Empowering and transforming lives

SITUATED BETWEEN Mineral Heights housing scheme and the Percival Patterson Highway in May Pen, Clarendon, is a property with swings, slides, jungle gym and a yellow and grey building displaying the map of Jamaica, the national symbols and the national heroes. This is Midland Preparatory School. It is currently home to 11 teachers, two volunteers and 110 students.

The school caters for students from kindergarten to grade six, with an average of 15 students per class which allows for individual attention.

The school was established in 1970 by the late Emile and Idalee Turner, affiliates of the Christian Brethren Assemble in the Midland area.

Less than a decade after Jamaica gained her independence, Christian Brethren elder, Emile Turner, opened the Midland Prep School doors with two teachers and seven students.

The principal in the group was the late Mercedes Edwards, who remained in the position until 1996 when she retired. During her tenure, she coined the school’s motto: ‘Knowledge Giveth Light’, and adopted the school song, ‘We Build Our School on Thee, Oh Lord’.

JOURNEY TO PRESENT

Over the years, we have embraced the local phrase: ‘Wi likkle but we tallawah’ by being the biblical David slaying all the Goliaths that came our way.

Our outstanding average passes in the national standardise test (Common Entrance and GSAT) have resulted in most of our students being placed in traditional high schools.

We have had Government Scholarships along with other scholarships and we were ranked third in the parish of Clarendon for top GSAT passes in 2014. We have consistently been ranked in the top 10 for the parish.

Our students have also excelled through extracurricular activities by achieving gold, silver and bronze medals in the JCDC competition. We were awarded gold medals in the parish and national finals in 4-H for two consecutive years.

Our co-curricular programme is 4-H club, environment club, quiz, spelling bee, math club, scout, culture club, netball, cricket and football.

We have come this far by faith.

As a Christian-based institution, we cater for all students no matter the denomination or social background.

At Midland, we believe that the power of an education lies in its ability to empower and transform the lives of individuals, and we strive to achieve this at all times.

Our aim is to cater to the whole man, spiritually, mentally, physically and socially.