Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: People from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, St Mary High School, Jamaica, Oracabessa, Esther Anderson, Clancy Eccles, Capleton, Stephen deRoux, Ini Kamoze, Beres Hammond, Ian Fleming International Airport, Tyson Gordon, Golden Clouds, Marymount High School, Jamaica, Aleen Bailey, Kiddus I, Engee dadon, Ninjaman, Firefly Estate, Admiral Tibet, Beverly McDonald, Lady Saw, Perry Henzell, Albany railway station, Andy Hamilton, Count Prince Miller, Goldeneye, Georgianna Robertson, Pan Head, Josey Wales, James Bond Beach, Reggae Beach, Annotto Bay. Excerpt: St Mary High School is a secondary school located in the Highgate area of St Mary, Jamaica. St Mary High School is a traditional high school for grades 7 thru 13. It has an enviable academic and athletic record and is one of the most sought after schools for GSAT graduates in Northeast Jamaica. The school boasts a very diverse racial makeup, the largest minority groups being East Indians and Chinese. The school was the National Schools' Debate champion in 1989, 1996, 1998, and 2005. In common with all state-run Jamaican secondary schools, St. Mary High uses a selection process to accept students at the grade seven level. Due to the high level of competition from primary level students in St. Mary and surrounding parishes to gain entrance into St. Mary High School, one of only two traditional high schools in St. Mary and the only one with a sixth form programme, the majority of entrants are higher scoring GSAT candidates. That being said, students from most primary and preparatory schools can attempt to gain a place by sitting the GSAT Examination, formerly the Common Entrance Examination, and the Grade Nine Achievement test. Uniforms are worn, which for girls is a green tunic with white blouse, and for boys khaki pants and shirt, with green epulates with white or yellow...