Morant Bay High School

Morant Bay High School
Location

Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica

Morant Bay High School

Coordinates 17°53′04″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8845°N 76.4032°W / 17.8845; -76.4032Coordinates: 17°53′04″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8845°N 76.4032°W / 17.8845; -76.4032
Information
School type Secondary
Motto Carpe Diem
(Seize the Opportunity)
Religious affiliation(s) Methodist
Founded January 1961
School district Highbury Rd.
Principal Mrs. Alice Kumar (acting)
Enrollment ~600[1] (2012)
Houses Parkins,Hayden,Jackson and Jones
Website morantbayhigh.com

Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961.[2][3]

At the time of its opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a high school.[3]

The original site was seven or eight acres of land bought from the Methodist Church.[3] An old manse on the site was the first school building with sixty one students attending on the first day of opening in January 1961.[3]

Headteachers

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Notable Past-Students

References

  1. 1 2 Thaffe, Nedburn (2 October 2012). "Morant Bay High Grads Urged To Be Agents Of Change". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "History". Morant Bay High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moyston, Louis EA (10 January 2011). "Morant Bay High at 50 and Mr Winston Clarke". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 "History". Morant Bay High School. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  5. ↑ http://morantbayhigh.com/william-hayden-middleton
  6. ↑ http://morantbayhigh.com/stanlie-parkins
  7. ↑ http://morantbayhigh.com/howard-jackson


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