Wolmer's Schools

Wolmer's Schools are in Kingston, Jamaica, and consists of Wolmer's Pre-School, Wolmer's Preparatory School and two high schools: Wolmer's Trust High School For Girls and Wolmer's Trust High School for Boys. While acknowledged as separate institutions, each school carries the same crest and motto, "Age Quod Agis", a Latin phrase which translates to 'Whatever you do, do it well".[2] The schools (Wolmers) closely resemble British schools of the 1950s more than those today, a trend that can be noted of the entire Jamaican schooling system.[3] Wolmer's Boys' has been deemed one of the top schools in Jamaica and from most sources it has been recognized as #10 in that region.

Wolmer's Trust Schools
Address
Wolmer's Trust Schools
National Heroes Circle

Kingston 4

Jamaica
Coordinates17.9860805°N 76.7865694°W / 17.9860805; -76.7865694
Information
School typeSecondary school and
Preparatory School
MottoAge Quod Agis
Founded1729
FounderJohn Wolmer
StatusOpen
School code01042/01043[1]
PrincipalMr. Dwight Pennycooke
(Wolmer's Boys' School)
Mrs Colleen Montague
(Wolmer's Girls' School)
Ms Janet Howard
(Wolmer's Prep School)
GradesKindergarten to 13
GenderBoys/Girls/Co-ed
Age3 to 19
Campus typeUrban
School colour(s)Maroon and Gold
Nickname'The Maroons' or 'Maroon-clad Warriors'
Websitewolmers.org

History

The school is the second oldest high school in the Caribbean, having been established in 1729 by John Wolmer. The oldest is Combermere School, in Barbados, originally the Drax Parish School, established in 1695 by the will of Colonel Henry Drax, a son of Sir James Drax, of 1682.[4] The third (by record thus far) being Harrison College in Barbados, formerly Harrison Free School, established in 1733. Wolmer's is certainly the oldest school in the Caribbean to retain its original name. It turned into a group of schools, which was completely overhauled during the educational reforms of Governor John Peter Grant, who brought two new schoolmasters over from England.[5]

Curriculum

At the secondary school level, Wolmer's Schools follows the traditional English grammar school model used throughout the British West Indies, which incorporates the optional year 12 and 13, collectively known as Sixth Form. The first year of secondary school is regarded as first form, or year seven, and the subsequent year groups are numbered in increasing order up to sixth form. The school offers a wide range of CSEC and CAPE subjects done at the fifth and sixth form levels respectively. It has been known for being the only all-boys school in Jamaica to be ranked in the top ten highs schools on the island; the girls' school is also ranked in the top ten high schools on the island. The high schools have been known to perform well in the sciences.

School crest

The Wolmer's Schools Crest is a replica of the original School Seal from the 1700s and represents "The Sun of Learning bursting through the Cloud of Ignorance". There are a lot of high achieving students that attend the Wolmer’s schools and they have achieved various awards and that is because they have followed the meaning of the school's crest.

Rhodes Scholars

Since 1904, Wolmer's Schools has educated 23 Rhodes Scholars,[6] the most for any individual school in the Caribbean.

Since 1904, Wolmer's Schools has had the enviable heritage of producing 21 Rhodes Scholars who have gone on to lead in various capacities both locally and internationally.

Wolmerian Jamaica and Rhodes Scholars:

  • 1907 VALENTINE, G. E. – Jamaica
  • 1909 NETHERSOLE, John M – Rhodes (Keble)
  • 1910 MERCIER, Frederick C. – Rhodes (Jesus)
  • 1911 STEPHENSON, Daniel P. – Rhodes (Lincoln)
  • 1914 FERGUSON, V. L. – Jamaica
  • 1918 LOCKETT, Maynard V. – Rhodes (St. John's)
  • 1923 WHITTLE, D. L – Jamaica
  • 1925 PRICE, E.W. – Jamaica
  • 1929 ROYES, Kenneth C. – Rhodes (Wadham)
  • 1932 SLEEM, K.A. – Jamaica
  • 1933 BURROWES, James T. – Rhodes (St. John's)
  • 1937 MARTIN, S. L. – Jamaica
  • 1938 STREET, S.P. – Jamaica
  • 1938 LEVY, Roy – Rhodes (St. John's)
  • 1940 MARTIN, Ronald Brown – Rhodes(Brasenose).
  • 1941 BURROWES, William D – Rhodes (St. John's).
  • 1946 BONITTO, John H. D. – Rhodes (Queen's)
  • 1949 WYNTER, Hector L. – Rhodes (Exeter)
  • 1950 MARKES, J. H. – Jamaica
  • 1952 DICKSON, Roy W. – Rhodes (Exeter)
  • 1953 BOGLE, Donald L. – Rhodes (Brasenose).
  • 1959 THAMES, Henry Earl – Rhodes (New College)
  • 1970 ALEXANDER, George H. – Rhodes (Balliol)
  • 1975 MORRISON, Cecil D. – Rhodes (Balliol)
  • 1976 MORDECAI, Jeffrey S. – Rhodes (St. Catherine's)
  • 1985 GOLDSON, Peter S.- Rhodes (St. John's)
  • 1986 ABEL, Evan Dale – Rhodes (Green College)
  • 1988 McBEAN, David -Rhodes (St, John's)
  • 1988 McDONALD, Sheldon – Jamaica
  • 2000 HANCHARD, Neil – Rhodes (Green)
  • 2003 STEWART, Daryl – Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes
  • 2015 PARKER, Tariq – Rhodes

Cricket

Wolmer's Boys School is among the worlds great cricketing schools and has been referred to locally as the "University of Cricket" having the most wins of the Sunlight Cup for Inter-Scholastic Under 19 Cricket. Moreover, the school continues to produce cricketers that have represented Jamaica and the West Indies Cricket Team. The School is noted in cricket in the West Indies for having produced six test wicket-keepers. The Daily Telegraph once wrote: "One school: six Test wicket-keepers. There has never been any nurturing like it.".[7]

Notable alumni

Arts, culture and Entertainment

Business, finance and Politics.

Sports

References
  1. "Directory of Public Educational Institutions" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. 10 October 2005. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  2. Foundry, The Theme (20 September 2016). "Age Quod Agis". Yoga Nanna. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. " British pupils sent to Jamaican school", BBC News, 11 March 2002
  4. Keith A. P. Sandiford; Earl H. Newton (1995). Combermere School and the Barbadian Society. UWI Press.
  5. Marsala, Vincent John (1967). Sir John Peter Grant, Governor of Jamaica, 1866–1874: an Administrative History. LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. Louisiana State University. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. "Register of Jamaican Rhodes Scholars". 2002. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  7. "West Indies a small world of cricketing connections", Scyld Berry, The Daily Telegraph, 15 March 2004
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