St. George's College, Jamaica

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St. George's College
Location
North Street, Winchester Park Kingston, Jamaica West Indies
Coordinates	17°58′38″N 76°47′05″W / 17.9772°N 76.7847°W / 17.9772; -76.7847
Information
Former names	St. George’s Colonial College (1850-1852) St. George’s Presbytery Secondary School (1852-
Type	Public secondary school
Motto	Latin: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam English: For the Greater Glory of God
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s)	St. George
Established	2 September 1850; 173 years ago (1850-09-02)
Founder	Society of Jesus
Educational authority	Ministry of Education
Principal	Margaret Campbell
Staff	32
Faculty	78
Gender	Male, 6th form coed
Enrollment	1,460
Houses	Bellarmine ( Red  &  Gold ) Campion ( Red  &  White ) Loyola ( Green  &  White ) Regis ( Red  &  Green ) Xavier ( Blue  &  Gold )
Color(s)	Blue  and  White
Song	Hail, St. George's Alma Mater
Sports	Basketball badminton chess cricket football lawn tennis rugby swimming table tennis track & field water polo
Nickname	Georgian
Rival	Kingston College
Website	www.stgc.org

St. George's College is a public Catholic secondary school, located in Kingston, Jamaica. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1850. It was established by 21 Spanish Jesuits who had been exiled from Colombia as part of a religious persecution. Initially founded as a school for boys only, in 2005 the College opened its pre-university programme (Sixth Form) to female students.