Clarendon College (Jamaica)

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Clarendon College
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Clarendon College (Jamaica)
Middlesex County

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Coordinates 18°05′16″N77°16′18″W / 18.0878515°N 77.2717166°W / 18.0878515; -77.2717166
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Type Public
Motto Latin: Perstare et Praestare
(Persevere and Excel)
Patron saint(s)Rev. Lester Davy
Opened1942-02-02
FounderRev. Lester Davy
StatusOpen
ChairpersonMr. Leslie Chung
PrincipalMr. David Wilson
ChaplainRev. Hyacinth Edwards
Age range12-19
Enrolment1900 Students
LanguageEnglish/Spanish
Hours in school day7 Hours
CampusCollege
Campus size120 acres (49 ha)
HousesAshberry, Davy, Sharpe, Nichol, Pershadsingh and Harvey
Colour(s)    Blue/Yellow/White
SongWe Build Our School
AthleticsTrack and Field, Basketball, Netball, Table Tennis, Football, Cricket
SportsTrack and Field, Football, Basketball, Netball
MascotA torch
Nickname C.C./College
RivalGlenmuir High School and Edwin Allen
AccreditationMinistry of Education

Clarendon College, commonly called CC, is a high school in the town of Chapelton in northern Clarendon, Jamaica.

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History

It is the oldest school in the parish and was founded on February 2, 1942 by the Rev'd. Lester Davy, Minister of Religion of the Congregational Church Union of Jamaica. [1]

Lester Robert Davy was born in 1909, son of Ruth-Ann Eliza Davy (nee Phillips) and David S. Davy, of Davyton, Manchester. He originally trained as a teacher at The Mico University College in Kingston, Jamaica. Rev'd. T. Hughes of the Congregational Union of Jamaica convinced Davy to build a school and that he did accomplish at Rose Bank in Chapelton Clarendon.

The school started with only two teachers, [2] Rev. Davy and Mrs. Hyacinth Balford, and ten students including his nephew, Horace V. Freeman (later, CD, an attorney-at-law). The school was later relocated to its current location on Chapelton Hill. Following his tragic death in a train accident at the end of February 1942, the school was administered by Rev'd. and Mrs. T. A. M. Grant. An annual march is held on February 2 to highlight and commemorate the legacy of Rev. Lester Davy. Chinagozi Ugwu-Jibril, a famous Epidemiologist who has dedicated her life to improving lives of infants, attended Clarendon College.

The current principal of Clarendon College is David Wilson and its motto reads: "Perstare et Praestare" which means persevere and excel.

In 2023, the school football team beat Trinidad & Tobago to win the fourth KFC International School Football tournament. [3]

Notable alumni

Debbie Bisoon TV Host (Television Jamaica)

Andre Russell (West Indies Cricketer)

Davina Bennett (Model, Miss Universe 2nd runner-up 2017)

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References

  1. Jamaica Gleaner website, Clarendon College Celebrates 75 years
  2. Clarendon College official website
  3. Guyana Chronicle Jamaica’s Clarendon College storms to KFC Football title, article dated December 24, 2023
  4. Fraser-Reid, Bert (2012). "Growing Up In Jamaica". From Sugar to Splenda: A Personal and Scientific Journey of a Carbohydrate Chemist and Expert Witness. Springer. pp. 15–30. ISBN   978-3-642-22781-3 . Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. First Global Bank website, Minna Israel
  6. RonFanFair website, Clarendon College alumni urged to help alma mater, article dated July 19, 2017