Clarendon College (Jamaica)

Clarendon College, commonly called CC, is a high school in the town of Chapelton in northern Clarendon, Jamaica.

Clarendon College
Location
Middlesex County Chapelton , Clarendon Jamaica
Coordinates	18.0878515°N 77.2717166°W / 18.0878515; -77.2717166
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Latin: Perstare et Praestare (Persevere and Excel)
Patron saint(s)	Rev. Lester Davy
Opened	1942-02-02
Founder	Rev. Lester Davy
Status	Open
Chairperson	Mr. Leslie Chung
Principal	Mr. David Wilson
Chaplain	Rev. Hyacinth Edwards
Age range	12-19
Enrolment	1900 Students
Language	English/Spanish
Hours in school day	7 Hours
Campus	College
Campus size	120 acres (49 ha)
Houses	Ashberry, Davy, Sharpe, Nichol, Pershadsingh and Harvey
Colour(s)	Blue/Yellow/White
Song	We Build Our School
Athletics	Track and Field, Basketball, Netball, Table Tennis, Football, Cricket
Sports	Track and Field, Football, Basketball, Netball
Mascot	A torch
Nickname	C.C./College
Rival	Glenmuir High School and Edwin Allen
Accreditation	Ministry of Education

History

It is the oldest school in the parish and was founded on 2 February 1942 by the Rev'd. Lester Davy, Minister of Religion of the Congregational Church Union of Jamaica.^[1]

Lester Robert Davy was born in 1909, son of Ruth-Ann Eliza Davy (née Phillips) and David S. Davy, of Davyton, Manchester. He originally trained as a teacher at The Mico University College in Kingston, Jamaica. Rev'd. T. Hughes of the Congregational Union of Jamaica convinced Davy to build a school and that he did accomplish at Rose Bank in Chapelton Clarendon.

The school started with only two teachers,^[2] Rev. Davy and Mrs. Hyacinth Balford, and ten students, including Davy's nephew, Horace V. Freeman (later, CD, an attorney-at-law). The school was later relocated to its current location on Chapelton Hill. Following Davy'ss tragic death in a train accident at the end of February 1942, the school was administered by Rev'd. and Mrs. T. A. M. Grant. An annual march is held on February 2 to highlight and commemorate the legacy of Rev. Lester Davy.

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

In 2023, the school's football team beat Trinidad & Tobago to win the fourth KFC International School Football tournament.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Carlton Gyles, .OVC Professor Emeritus Appointed to Order of Canada
• Lindsay Barrett, novelist, journalist, poet and photographer^[4]
• Davina Bennett, model, Miss Universe 2nd runner-up 2017
• Bertram Fraser-Reid^[5]
• Minna Israel (former President of RBC Royal Bank Jamaica)^[6][7]
• Andre Russell, West Indies cricketer
• Kaheim Dixon, Charlton Athletic and Jamaica footballer
• Debbie Bisoon, TV Host (Television Jamaica)
• Chinagozi Ugwu-Jibril, epidemiologist who has dedicated her life to improving lives of infants

See also

• Jamaica High School Football Champions
• Education in Jamaica