In line with the demands of the job market in the 21st century, the curriculum emphasises STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). She said that there is collaboration on "best practices" with its affiliated institution, Campion College, and Mt St Joseph has patterned the Campion curriculum.Ĭivics and information communication technology are among the subjects being taught in the lower school.
To support the vision, Gayle said that the school is equipped with a thirty-station computer lab through the Universal Service Fund and provision made for laptops and interactive projectors for use in the classrooms. She said that the use of technology in different areas of the management of the school was emphasised. She said the guiding principle is that Mt St Joseph Catholic High is to be a "school of excellence … aimed at the holistic development of the student".
In time, natural growth to just over 1000 students is expected on the approximately 8.5-acre property.Ĭhairman of the school board, Marcia Tai Chun, told the Jamaica Observer Central that based on a memorandum of understanding, the Government is to build four more classroom blocks and supporting facilities, such as laboratories, by 2018/2019 to accommodate the increase.įrom inception, Cheryl-Anne Gayle, with 23 years of experience in education, has been tasked with the responsibility of not just leading the team but forming the ethos and standard of a new school and working to build a firm presence in the community. Using facilities that once housed the now defunct Roman Catholic-run St Paul of the Cross High on Manchester Road, space donated by neighbouring Mt St Joseph Preparatory and Kindergarten School and a new classroom block built by the Jamaican Government, 179 students entered at the first form and sixth form levels.įor the upcoming school year the student population is expected to increase to about 550. The institution, which was created to fill the need for additional space at the secondary level, opened its doors in September 2014 as a grant-aided, denominational school. Mandeville, Manchester - Two years in, administrators of Mt St Joseph Catholic High in Manchester believe that "tremendous progress" has been made.