Accomplishments and Awards
Over the years, Mount Alvernia High School students and staff have accomplished much to be proud of, including many awards. Their accomplishments span different disciplines such as sports, performing arts, school challenge quizzes and academic achievements.
Sports
Our sports teams have been doing extremely well.
PresentFootball
In the past two years (2019-2021), our football team remains unbeaten, including in the first round of the ISSA Girls Football Tournament. The team usually comes out on top of our zone and the parish of St. James. We have several footballers who have played at the national level.
2019-2021Track and Field
In the ISSA Grace Kennedy Boys & Girls Athletic Championships (2019) we placed 20th overall. Our athletes include Carletta Bernard, who became a part of the National Programme. Our track team also placed 4th overall at Western Champs in the same year.
The school has produced a number of athletes who have represented themselves well even after leaving high school.
The basketball, table tennis and netball teams also usually do very well, sometimes even winning their zones. The basketball team made it to the quarter finals in 2020.
2019-2020Performing Arts
The dance and speech/drama teams usually advance to the Parish Finals of JCDC. The dance team was awarded eight gold medals this year.
School's Challenge Quiz
Our quiz teams continue to improve every year. In 2019, we advanced from the first round of the competition after defeating Hampton School.
2019Honour Roll
The number of students qualifying for Honour Roll increases every year. For the past two years, we had approximately 550 students attaining averages of 80% and more. The names of students who make the Honour Roll are published each term in the local newspaper.
External Examinations
In 2020, Mount Alvernia High School achieved 99.4% passes in the Caribbean Secondary Examinations Council (CSEC) exams and a 99% pass rate in the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Exceptional work!