Munro College

Motto: In Arce Sitam Quis Occultabit Founded: 1856 Sister school: Hampton School Colors: Navy blue, Gold Munro College is a boarding school for boys in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. It was founded in 1856 as the Potsdam School (named for the city of Potsdam) a free school for poor boys in St. Elizabeth as stipulated in the will of plantation owners Robert Hugh Munro and Caleb Dickenson. It was renamed Munro College during World War I as part of the general rejection of German names at the time, though the surrounding Potsdam district was not also renamed. Munro College Address Munro College is located in JamaicaMunro CollegeMunro College Potsdam, Munro College P.O. St. Elizabeth Jamaica St Elizabeth Jamaica Jamaica Coordinates 17.924°N 77.686°WCoordinates: 17.924°N 77.686°W Information Motto In Arce Sitam Quis Occultabit (A City Set Upon A Hill Cannot Be Hid) Founded 1856 Sister school Hampton School (for girls) Chairman Mr. Ryan White Headmaster Mr. Mark Smith Chaplain Rev. Basil Mcleod Gender Male Age 11 to 18 Enrollment 1150 Average class size 35 students Colour(s) Navy Blue Gold Song Bless O Lord Our Alma Mater Website http://munrocollege.edu.jm/ Munro College is a boarding school for boys in St Elizabeth, Jamaica. It was founded in 1856 as the Potsdam School (named for the city of Potsdam) a free school for poor boys in St. Elizabeth as stipulated in the will of plantation owners Robert Hugh Munro and Caleb Dickenson. It was renamed Munro College during World War I as part of the general rejection of German names at the time, though the surrounding Potsdam district was not also renamed. 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 from its perch atop the peak of the Santa Cruz Mountain.[1] 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. The most recent Rhodes Scholar from Munro College is Vincent Taylor (Jamaica and Magdalen 2013).[1] Munro College is currently the only all boys boarding school in Jamaica. Contents 1 Sixth form 2 Motto 3 Notable alumni 4 Historic buildings 5 References 6 External links 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 along with the classes previously offered at Hampton School. Munro College now has a shared campus with Hampton School where both set of sixth formers learn the arts in a cool, learning-inducing environment with quality teachers. Hampton Boarding School (Jamaica) was founded as a sister school to Munro College for girls in the area of Saint Elizabeth. Motto The school's motto is In arce sitam quis occultabit - A city set on a hill cannot be hid.