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For Ellajean Johnson, one of the six recipients of a scholarship in honour of Portia Simpson Miller Day last Tuesday, the $100,000 received will go a far way for her this holiday season. To her, the sum of money might seem to be a drop in the.
There are nearly 100 Catholic educational institutions in Jamaica, and Catholic schools are among the best in Jamaica. Campion, Immaculate Conception, Mt Alvernia, Mt St Joseph Catholic High – all produce top achievers. The same is true for many of our primary schools and some infant institutions as well.
Besides, we can celebrate with St Joseph’s Teachers College, which has been chosen to be the first college to be incorporated fully into The University of the West Indies. St Michael’s Theological College and the Catholic College of Mandeville also offer graduate and postgraduate degrees of high quality.
“Let me say that one of the more remarkable facts emphasised by this analysis is the stellar performance of the nation’s Catholic schools. Given that members of the Catholic Church constitute less than five per cent of the nation’s population, the Church’s contribution to the island’s education, and especially to its high-performing schools, is truly extraordinar