St. Mary High

Address: Highgate Principal: Mrs. J. Frazer-Sadaar Motto: Faith and Courage Founded: 1960 Age: 12+ 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 through to 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 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 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. Students from most primary and preparatory schools can attempt to gain a place by sitting the Grade Six Achievement Test (formerly the Common Entrance Examination) and the Grade Nine Achievement test.