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96%. Male. 94.1%. Female. 98.4%. Primary. 99% (80% attendance rate) Education in Jamaica is primarily modeled on the British education system. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [1] finds that Jamaica is fulfilling only 70.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [2]
Wolmer's is the second-oldest high school in the Caribbean, having been established in 1729 by John Wolmer, a goldsmith, who bequeathed £2,360 for the establishment of a Free School. However, it did not come into existence until 1736, when the Wolmer's Trust was set up. [3]
The Priory School in Kingston, Jamaica teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary students, the latter under the name Priory High. History [ edit ] It was founded in 1944 as "The Priory House" by Henry Fowler , a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes.
St. Joseph's Teachers' College. St. Joseph's Teachers' College is a Roman Catholic teacher training college in Kingston, Jamaica. It was founded in 1897 by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany, a religious order in the Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica . The college campus contains dormitories to accommodate students from more distant areas.
Loretta Henry. Teaching staff. ~69. Number of students. ~2000. Website. www.linsteadschool.netfirms.com. Linstead Primary & Junior High is an elementary school in Linstead, Jamaica; one of oldest in the island. [1] Despite several official name changes it has always been colloquially known as Linstead School.
Manchester High School was established for the purpose of providing "a good middle class education" to boys and girls. Since portions of the current parish of Manchester were a part of Vere , the funds from the Vere Trust, a result of charitable donations from several individuals, were used in 1855 to establish several institutions.
There are collections on education in Jamaica among items donated by past students. The museum also contains a collection on the history of the institution. It is the first museum of education in Jamaica, a collaborative venture with the Institute of Jamaica, and was established on 31 March 2004. Under the theme, "Winds of Change: the Evolution ...
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age (and in many cases, 11 years of age).