A Brief History of dèCarteret College (1919 - 2003) In 1919, the Diocesan College for boys was founded by Lord Bishop George Frederick Cecil dèCarteret. 'The school which began as a preparatory school had fewer than twenty (20) students, and over the years it has grown tremendously in many respects. In 1931, the name of the school was changed to the dèCarteret College Preparatory School in honour of its founder. During this decade, the school progressed as one of Jamaica's leading preparatory schools. Up until 1953, the school did not have a full secondary department since it was considered to be a freéer school for the well established high schools. However, by the close of the 1950s, the need for secondary education in the island was rapidly increasing and so the addition of a secondary department to the school was encouraged a completely new school was built on what was then the foot ball field the enrolment doubled and continued to grow throughout the 1960s, necessitating further expansion. In 1974, the preparatory school was phase out and two years later the school became grant-aided. 'The sixth form was discontinued and the first batch of girls was admitted to the school. 'The transformation was now complete. 'What had started out as a private preparatory school was now a co-educational government grant-aided school. View Past Principals dèCarteret College continues to live up to its motto, "Aedificamus" "We are building". Many changes have been made to the school both to the physical structure and the curriculum offered computer laboratory has been added and was later expanded to facilitate the offering of Information Technology on a broader scale. Resource room has been added to the library, a new Science Block has been built, as well as a new first form block and most recently a new 'Visual arts Room. The school now has a population of approximately 900 students and the curriculum has seen the addition of other subjects offered at the CXC level. 'The sixth form programme has been revamped and is now in its third year and doing quite well. 'The curriculum of the school is constantly reviewed and updated so as to ensure that the school keeps abreast with developments in the changing world. dèCarteret College is growing and building and will continue to strive for excellence as it shapes young minds for the future The School hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. The first to fourth form girls are dressed in tunics made of lilac dacron and cotton fabric and plain white blouse with short sleeves. They wear a pair of plain, black, low-heeled shoes with plain white socks and purple and white accessories in their hair. They boys are dressed in gray khaki shirt and pants held together with a plain black belt. Black shoes of a sober and simple design are worn and black socks. At fifth form, the girls are dressed in lilac skirts and plain white blouse with short sleeves, and the school tie. The boys are dressed in gray khaki pants and plain white shirts with short sleeves, and the school tie. However, students who have not passed at least 5 subjects at the end of fourth form are not allowed to wear the fifth form uniform but their fourth form uniform instead. At sixth form, the girls are dressed in purple skirts and white blouses with short sleeves. These are worn, white socks and plain, black, low-heeled shoes. A single pair of gold knobs, and wrist watch are the only forms of jewelry allowed. Hair styles are expected to be modest. Sixth form boys are expected to wear black pants, white shirts with short sleeves along with the school tie.

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