Government High School, Nassau
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Government High School is a state secondary school in Nassau, Bahamas. At one time, it was a selective grammar school[1] and one of the country's leading institutions.[2][3]
Early years as a selective school
[edit | edit source]Government High School became the Bahamas' first state school when it opened on 27 April 1925,[1] providing for the education of blacks and girls who had been excluded from the colony's private schools.[4] The school was established as a result of concerted public lobbying.[5]
It was a selective state school[1] that became known for educating a generation of middle-class brown and black Bahamians before and immediately after the country achieved universal suffrage in 1961.[2]
Entry was open to students aged 11 to 18 who passed an entrance exam and fees were payable slightly less than the country's parochial schools.[6] Initially intended for teacher training, the school prepared students for Cambridge exams and later the Cambridge Overseas School Certificate.[5]
Modern comprehensive school
[edit | edit source]The school now exists as one of many public comprehensive secondary schools on the island of New Providence.[2][3]
Headmasters and headmistresses
[edit | edit source]- Albert Woods, from 1925[5][7]
- Dr. A. Deans Peggs, 1942-1958[7]
- Cecil Valentine Bethel, first Bahamian headmaster of GHS, from 1964[8]
- Hugh Gordon Sands, first alumni to become headmaster
- Anatol Rodgers, third Bahamian head and first headmistress, 1971-1975[9]
Notable alumni
[edit | edit source]- Paul Adderley, former Attorney-General of the Bahamas
- Sir Gerald Cash, former Governor-General of the Bahamas[5]
- Dame Ivy Dumont, former Governor-General of the Bahamas
- Sir Randol Fawkes, trade unionist and Cabinet minister[5]
- Sir Cyril Fountain, lawyer and judge
- Hubert Ingraham, former Prime Minister of the Bahamas
- Sir Kendal Isaacs, former Solicitor-General, Attorney General, and Leader of the Opposition[7][10]
- Sir Lynden Pindling, first Prime Minister of an independent Bahamas[5][11]
- Dame Joan Sawyer, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Bahamas[12]
- Stafford Sands, businessman and Cabinet Minister[5]
- Sir Orville Turnquest, former Governor-General of the Bahamas
- Sir Cecil Wallace Whitfield, Cabinet Minister and Leader of the Opposition
- Frank Watson, former Deputy Prime Minister of the Bahamas
References
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