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About 3Gites-1975

Clarendon College was founded on February 2, 1942, by Reverend Lester Davy. Origins: The school was established in Chapelton to provide secondary education for the children of local farmers.

Early Days

It began at a location called Rose Bank with only two teachers—including Rev. Davy—and 10 students.

Current Status

Today, it is the oldest and largest high school in the parish of Clarendon, sitting on a 120-acre campus at its present location in Tavanore.

Please see my earlier note about our starting year of 1975, not the year we graduated.

Legacy

Rev. Davy famously stated during a church service before the opening, "Tomorrow, by God's grace, I shall light a candle in Chapelton, whose flame shall never be put out".

Tragedy

Just 28 days after the school opened, Rev. Davy died in a train accident while traveling to Kingston to purchase textbooks for the new institution.

Leadership Structure

John Pinnock
Interim President/Webmaster
Selvin Boothe
Interim VP & Treasurer
Marie McKenzie
Interim Executive Secretary
Christine Miller-Burrell
Interim Exec P.R. officer

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