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 ONE of 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.), which is located in St. Augustine.

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[edit] Motto

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

[edit] School hymn

The school hymn is Youth Undaunted. The lyrics are as follows:


'Youth undaunted lift up your head, Though a hope and a dream are dead. Soon a new beacon is burning, Hope is forever returning.

Lift your head in yourself within. Must your heaven on earth begin. Rivers begin at the fountain, As in the valley the mountain.

Lift your head, look around and hear Voices calling you far and near; Voices insistent and ringing, Challenging, urgent and singing.

Lift your head, let you heart be filled With the hope that sustained and thrilled All who in past generations Lived as the light of the nations.'

[edit] House System

The entire student population is broken down into 5 teams called 'houses'. The houses compete against each other in sporting, arts and cultural activities. All houses vie for the title 'House of the Year' which is named at the end of every school year. Houses gain points and merits which are totalled, the highest scoring house receives the award. Points may be won for academic and non-academic excellence. Each house was named after a prominent female figure and also assigned a colour. The houses and their respective colours follow:

  • Archibald House- Blue [named after Adella Archibald]
  • Cavell House- Green [named after Edith Cavell]
  • Curie House- Red [named after Marie Curie]
  • Keller House- Yellow [named after Helen Keller]
  • Scrimgeour- Purple [named after Margaret Scrimgeour]

[edit] Prominent alumni

  • Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards, First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Zalayhar Hassanali, former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Occah Seepaul, Former House Speaker and first woman speaker of the house of representatives of Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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