Established: August 2009

Population: 415

Motto: Committed to Excellence

Interesting Facts: Belmont Academy is a centre of excellence that consists of a 14 subject curriculum. They began with a first and third form and are proud to say that their non-readers are reading well , emphasis is placed on the students grades being monitored so that progress will be achieved. The students are taught proper etiquette, all students must use a knife and fork during consumption of lunch. The school has multiple teaching techniques so that all forms of learning will be catered to. All faculty members have their first degree while more than a third either have or is doing their master’s and doctorate. There are 32 faculty members and presently their largest class has twenty seven members allowing indivdual attention to all students. All in all students and faculty members all live as one big close-knitted family.

CAPTIONS:

Principal and vice principal (6262)

Alex Raby during his lunch period. (6267)

Students during lunch period, and it’s a requirement that all students must use a knife and fork when eating lunch. (6270)

Chinika Cupidon, a second former at the Belmont Academy and also the top achiever maintaining an above 90% average. (6279)

The Belmont Academy prefect body. (6283)

Second formers playing a game of netball during their physical education class. (6286)

Second formers playing a game of football during their physical education class. (6287)

A few of the students that entered in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) festival. (6291)

Students of the Belmont Academy during Integrated Science Class. (6292)

Lameka Giddis watering some of the ground provisions grown by the students during Agricultural Science class. (6298)

Kaydron Bernard tending to the pumpkins on the farm. (6301)

Shantel Hines showing some of the Gungo peas grown on the school farm. (6304)

The schools cane patch on the Belmont Academy school farm. (6305)

Randy Reid showing the bananas growing on the school farm. (6309)

Sorrel plants blooming. (6311)

Dahlia Anderson showing of her plaque that she received in the national story competition. (6312)

Mr. Samuels demonstrates how the drill press operates. (6325)

Students preparing for their technical drawing class. (6330)

Maxwayne Murray along with Mr. Samuels showing a floor plan of a house. (6331)

From (left) Rickhael Flowers and (right) Oshay Burrell are known for promoting the sales of the TEENage Magazine. (6333)

Chrisanna Webster, Belmont Academy prospective head-girl. (6334)

The grade 10 Home and Family Management class. (6336)

Shadane Hewitt and Suzan Blair work assiduously on the sewing machine. (6338)

The 1t information Technology class at work. (6345)

Students from the various clubs that Belmont Academy has to offer such as: Foreign Language, Girl Guides, scouts, Inter school christian fellowship (I.S.C.F), tourism, performing arts, 4H club, reading, maths club, photography, computer and key club.(6347)

Ravel Stewart shows off his first place trophy that he won at the society expo, which was also the first trophy won by the school. (6350)

The students’ advisors from (left) Nashane Mcleod, Shanique Henry, Orville Powell and Tami-Ann Patterson. (6351)