Titchfield High School
| Titchfield High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| Coordinates | 18°11′03″N 76°26′58″W / 18.1841°N 76.4494°WCoordinates: 18°11′03″N 76°26′58″W / 18.1841°N 76.4494°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1786 |
Titchfield High School is a secondary high school in Port Antonio, Jamaica,[1] in the northern part of Portland Parish.[2] The school was established in January 1786, and is the fifth-oldest high school in the country.[3] According to the Alumni Association of Titchfield High, South Florida chapter, as of January 2008, there were 99 teachers for 1949 students in grades 7-13.[4]
Titchfield was the first school to win Inter-Secondary Schools Girls Championships back to back, in 1963 and 1964 (its only two titles).[5] In both 2011 and 2012, the school placed second in Television Jamaica's School Challenge Quiz and in 2016, they won the competition by beating Campion College in the final match.[6][7]
Alumni
- Edward Baugh (born 1936), poet and scholar[8]
- Michael Lee-Chin, OJ (born 1951), business magnate, investor and philanthropist[9]
- Dever Orgill (born 1990), footballer[10]
References
- ↑ Jamaica Directory of Educational Institutions 2012-2013 (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Titchfield Peninsula". Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Titchfield High Celebrates 220 Years". Jamaica Information Service. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Our Alma Mater". Alumni Association of Titchfield High, South Florida chapter. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Champs School Profile – Titchfield High School". digJamaica.com (Gleaner Company). March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Titchfield High gracious in defeat". The Gleaner. April 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Titchfield High claims 2016 SCQ title". Jamaica Observer. March 31, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
- ↑ Basil Walters (February 2, 2014). "Poetic justice for Baugh". Jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ "the man...the mom...the myth". Globeadvisor.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Dever Orgill scores brace, sends IFK Mariehamn top - Sport - JamaicaObserver.com". Jamaicaobserver.com. May 10, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
External links
- Titchfield's Facebook page
- Alumni Association of Titchfield High, South Florida chapter
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