Motto Age Quod Agis School code 01042/01043 Phone +1 876-922-8678 Founded 1729 | Status Open Founder John Wolmer | |
 | ||
School type Secondary schoolx2 & Prep School Principal Dr.Walton Small (Wolmer's Boys')Mrs Colleen Montague(Wolmer's Girls') Mrs.Weida Saddler (Wolmer's Prep) Similar Wolmers Girls High School, Ardenne High School, Calabar High School, Jamaica College, Immaculate Conception High Sch | ||
Wolmer's Schools, located in Kingston, Jamaica consists of Wolmer's Pre-School, Wolmer's Prep School and two high schools: Wolmer's Trust High School For Girls and Wolmer's Trust High School for Boys. While acknowledged as separate institutions, each school carry the same crest and motto, "Age Quod Agis", a Latin phrase which translates to 'whatever you do, do it to the best of your abilities'. The school is the oldest high-school in the Caribbean being established in 1729 by John Wolmer. The Wolmer's Schools are considered among the Caribbean's most prestigious schools, and the most prestigious in Jamaica, with traditional British-style uniform and a strong Christian ethos. The schools more closely resemble British schools of the 1950s than of today, a trend that can be noted of the entire Jamaican schooling system.
Contents
Curriculum
At the secondary school level, Wolmer's Schools follows the traditional English grammar school model used throughout the British West Indies, which incorporates the optional year 12 and 13, collectively known as Sixth Form. The first year of secondary school is regarded as first form, or year seven, and the subsequent year groups are numbered in increasing order up to sixth form. Students in the upper sixth form (year thirteen) are prepared for their CAPE examinations, however the option exists to sit exams after completing lower sixth form (year 12).
School crest
The Wolmer's Schools Crest is a replica of the original School Seal from the 1700s and represents "The Sun of Learning bursting through the Cloud of Ignorance".There are a lot of high achieving students that attend the Wolmer's Preparatory School and they have achieved because they have followed the meaning of the school's crest.
Rhodes Scholars
Since 1904, Wolmer's Schools has educated 23 Rhodes Scholars. The most for any individual school in the Caribbean.
Cricket
Wolmer's Boys School is among the worlds great cricketing schools and has been referred to locally as the "University of Cricket" having the most wins of the Sunlight Cup for Inter Scholastic Under 19 Cricket. Moreover, the school continues to produce cricketers that have represented Jamaica and the West Indies Cricket Team. The School is noted in cricket in the West Indies for having produced six test wicket-keepers. The Daily Telegraph once wrote: "One school: six Test wicket-keepers. There has never been any nurturing like it.".
Notable alumni
Arts and culture
Business, finance and Politics.
Sports
Houses
There are seven houses at Wolmer's Boys' School:
There are four houses at Wolmer's Preparatory and Pre-School:
There are six houses at Wolmer's Trust High School for Girls
Nickname
The nickname "the Wolmerians" is based on the school's official colours of Maroon & Gold. The school as also been granted the title of the "Maroon-clad Warriors' in recent times.