Mary High have slid the biggest, losing 15 and 11 positions to rank 34 and 41 respectively - but still in the top tier! Did you notice that the biggest mover here is Belmont Academy? They jumped 19 places from #32 last year (which was pretty good for a new school) to #13 this year - amazing!.Note also that all the "Prestigious 10" (I call them), have averages of over 95%!.The biggest movers in (to) the top 10 though is St Andrew High School for Girls amd Mannings High, who was at #11 and #14 repectively last year, but who are now at #6 and #9!.Westwood has jumped three places since last year.Montego Bay High remains extremely strong and consistent in 3rd place again though.Immaculate will probably say they just switch to give them another taste :-) Yes, the great Campion College would argue that they took back what is rightfully there's, after losing first position to Immaculate last year.Schools reflected in our ranking have 50% or more of their CSEC cohort passing with 5 or more subjects Mathematics and/or English.Īnd YES, I've categorized them nicely for you again The percentage of students is calculated based on the cohort and not sittings. What we have done at Educate Jamaica is to look at each school and calculate the percentage of students, at the end of grade 11, achieving a minimum of 5 CSEC subjects (including Mathematics and/or English) and based on the percentage obtained they are ranked. How Were The Schools Ranked?Well, Educate Jamaica responded this way: Not only is this very well done, it took great courage in a climate where we Jamaicans are so passionate about out high schools. You can see the previous rankings here & the 2015 rankings hereīut if you think last year was contentious, watch this one.īut before I share, let me first express my sincere gratitude to the team at Educate Jamaica for the fantastic work they have done putting this together.