The St. Francis Primary and Infant School is located at 16 Old Hope Road, Kingston 5.  Its immediate environs are the Business District of Cross Roads.  The school is nestled among the beautiful Lignum Vitae trees of Alvernia property once called Nuns Pen, which is one of the early beginnings of the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany in Jamaica.  In 1890 the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany officially opened the doors of Saint Francis All Age School.  We have then undergone much transformation and is currently a Primary and Infant School.  This name change took place in 1993.  St. Francis Primary and Infant School serves as the Practicing School for the St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College.

 

The St. Francis Primary and Infant School has developed over the years and is held in high esteem, it has developed a good relationship with the business community and although St. Francis serves the Swallowfield Community where children who live in that community are given first priority for a space at the school, consideration is also given to parents who live in other sections of the Kingston 5 area as well as those who work in the business community. 

 

The children who attend St. Francis Primary and Infant School come from different strata of society.  Their socio-economic status range from lower to middle class; in an effort to regularize the attendance of some children and provide them with an education certain necessities are put in place to assist some of the needy students.

 

 

St. Francis Primary and Infant School ratings are Literacy 92% Mastery and Numeracy 76% Mastery.  Our students usually do well at the GSAT and are above the national level. 

 

As a school we offer a number of Co-curricular activities such as: Swimming, Karate, Dance, Cub Scout, Brownie, Reading, Environmental, Builders, Art, Quiz, Culture and Drama Clubs.  Our athletes do well in track and field by winning a number of medals and trophies. We participate in the Seprod/Insport Primary School Championship and the Basic School Championship.   Our students also participate in Netball competitions, football, cricket, volley ball and more recently badminton.  In 2013 our school was declared the winner of the Basic School Championship. 

 

We participate in the categories of Music, Dance and Drama in the JCDC festival competition where our students receive gold, silver and bronze medals for their various performances.  Our dance group had the opportunity to represent the school at Nationals as well as at Mello Go Round which is usually held in the month of August.

 

Our school is twinned with a school in New Jersey, Our Lady of Good Counsel.  We communicate with each other through Skype or the written letter.