The Queen's School, Jamaica

The Queen's School
Virtute et Sapientia Floreat May she flourish in virtue and wisdom
Address
4 - 10 Central Avenue Kingston 8 Jamaica
Coordinates	18°01′55″N 76°47′49″W / 18.03207°N 76.79702°W / 18.03207; -76.79702Coordinates: 18°01′55″N 76°47′49″W / 18.03207°N 76.79702°W / 18.03207; -76.79702
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	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. Academically, it is one of the top high schools in 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.

History

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 houses are named after Queens of England and the school badge worn by students is embroidered with their respective house colour and are as follows:

• Victoria - Red Badge
• Mary - Blue Badge
• Alexandria - Green Badge
• Elizabeth - Yellow Badge

Campus

The Queen's School has a large campus and offers students a wide variety of activities and has facilities to suit almost any interest, these include:

Insignia

Motto

• Virtute et Sapientia Floreat - "May she flourish in virtue and wisdom"

Emblem

• Tudor Rose

Uniform

• Lower School (1st - 5th) Grey "V" neck tunic, white rolled-up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie - with crest. Black shoes, white socks.
• Upper School (6th) Grey A-line skirt with white blanket stitch lining pockets, white rolled-up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie and a house badge to be pinned upon the left corner of shirt. Black shoes, white socks.

Colours

• Red, White and Grey

Clubs and Societies

The Queen's school has a wide variety of clubs, extracurricular activities and societies.

Sport Clubs are

Service Clubs are

Extracurricular Activities are

School hymns

There are two school hymns:

• Go Forth With God
• Lord of All Hopefulness

Notable alumni

• Lisa Hanna - Miss Jamaica World/Member of Parliament
• Althea Byfield - Sportswoman (Netball, Basketball)
• Grace Jackson - Sportswoman/Olympian (Track & Field) (Nominee for Sportswoman of the Year)
• Kamala-Jean Gopie - Educator (Canada)
• Carol Nip - U.S. Masters Level III Swimming Coach
• Sharon Forrester - Cabaret Artiste
• Althea & Donna - Reggae Artists
• Helene Davis-Whyte - Trade Unionist
• Jennifer Straw -Judge of the Supreme Court
• Sonia Bertram-Linton -Bustamante Centenary Scholar and Master-in-Chambers of the Supreme Court
• Jennifer Campbell- Managing Editor, The Gleaner
• Tres-Ann Kremer, Ph.D., Commonwealth Secretariat, London
• Audrey Foster-Lewis, Ph.D., Nursing; Singer/Gospel Artist-The Grace Thrillers
• Jascinth Foster-Brockington, Singer/Gospel Artist-The Grace Thrillers, SAIJ; Author; Playwright (Florida)
• Cherine Anderson- Singer/Songwriter, Actress, President of The Reach One Child R.O.C. Foundation

References

• http://www.jaweb2.com/jaalumni/queens/queens01.html
• http://www.queensatlanta.org/prominentalums.html

External links

• Queen's Alumni
• Alumni - Atlanta Chapter
• Alumni - South Florida Chapter
• Alumni - Class of 2000

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