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Mount Alvernia High School is a fee-paying high school for girls in Montego Bay, Saint James, Jamaica. It has 200 pupils.
History
The school was established in 1925.
Academics
The school expects all its pupils to attend university.
Sports
In 2023, the school was successful in sports, and established scholarships to encourage student athletes to attend the school.
Notable former pupils
- Staceyann Chin, spoken-word poet and LGBT rights political activist
References
- ^ Ferguson, Albert (3 July 2018). "No babies in 10 years - Mt Alvernia principal warns graduating class". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- Sinclair, A.C.; Fyte, L.R.; Musson, S.P.; Roxburgh, T.L.; Cundall, F.; Ford, J.C.; Finlay, A.A.C.; Jamaica Information Service (Jamaica) (1936). The Handbook of Jamaica for 1936: Comprising Historical, Statistical and General Information Concerning the Island Compiled from Official and Other Reliable Records. Government Print. Establishment. p. 326. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- "Mt Alvernia High's class of 1989 assists six first formers of alma mater". Jamaica Gleaner. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
the all-girls institution, which opened its doors in 1925
- Reid, Paul A (14 June 2023). "Mt Alvernia looks ahead". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- Chin, Staceyann (2009). The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir. Scribner. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-4391-5937-8. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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