{{Infobox school | image_size = | motto = Soaring On The Wings Of Excellence | location = Jamaica | address = Mandela Highway | city = Ferry | province = Saint Catherine | country = Jamaica | schooltype = Private Co-educational Secondary | established = September 5, 1993 | founder = Hyacinth Delores Bennett | principal = Dr. Walton Small | campus_type = Urban | website = {{URL|https://www.hydelhigh.com}} }} '''Hydel High School''' is a private co-educational secondary school, on the Ferry Highway in the Parish of St. Catherine, Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wheeler |first=Daniel |date=April 3, 2023 |title=A Win For All Who Believed In Us |work=Jamaica Gleaner |url=https://jamaicagleaner.com/ |url-status=dead |access-date=January 22, 2024 |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426044640/http://jamaicagleaner.com/ }}</ref> Founded by former Jamaican Senator, Hyacinth Bennett in September 1993, on Ardenne Road in Kingston, the school grew rapidly after relocating to its present Ferry Campus in September 1995. The Ferry campus was the former location of the now defunct amusement complex- Coney Park.
In 2022, the school recruited a new principal, who planned to refocus the school on academic achievement as well as sport, and to start accepting pupils through state funding.<ref name="g303">{{cite web | title=Hydel High appoints former ISSA boss as principal | website=Jamaica Gleaner | date=13 September 2022 | url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20220913/hydel-high-appoints-former-issa-boss-principal | access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="v911">{{cite web | title=Hydel takes aim at academic, sporting balance | website=Jamaica Gleaner | date=14 April 2024 | url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240414/hydel-takes-aim-academic-sporting-balance | access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref> The new principal, Walton Small, spoke in 2023 of the school's "desperate needs".<ref name="r139">{{cite web | last=Levy | first=Leighton | title=Hydel High School celebrates 'historic' championship, principal hopes success brings greater support | website=SportsMax | date=3 April 2023 | url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/all-local/item/117012-hydel-high-school-celebrates-historic-championship-principal-hopes-success-brings-greater-support | access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref>
== 2021 fire== In July 2021, a fire in the school's administrative building caused an estimated $50 million in damage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haughton |first=Candice |date=July 23, 2021 |title=Hydel principal relieved fire did not spread to other buildings |work=Jamaica Observer |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/hydel-principal-relieved-fire-did-not-spread-to-other-buildings/ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mathison |first=Ruddy |date=July 23, 2021 |title=Fire leaves over $50 million damage at Hydel |work=Jamaica Gleaner |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20210723/fire-leaves-over-50-million-damage-hydel }}</ref>
==Notable alumni== {{alumni|date= December 2024}} *Zumjay, dancehall artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zumjay pursuing master's degree overseas |url=https://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170505/zumjay-pursuing-masters-degree-overseas |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201042756/https://jamaica-star.com/article/entertainment/20170505/zumjay-pursuing-masters-degree-overseas |archive-date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=jamaica-star.com |language=en}}</ref> *Alana Reid, sprinter<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-04 |title=Alana Reid’s blockbuster 2023 |url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20240104/alana-reids-blockbuster-2023 |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=jamaica-gleaner.com |language=en}}</ref> *Lisa Mercedez, dancehall artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annette "Lisa Mercedez" Lawrence |url=https://www.jackrussellmusic.net/writers-artists/lisa-mercedez/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |website=Jack Russell Music Ltd. |language=en-GB}}</ref> *Kerrica Hill, sprinter<ref>{{Cite web |title=AthleticsJA.ORG - 6 World Junior Top Spot Performances from Champs – Kerrica Hill With World Under 18 Record |url=https://athleticsja.org/2022/04/6-world-junior-top-spots-performances-from-champs-kerrica-hill-with-world-under-18-record/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |language=en-GB}}</ref> *Lamara Distin, high jumper athlete<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-30 |title=Hydel’s Lamara Distin cops double gold - Jamaica Observer |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2019/03/29/hydels-lamara-distin-cops-double-gold/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> *Keithy Simpson, Professional Football Player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=H. |date=2013-01-16 |title=TG’s Simpson joins T&T outfit on loan - Jamaica Observer |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2013/01/15/tgs-simpson-joins-tt-outfit-on-loan/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> * Brianna Lyston, Sprinter<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-06 |title=“This Isn’t Goodbye” – Brianna Lyston Leaves LSU with Gratitude - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website |url=https://trackalerts.com/2025/06/this-isnt-goodbye-brianna-lyston-leaves-lsu-with-gratitude/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |language=en}}</ref> * Ashanti Moore, Sprinter<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-07 |title=Ashanti Moore runs sub 11.00 seconds in Serbia - Jamaica Observer |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/08/07/ashanti-moore-runs-sub-11-00-seconds-serbia/ |access-date=2025-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.hydelhigh.com/}}
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Category:High schools in Jamaica Category:Buildings and structures in Saint Catherine Parish Category:Educational institutions established in 1993 Category:1993 establishments in Jamaica Category:Private schools in North America
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