Ocho Rios High School is located in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Jamaica (Caribbean).
The school opened its doors in September of 1969 with just 20 trained teachers and 846 students.
It was then upgraded to a high school in 1988.
The school’s motto, Per Ardua Ad Astra (‘By Steep and Toilsome Ways to the Stars’), is embedded in the students’ minds, and whatever goal each student has set, he/she always strives to achieve it.
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Ocho Rios High is the only high school in St Ann with its own river.
The river flows under the playground and reemerges to flow out through Brook Green ( The housing scheme behind the school).
The debating team has done a tremendous job over the years, entering several competitions.
Ocho Rios High School Football’s DaCosta Cup team went as far as the quarter finals and it is the first school from St Ann to enter the FLOW Super Cup.
The girls’ football team is also doing well by continuing its winning streak.
The first Key Club to be chartered in Jamaica was the then Key Club of Ocho Rios Junior Secondary School, which was sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Ocho Rios on September 21, 1970.
Playground
The principal’s Honour Roll for academic excellence has had a positive effect on the performance of the students. To-date Thirty-three students are currently listed on it.
Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal just beyond
