Jamaica’s Top Performing Cape (Pre-University) Schools – 2016
EducateJamaica.org has provided The Jamaican Blogs™ with its CAPE Pre-University Rankings for 2016.
This ranking highlights the CAPE institutions that are doing the best at the top 3 levels of the grade scale (QUALITY SCORES).
It is worth noting that grades 4 and 5 were not factored in the measurement for this ranking as Educate Jamaica believes this is a “race to the bottom”.
Instead, the focus is placed on highlighting schools that are generating excellent results at grades 1, 2 and 3 (QUALITY SCORES).
Educate Jamaica states:
“We are helping parents identify the 6th form schools (pre-university) that are doing well, so that they are able to make a more informed choice as to which sixth form to send their child/children. Universities are becoming more and more competitive and the number of places on many of the courses are very limited. Your quality score may be the differentiator and ultimately the decider as to whether or not you get unto that course.”
These latest results might come as a surprise to many and prove that no school can afford to take a lackadaisical approach to educating students.
Prominent schools that traditionally earned the best results in CSEC and CAPE are now being outperformed by others with less prestige.
Montego Bay High School For Girls dethrones Campion college in this year’s ranking.
Campion College is 2nd, Mannings High 3rd, Decarteret College 4 and St Andrew High School For Girls 5th.
Immaculate Conception continues to do well but falls three places to 6th from last year.
This ranking highlights the institutions that are performing at the top grade levels of 1, 2 and 3 in CAPE and was measured using the Percentage of pupils obtaining 2 or more subjects (UNITS) with grades 1-3 (I-III) in the 2015 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).
TOP 10 PERFORMING CAPE SCHOOLS 2016
| Previous
Ranking |
Current Ranking | Name
of School |
Percentage of students who achieved grades i-iii (1-3) in 2 or more subjects (units) in CAPE |
| New entrant | 1 | Montego Bay High School For Girls | 100% |
| 1 | 2 | Campion College | 99% |
| 2 | 3 | Mannings High School | 97% |
| 17 | 4 | DeCarteret College | 96% |
| 5 | 5 | St Andrew High School for Girls | 88.9% |
| 3 | 6 | Immaculate Conception | 88% |
| New entrant | 7 | Westwood High school | 87.1% |
| New entrant | 8 | Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High School | 85.7% |
| 7 | 9 | Ardenne High School | 85% |
| 10 | 10 | Convent of Mercy Academy Alpha | 83.6% |
CAPE (PRE-UNIVERSITY) RANKINGS 2016
| Previous
Ranking |
Current Ranking | Name
of School |
Percentage of students who achieved grades i-iii (1-3) in 2 or more subjects (units) in CAPE |
| New entrant | 1 | Montego Bay High School For Girls | 100% |
| 1 | 2 | Campion College | 99% |
| 2 | 3 | Mannings High School | 97% |
| 17 | 4 | DeCarteret College | 96% |
| 5 | 5 | St Andrew High School for Girls | 88.9% |
| 3 | 6 | Immaculate Conception | 88% |
| New entrant | 7 | Westwood High school | 87.1% |
| New entrant | 8 | Mount Saint Joseph Catholic High School | 85.7% |
| 7 | 9 | Ardenne High School | 85% |
| 10 | 10 | Convent of Mercy Academy Alpha | 83.6% |
| 4 | 11 | Hampton School | 83% |
| 9 | 12 | Mount Alvernia High | 81.91% |
| 15 | 13 | Wolmers Boys’ School | 77% |
| 7 | 14 | Wolmers Girls’ School | 74.8% |
| 16 | 15 | Cornwall College | 72.9% |
| 12 | 16 | Holy Childhood High | 72.6% |
| 6 | 17 | Glenmuir High School | 71.8% |
| 13 | 18 | St Jago High School | 68.4% |
| 19 | 19 | Merl Grove High | 68% |
| 8 | 20 | St Hugh’s High School | 67.6% |
| 25 | 21 | Meadowbrook High School | 63% |
| 21 | 22 | Morant Bay High | 61.4% |
| 18 | 23 | Denbigh High | 60.4% |
| 26 | 24 | Kingston College | 60.32% |
| 20 | 25 | The Queen’s High School | 60.3% |
| 23 | 26 | Titchfield High School | 59.5% |
| 22 | 27 | Rusea’s High School | 58.5% |
| 14 | 28 | St Mary High School | 58.3% |
| 31 | 29 | Herbert Morrison Technical | 57% |
| 27 | 30 | St Catherine High School | 56% |
| 30 | 31 | Marymount High School | 55.7% |
| 28 | 32 | Knox College | 54.5% |
| 13 | 33 | Jonathan Grant High | 54.2% |
| New entrant | 34 | The Cedar Grove Academy | 54.1% |
| 36 | 35 | Belair School | 51.2% |
| New entrant | 36 | Bishop Gibson High for Girls | 50% |
| 11 | 37 | Charlemont High School | 49.6% |
| 33 | 38 | Manchester High School | 49.37% |
| New entrant | 39 | Guy’s Hill High School | 46.5% |
| 24 | 40 | Clarendon College | 45.3% |
| 72 | 41 | Holland High School | 43.8% |
| 32 | 42 | St. George’s College | 43.4% |
| 29 | 43 | Munro College | 43.1% |
| 39 | 44 | Edwin Allen High School | 42.7% |
| New entrant | 45 | Green Island High School | 40.7% |
| 38 | 46 | Excelsior High School | 39.8% |
| 35 | 47 | Calabar High | 37% |
| 46 | 48 | Bridgeport High School | 34.9% |
| 47 | 49 | St Elizabeth Technical High School | 34.4% |
| 79 | 50 | Ferncourt High | 33.33% |
| New entrant | 51 | York Castle | 33.33% |
| 43 | 52 | Old Harbour High School | 31.8% |
| 37 | 53 | Jose Marti Technical High School | 31.1% |
| 40 | 54 | Jamaica College | 30.6% |
| 34 | 55 | Dinthill Technical High School | 30.3% |
| 59 | 56 | Tarrant High School | 30% |
| 48 | 57 | Central High School | 26.4% |
| 44 | 58 | William Knibb Memorial High | 26.2% |
| 50 | 59 | St Andrew Technical High | 25.9% |
| 76 | 60 | Ocho Rios High School | 24.1% |
| 45 | 61 | Frome Technical High | 23.35% |
| 42 | 62 | Camperdown High | 22.1% |
| 58 | 63 | Black River High School | 21.9% |
| 63 | 64 | MacGrath High School | 21.9% |
| 18 | 65 | Belmont Academy | 20% |
| 60 | 66 | Mona High school | 20% |
| 56 | 67 | Oberlin High School | 20% |
| 41 | 68 | Bog Walk High School | 19.8% |
| 64 | 69 | Ascott High School | 18.3% |
| 54 | 70 | Rhodes Hall High School | 17.5% |
| 68 | 71 | Spot Valley High School | 17% |
| 71 | 72 | Garvey Maceo High School | 15.9% |
| 74 | 73 | Little London High School | 14.3% |
| 73 | 74 | Lennon High School | 13.8% |
| 67 | 75 | Holmwood Technical High School | 13.2% |
| 57 | 76 | Denham Town High School | 12.5% |
| 53 | 77 | Vere Technical High School | 12.5% |
| 49 | 78 | Newell High School | 12.1% |
| 52 | 79 | Port Antonio High School | 10% |
| New entrant | 80 | St Mary Technical High School | 9.6% |
| 61 | 81 | Holy Trinity High School | 9.4% |
| 80 | 82 | Papine High School | 9.1% |
| 55 | 83 | Petersfield High School | 8.6% |
| New entrant | 84 | Clan Carthy High School | 7.7% |
| 81 | 85 | Tivoli Gardens High School | 7.4% |
| 70 | 86 | Christiana High School | 7.1% |
| 77 | 87 | St Thomas Technical High School | 6.7% |
| 69 | 88 | Spalding High School | 6.3% |
| 65 | 89 | Irwin High School | 5.9% |
| 66 | 90 | Maggotty High School | 4.8% |
| 75 | 91 | Green Pond High School | 4.7% |
| 51 | 92 | St Mary’s College | 4.5% |
| New entrant | 93 | Lacovia High School | 4.5% |
| 78 | 94 | Ewarton High School | 3.2% |
| New entrant | 95 | Thompson Town High School | 2.2% |
| 62 | 96 | Seaforth High School | 1.1% |
| New entrant | 97 | Kemps Hill High | 0% |
| New entrant | 98 | Lewisville High Vocational School | 0% |
| New entrant | 99 | Kellits High School | 0% |
| New entrant | 100 | Aabuthnott Gallimore High School | 0% |
| New entrant | 101 | Winston Jones High | 0% |
| New entrant | 102 | Cumberland High School | 0% |
| New entrant | 103 | Cross Keys High School | 0% |
Source: Educate Jamaica
Download The Jamaican Blogs™ App for your Android device: HERE
Remember to share this article on Facebook and other Social Media Platforms. To submit your own articles or to advertise with us please send us an EMAIL at: [email protected]