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Munro
College is an all boys' high school located
in the parish of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. It
stands 2,650 feet above sea level, on the highest
peak of the Santa Cruz Mountain. The school
location provides a panoramic view of the Pedro
Plains in the distance below.
Munro
has been at its current site since 1856 and
to date it has turned out a large number of
students, most of who have gone on to become
leaders in their fields. It is one of the few
educational institutions of its type that still
offers accommodation to both on-campus boarders
as well as travel-in students.
The
school continues to set high standards of achievement
and has produced more Rhodes Scholars than any
other school in the Caribbean. The main emphasis
of the school has always been academics, however
sports has always been an important part of
the school's life. There are a number of students
who are currently pursuing university studies
in North America and Europe, after winning sports
scholarships for outstanding performances in
track and field, football, hockey and other
sports. Apart from sports, other extra-curricular
activities include Cadet Training, Red Cross
Youth Link, Photography Club, Debating and Public
Speaking, Language Training, Drama and Music.
Munro has also excelled in national quiz competitions.
They have won the senior national quiz competition
a total of five times, the second most all time,
and are current champions.
The
school offers to students a well-rounded curriculum,
which caters to students who are either academically
or technically inclined. From well-equipped
science labs to safely laid-out heavy machinery
workshops, students can choose courses that
allow for the dissecting of a rat through to
the building of nuts and bolts. A thorough groundwork
is laid for students who wish to enter university
to pursue studies towards a career in just about
any field, medicine, law, engineering, business,
computer programming and research.
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