Morant Bay High School
Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961.[2][3]
| Morant Bay High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 17.8845°N 76.4032°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Secondary |
| Motto | Carpe Diem (Seize the Opportunity) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist |
| Founded | January 1961 |
| Sister school | Excelsior High |
| School district | Highbury Rd. |
| Dean | Mr Watson |
| Principal | Dr. Dalton Shaw |
| Grades | 7 to 13 |
| Years offered | 13-18 |
| Gender | Both Gender |
| Age range | 12-18 |
| Enrollment | ~1300[1] (2012) |
| Sixth form students | over 100 |
| • Other | Grades 12 and 13 |
| Average class size | 41 |
| Language | English |
| Houses | Parkins (blue), Hayden (red), Jackson (yellow) and Jones (purple) |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Slogan | Carpe Diem |
| Sports | football, netball, track and field |
| Nickname | mbhs |
| USNWR ranking | 23 |
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
References
- Thaffe, Nedburn (2 October 2012). "Morant Bay High Grads Urged To Be Agents Of Change". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- "History". Morant Bay High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- Moyston, Louis EA (10 January 2011). "Morant Bay High at 50 and Mr Winston Clarke". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- "History". Morant Bay High School. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- http://morantbayhigh.com/william-hayden-middleton
- http://morantbayhigh.com/stanlie-parkins
- http://morantbayhigh.com/howard-jackson
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