Clarendon College (Jamaica)

Clarendon College, commonly called CC, is a high school in the town of Chapelton in northern Clarendon, Jamaica. It is the oldest school in the parish and was founded on February 2, 1942 by the Rev. Lester Davy. Davy was born in 1909 and trained at The Mico University College in Kingston, Jamaica. Reverent T. Hughs convinced Davy to build a school and that he did accomplish at Rose Bank in Chapelton Clarendon. The school started with only two teachers, Rev. Davy and Mrs. Hyacinth Balford, and ten students, the school was later relocated to its current location on Chapelton Hill. 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.

Clarendon College
Location
Middlesex County

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Coordinates18.0878515°N 77.2717166°W / 18.0878515; -77.2717166
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TypePublic
MottoLatin: Prestare 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)
Houses<Ashberry,Davy, Sharpe, Nichol, Pershadsingh -->
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
NicknameC.C/College
RivalGlenmuir High School and Edwin Allen
AccreditationMinistry of Education

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

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