Naparima Girls' High School

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Naparima Girls' High School is an all-girls high school in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. The school was founded in 1912 by Dr. Kenneth J. Grant to complement the education offered to boys by Naparima College. It is located on La Pique Hill (part of San Fernando Hill) which overlooks San Fernando. It is usually considered the best secondary educational institution in Trinidad and Tobago and currently holds the record for most national scholarships at the Advanced level. Past students of Naparima Girls' High School can be found in universities and institutions all over the world, in countries such as the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany and France.Its sister school is St Augustine Girls High School (S.A.G.H.S.)

MOTTO Their motto is non nobis solum sed omnibus which is latin for not for ourselves only but for others.

[edit] Prominent alumni

• Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards, First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Zalayhar Hassanali, former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago.

[edit] See also

• Naparima College
• Hillview College
• List of schools in Trinidad and Tobago
• St Augustine Girls' High School

[edit] References

• Anthony, Michael (2001). Historical Dictionary of Trinidad and Tobago. Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Md., and London. ISBN 0-8108-3173-2.