Ascot High School

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Ascot High School
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Ascot High School
Sector 1, North East Street, Greater Portmore

Kingston, Jamaica
Coordinates 17°57′03″N76°54′46″W / 17.9507°N 76.9128°W / 17.9507; -76.9128
Information
TypeSecondary School
MottoLatin: opus victoriae English: Working for Success
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic (Christian)
Established1 September 1997;27 years ago (1997-09-01)
Founder Society of Jesus
PrincipalMadam Boyd-Cunningham (Acting)
Staff68
Faculty80
Gender Mixed-sex education Co-educational
Average class size36 students
Houses
  •    Tulip (blue & purple)
  •   Hibiscus (red)
  •   Marigold (yellow)
  •   Bougainvillea (green)
  •   Kadupul (gold)
Color(s)    Purple, Grey, and Yellow
SongAscot, Together we share
Sports
  • Basketball
  • badminton
  • chess
  • cricket
  • football
  • lawn tennis
  • rugby
  • lacrosse
  • table tennis
  • track & field
  • netball
Nickname Ascotian
Rival Cedar Grove Academy
Website vle.ascothigh.edu.jm

Ascot High School is a public Catholic secondary school, located in Kingston, Jamaica. The co-educational school was founded in 1997.

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Early beginnings

Ascot High School was founded in Jamaica in September 1.1997 with 1440 dedicated and hard-working students and one first form students and a faculty of 40 prominent teachers that will dedicate their life of teaching these ascot students, The new school opened its doors, and the first lessons were given that day in a pavilion and in the newly classrooms that were made to institute these students, It began on the premises of Ascot Basic School but moved to the Middle of both Schools NE 20 Street, Kasauli, Saint Catherine on 1 September 1997. To make room for the growing needs of Ascot High School, it graduated its last class in December 2002, just as twenty-two years had taken in its first students to supply the needs of Ascot Primary School. the former Superior's residence at Kasauli Road, was the property of the Ascot Community before it and the large adjoining field in the middle of both Prominet schools was socialized by the Ascot Community.

In Addition, The Ascotian's bought a Large Property to facilitate the growing of crops and establish the mastery and adeptness of Agricultural Production, in that time the Enrollment was 500 students, but more classroom space was needed. In 2007, the construction of a new building was authorized by the Headmaster/Principal.

On June 13, 2013, Higher Distinguished education will soon be available at the Ascot High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, as ground was broken on June 12 for the construction of its sixth form block. The sixth form programme, which is slated to commence in September 2013, will offer subjects in the Humanities and Science and Technology areas, as well as courses in professional development and leadership training. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony, by Lordship and leadership the Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, noted that the subjects to be offered are significant and ties in with the policy direction of the Ministry. He said “This is quite different from the traditional sixth form and it expresses precisely the policy of the Ministry of Education, which lifts up the academic subjects that are the traditional (ones). You will be offering much more than that at an advanced level, because you will be offering technical and vocational studies and artistic and cultural studies,” the Minister said.

In addition to the future of Ascot and to the Education of it, the new building was erected. The leadership of the Science Block has laboratories and classrooms for Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Its construction, supervised by the former Principal/headmaster Cedric Murray, was finished in December 2013 and opened for use in January 2014. The formal dedication and opening took place on 24 February 2014, when it was blessed by Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, JOV, Jamaica, Ministry of Education [1]

Becoming a government school

Ascot High School is built to become a grant-in-aid school in 1997, and it became a part of the Government's educational system. The Jamaican Government would provide the salaries of the teaching faculty and staff. This new status, however, forced the Ascot Community to give up some control of the school to the Ministry of Education. In 1956, the Ministry of Education established a Common Entrance Examination, ending the college's own entrance examination and selection of its students. The Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) was initiated in 1998, further regularizing the entrance of students.

Discipline has always been a strong element of Ascot High School, to maintain discipline but also to encourage a spirit of competition. To this end, The student body was divided into three "houses": Tulip, Hibiscus, and Marigold, named after the school Pride and colors.: These five houses became rivals for leadership in studies, sports, and discipline, Sportsmanship.

Recent development

The School has continued to excel in innovation and leadership and The 1st Jamaica Zen-Do-Kai-Kan/Ascot High School Karate team and Compete against some of the best in the country and the world and Ascot Wonderful girls rugby team scored 20 to nil against Cedar Grove Academy on January 28, 2020.

Motto

The school's motto is in opus victoriae, translated as "Working for success".

Activities, sports, service

The school attends 45 clubs and societies and 15 different sports, including participation in all national sports competitions. A service project is required each term from each of the clubs, besides the following specifically service-oriented groups: Interact Club (branch of Rotary International), High Key (Branch of Key Club), Drama Club, Tourism Club (Branch of Tourism Board), Entrepreneurship Club, Robotics Club, Cadet Unit Club, Tourism Action Club, Ministry Outreach Group (visits indigent elderly), and "more" [2]

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References

  1. "History – Ascot High School". ascothigh.edu.
  2. "Extra-Curricular Activities".