Munro College, Jamaica
Encyclopedia
Munro College is a prominent boarding school
for boys in St Elizabeth, Jamaica
. It was founded in 1856 as a free school for poor boys in St. Elizabeth as stipulated in the will of plantation
owners Robert Hugh Munro and Caleb Dickenson. It is now the only boarding school for boys in Jamaica.
Munro College takes its name from one of its benefactors and was established in the fashion of the British
public school
. Several of the
boarding houses take the names of other benefactors or illustrious alumni. The campus has its own chapel and magnificent views of the Caribbean
sea and Pedro Plains.
Over the years Munro College has distinguished itself as a centre for excellence in secondary education in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean. It is reputed to have produced the most Rhode Scholars of any secondary school in the Caribbean.
Hampton School (Jamaica)
was founded as a sister school to Munro College for poor girls in the parish.
, others include Kenneth McNeill
, Kern Spencer
, Oraine Barrett, Morris Cargill
, John Cyril Emerson Swaby
and Douglas Manley, brother to former Prime Minister Michael Manley
. Basil Waite, Opposition Spokesperson on Education is also a graduate of Munro College as is popular journalist Lindy Delapenha
, Ruel Reid; Principal of Jamaica College, past head boy and former JTA President, The Honourable Burchell Whiteman, O.J., and Dr Derrick McKoy, lawyer and former Contractor-General.
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Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
for boys in St Elizabeth, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. It was founded in 1856 as a free school for poor boys in St. Elizabeth as stipulated in the will of plantation
Plantation
A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
owners Robert Hugh Munro and Caleb Dickenson. It is now the only boarding school for boys in Jamaica.
Munro College takes its name from one of its benefactors and was established in the fashion of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
public school
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
. Several of the
boarding houses take the names of other benefactors or illustrious alumni. The campus has its own chapel and magnificent views of the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
sea and Pedro Plains.
Over the years Munro College has distinguished itself as a centre for excellence in secondary education in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean. It is reputed to have produced the most Rhode Scholars of any secondary school in the Caribbean.
Sixth form
Although established as a free school for poor boys, Munro used to admit Hampton girls into its 6th Form program but as of the new term of September 2010 it was discontinued. However Hampton School still admits Munro boys into its 6th Form to pursue courses not offered at the different schools.Hampton School (Jamaica)
Hampton School (Jamaica)
Hampton School, also known as Hampton school for girls is an all girls boarding school located in Malvern, Jamaica. It was founded in 1858 with the funds received from the will of plantation owners Caleb Dickenson and Hugh Munro....
was founded as a sister school to Munro College for poor girls in the parish.
Motto
The school's motto is In arce sitam quis occultabit - A city set on a hill cannot be hid.Notable alumni
Alumni include many prominent figures in Jamaican society; one of its most notable is former Prime Minister Donald SangsterDonald Sangster
Sir Donald Burns Sangster was a Jamaican politician and the second Prime Minister of Jamaica. He entered politics in 1933 at the age of 21 with his election to the council of the Parish of St Elizabeth, Jamaica...
, others include Kenneth McNeill
Kenneth McNeill
Kenneth 'Ken' McNeill, MD, MP was a Jamaican political figure and a renowned Surgeon. He died at the age of 83 in Jamaica. He is the father of five children including present politician Wykeham McNeill.- Death :...
, Kern Spencer
Kern Spencer
Kern Omar Spencer, MP is a Jamaican politician. Mr. Spencer is the outgoing People's National Party Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth.-Education:...
, Oraine Barrett, Morris Cargill
Morris Cargill
Morris Cargill CD was a white Jamaican lawyer, businessman, planter, journalist and novelist.Educated at Munro College, a prestigious Jamaican secondary school, and the Stowe School in England, Cargill was articled as a solicitor in 1937...
, John Cyril Emerson Swaby
John Cyril Emerson Swaby
The Rt Rev John Cyril Emerson Swaby , CBE was an Anglican Bishop of Jamaica in the third quarter of the 20th century. He was born on 11 December 1905 and educated at Munro College, Jamaica and Durham University and ordained in 1929 . His first post was as a Curate at Brown's Town after which he...
and Douglas Manley, brother to former Prime Minister Michael Manley
Michael Manley
Michael Norman Manley ON OCC was the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica . Manley was a democratic socialist....
. Basil Waite, Opposition Spokesperson on Education is also a graduate of Munro College as is popular journalist Lindy Delapenha
Lindy Delapenha
Lloyd Lindbergh "Lindy" Delapenha was a football player. He was the first Jamaican to play professional football in England.-Footballing career:...
, Ruel Reid; Principal of Jamaica College, past head boy and former JTA President, The Honourable Burchell Whiteman, O.J., and Dr Derrick McKoy, lawyer and former Contractor-General.
Historic buildings
Three of Munro's buildings have been declared National Heritage Sites by the Jamaica National Heritage TrustJamaica National Heritage Trust
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is responsible for the promotion, preservation, and development of Jamaica's material cultural heritage .The organisation maintains a list of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica....
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- Coke Farquharson Dining Room
- The Chapel
- Pearman Calder Building
- The Staff Room
