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Virtute et Sapientia Floreat
May she flourish in virtue and wisdom
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| Address | |
| 4 - 10 Central Avenue Kingston 8, Jamaica |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Founder | Synod of the Church of England |
| Status | Open |
| School code | 02061[1] |
| Grades | 7 to 13 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Language | English |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Houses | Alexandria Victoria Elizabeth Mary |
| School Colour(s) | Red, White and Gray |
| Nickname | Queen's, Queen's High |
| Accreditation(s) | CXC, CSEC, GCE, CAPE |
| Alumni | Lisa Hanna Miss World/Member of Parliament Grace Jackson Sportswoman/Olympian Mitsy Seaga Miss Jamaica World |
The Queen's School, Jamaica is an all-girl High School located in Kingston, Jamaica. It is an Anglican school and is well known and respected for producing quality students. The school is located off Constant Spring Road, on Central Avenue with The Queen's Preparatory School on the same property. The Queen's School ( also referred to as Queen's or Queen's High School ) caters to students from the ages of 11 to 19, ranging from 1st to 6th forms.
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The Queen's School was founded in 1953 when the Synod of the Church of England passed a resolution that a new secondary school should be established. In January 1954, the school was formally opened as a Diocesan High School for Girls with a Preparatory Department for boys and girls.
The school started with fifty-one students, four forms and four teachers in the old Doric Hotel building. The High School was under the direction of Mrs. Anne Chambers with Mrs. S. E. Clarke as Second Mistress. In 1955 Mrs. Clarke took over as Headmistress.
1958 was an important year in the history of Queen's and indeed in the history of Jamaica for it marked the coming of the Common Entrance Examination. 1958 also marked the opening of the tennis courts. 1959 saw the establishment of the Junior School for children between the ages of 9 and 11, as well as the building which housed the High School's Laboratories for Chemistry and Biology and the Cookery, Art and Needlework Rooms.
In 1960 the School had 360 students. The number of students rose from 600 in 1973 to nearly 1000 in 1978 by which time the School had a swimming pool, netball courts, and a new Administrative Block in place of the old Doric Hotel Building. The school also competed and won the ISSA Girl's Championships for the first time in that year (1978).
The school crest has a Tudor Rose which is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty.
Houses and Badges
The school badge worn by students is embroidered with their respective house colour and they are as follows:
Victoria - Red Badge
Mary - Blue Badge
Alexandria - Green Badge
Elizabeth - Yellow Badge
Uniform
Grey "V" neck tunic, white rolled-up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie - with crest. Black shoes, white socks.
By: B. Baron
Go forth with God! The day is now
That thou must meet the test of youth:
Salvation's helm upon thy brow,
Go, girded with the living truth.
In ways thine elder brethren trod
Thy feet are set. Go forth with God!
Think fair of all, and all men love,
And with the builder bear thy part:
Let every day and duty prove
The humble witness of thy heart.
Go forth! Tis God bids thee increase
The bounds of love and joy and peace.
Behold with thine uplifted eyes
Beauty through all that sorrow seems,
And make of earth a paradise,
The substance of thy dearest dreams,
Bring laughter to thy great employ:
Go forth with God and find his joy.
Go forth with God! The world awaits
The coming of the pure and strong;
Strike for the faith and storm the gates
That keep the citadel of wrong.
Glory shall shine about thy road,
Great heart, if thou go forth with God!
By:- Jan Struther (1901–1953)
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares could destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.
Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.
Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.
Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.
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