Morant Bay High School

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

Morant Bay High School
Location
Morant Bay High School
Coordinates17.8845°N 76.4032°W / 17.8845; -76.4032
Information
School typeSecondary
MottoCarpe Diem
(Seize the Opportunity)
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist
FoundedJanuary 1961
Sister schoolExcelsior High
School districtHighbury Rd.
DeanMr Watson
PrincipalDr. Dalton Shaw
Grades7 to 13
Years offered13-18
GenderBoth Gender
Age range12-18
Enrollment~1300[1] (2012)
Sixth form studentsover 100
  OtherGrades 12 and 13
Average class size41
LanguageEnglish
HousesParkins (blue), Hayden (red), Jackson (yellow) and Jones (purple)
Color(s)Green and White
SloganCarpe Diem
Sportsfootball, netball, track and field
Nicknamembhs
USNWR ranking23

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

  • William Hayden Middleton 1961-1966[3][4][5]
  • Stanlie Parkins 1966-1988[3][6]
  • Howard Jackson 1988-1990[4][7]
  • Lebert Jones
  • Grace Spence
  • Valrie Marshall-Lodge 1991-2009
  • Mohan Kumar (acting) 2010-Aug 2014[1]
  • Dr. Dalton Shaw September 2014-Present
  • Lorveen Bell-Coates (acting) 2014-2015
  • Alice Kumar (acting) 2015-2017
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References

  1. 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. Moyston, Louis EA (10 January 2011). "Morant Bay High at 50 and Mr Winston Clarke". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. "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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