Queen's School, Jamaica

The Queen's School, Jamaica is an all-girl High School located in Kingston, Jamaica. Academically, it is one of the top high schools in Jamaica. It is an Anglican school and is well known and respected for producing quality students. The school is located off Constant Spring Road, on Central Avenue with The Queen's Preparatory School on the same property. The Queen's School ( also referred to as Queen's or Queen's School ) caters to students from the ages of 11 to 19, ranging from 1st to 6th forms.

The Queen's School
Address
4 - 10 Central Avenue

Kingston 8

Jamaica
Coordinates18.03207°N 76.79702°W / 18.03207; -76.79702
Information
School typePublic Secondary school
MottoVirtute et Sapientia Floreat
(May she flourish in virtue and wisdom)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationAnglican
Founded1953
FounderSynod of the Church of England
StatusOpen
School code02061[1]
Grades7 to 13
GenderGirls
Age11 to 19
LanguageEnglish
Campus typeUrban
Houses  Alexandria
  Victoria
  Elizabeth
  Mary
Colour(s)    Red, White and Gray
SongGo Forth with God, Lord of all Hopefulness
NicknameQueen's, Queen's High
AccreditationCXC, CSEC, GCE, CAPE
AlumniLisa Hanna
Miss World/Member of Parliament
Grace Jackson
Sportswoman/Olympian
Mitsy Seaga
Miss Jamaica World

History

The Queen's School was founded in 1953 when the Synod of the Church of England passed a resolution proposed by Cyril Forster Garbett, GCVO (6 February 1875 – 31 December 1955), that a new secondary school should be established. In January 1954, the school was formally opened as a Diocesan High School for Girls with a Preparatory Department for boys and girls.

The school started with fifty-one students, four forms and four teachers in the old Doric Hotel building. The High School was under the direction of Mrs. Anne Chambers with Mrs. S. E. Clarke as Second Mistress. In 1955 Mrs. Clarke took over as Headmistress.

1958 was an important year in the history of Queen's and indeed in the history of Jamaica for it marked the coming of the Common Entrance Examination. 1958 also marked the opening of the tennis courts. 1959 saw the establishment of the Junior School for children between the ages of 9 and 11, as well as the building which housed the High School's Laboratories for Chemistry and Biology and the Cookery, Art and Needlework Rooms.

In 1960 the School had 360 students. The number of students rose from 600 in 1973 to nearly 1000 in 1978 by which time the School had a swimming pool, netball courts, and a new Administrative Block in place of the old Doric Hotel Building. The school also competed and won the ISSA Girl's Championships for the first time in that year (1978).

The school crest has a Tudor Rose which is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the Tudor dynasty.

Houses and Badges

The houses are named after Queens of England and the school badge worn by students is embroidered with their respective house colour and are as follows:

  • Victoria - Red Badge
  • Mary - Blue Badge
  • Alexandra - Green Badge
  • Elizabeth - Yellow Badge

Insignia
Motto
  • Virtute et Sapientia Floreat - "May she flourish in virtue and wisdom"
Emblem
Uniform
  • Lower School (1st - 5th Forms (Grades 7-11)) Grey "V" neck tunic- with crest, white rolled - up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie. Black shoes, white socks.
  • Upper School (6th Form (Grades 12-13)) Grey A-line skirt with white blanket stitch lining pockets, white rolled - up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie and the school badge along with a house badge to be pinned upon the left corner of shirt. Black shoes, white socks.
Colours
  • Red, White and Grey

School hymns

There are two school hymns:

Notable alumni
Arts & Culture
Sports
Politics, Law & Business
Music
Education

References
  1. "Directory of Public Educational Institutions" (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. 10 October 2005. p. 6. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  2. The Queen's School Website
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