Knox College, Jamaica

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Knox College, also known as the Knox complex of schools, is an educational complex in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. It consists of four institutions: the Neighbourhood Early Childhood Institute, Knox Junior School, Knox College High School, and Knox Community College.Co-Founders of the complex of schools are Rev. Lewis Davidson Other pioneers of the school include workers such as and Mrs. Helen Stills.Knox College High SchoolKnox College High School is a coeducational high school in Clarendon, Jamaica for both day pupils and boarders.Knox College is a grant-aided secondary institution. It remains today as the only secondary co-educational boarding school in Jamaica. Most students come from the surrounding districts and towns. However, a significant number of students are from other parishes throughout the island. With seven grades (7-13) and up to seven streams, Knox College takes in approximately 300 students each year.CurriculumThe broad-based curriculum is geared at equipping students for life. All students sit the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) examinations at the end of the grade eleven year. The course work for these examinations begins in the ninth grade for all students. English Language, English Literature and Mathematics are compulsory.Work programmeThe Student service work programme initiated in 1968 continues as an integral part of the course, providing invaluable learning opportunities for students. Seniors are required to complete at least fifty hours of an assignment in the work programme under the supervision of their teachers. This programme is geared at building effective work ethics, and providing work experience, as students are selected to work in a department that complements their career choice.

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