical High Little London High Maud McLeod High Godfrey Stewart High Belmont Academy Pertersfield High Grange Hill High

St. Elizabeth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Munro College Hampton High St. Elizabeth Technical High Black River High Lacovia High Maggotty High B.B. Coke High Little London High Balaclava High Belmont Acadamy Peterfield High School Newell High

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Manchester 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bishop Gibson DeCarteret College Manchester High May day High School Bellefield High Mile Gully High Holmwood Technical High Porus High School Winston Jones High Cross Keys High Christiana High

Clarendon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Glenmuir High Knox College Clarendon College Denbigh High Edwin Allen High Garvey Maceo High Spaldings High School Lennon High Vere Technical High Claude McKay Alston High

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Kemps Hill High Foga Road High Central High Thompson Town High Kellits High Bustamante High

PARISH RANKINGS
The all-parish rankings show how parishes are performing comparatively. This ranking is an indication of the parish in which your child is likely to have the best educational experience. This was calculated by taking all the schools in each parish and averaging the percentage of grade 11 cohort attaining 5 subjects including Mathematics and/or English.

RANKING

PARISH

Percentage (%) of grade 11 cohort attaining Five (5) subjects with English and/or Mathematics across the parish.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Kingston & St. Andrew St. Ann Manchester St. James Clarendon Trelawny St. Elizabeth St. Mary Westmoreland

38.4% 36.5% 34.8% 30.0% 27.5% 27.3% 22.4% 20.4% 17.6%

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St. Catherine Portland St. Thomas Hanover

17.5% 17.0% 16.8% 12.2%

Summary
Campion College is the best performing school in Jamaica. Donald Quarrie is the poorest performing school in Jamaica. 12 of the top 20 schools in the country are all-girls schools. Wolmers Girls School is the best all-girls school. Wolmers Boys School is the best all-boys school. The top co-educational school in the country is Campion College. Kingston & St.Andrew is the best parish on the island to educate your child. The worst parish in which to educate your child is Hanover.

Where did we get our data/information? The information/data that was used in preparing this document was obtained from the Ministry of Education via an application. We have not changed or adjusted any data or information that was obtained from the Ministry of Education.

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