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Established
  
12 January 1912

Founded
  
12 January 1912

Phone
  
+1 868-652-2049

Naparima Girls' High School

Type
  
Female secondary school

Motto
  
Non nobis solum sed omnibus ("Not for ourselves only but for others")

Address
  
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

Similar
  
Naparima College, Iere High School, ASJA Boys' College, San Fernando Central S, Cowen Hamilton Secondar

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Naparima Girls' High School is an all-girls high school in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago.The school was founded in 1912 by Rev Dr. Fulton Coffin to complement the education offered to boys by Naparima College. It is located on La Pique Hill (part of San Fernando Hill) which overlooks San Fernando.

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Motto

The school's motto is Non nobis solum sed Omnibus which is Latin for Not for ourselves only but for Others.

In keeping with these words to live by, students are required to complete forty hours of community service during the first four years (forms 1–4) of their secondary education at the school. After these compulsory hours, students are free to add more.

School hymn

The school hymn is Youth Undaunted. The lyrics are:

Principals

  • Miss Edith Doyle.......... 1912 – 1913
  • Miss Marion Outhit ....... 1913 – 1916
  • Miss Grace Beattie........ 1916 -1917
  • Miss Adella Archibald..... 1917 -1927
  • Miss Constance Young ..... 1927 – 1928
  • Miss Grace Beattie........ 1939 – 1950
  • Miss Margaret Scrimgeour. 1950 – 1964
  • Miss Beulah Meghu......... 1964 – 1984
  • Mrs. Mavis Lee Wah........ 1984 – 1986
  • Mrs. Jean Bahadur......... 1984 – 2000
  • Mrs. Patricia Ramgoolam....... 2000 – 2012
  • Mrs. Bally Gosine.......... 2012 – present
  • The years 1928 to 1939 saw four changes of Acting Principal: Mrs. Irene Thompson-Kerster in 1928, Miss Margaret Scrimgeour in 1930, Mrs. Maude Howell-Dales in 1932 and Miss Bessie Bentley in 1936.

    House system

    The students are placed into five teams called 'houses'. The houses compete against each other in sporting, arts and cultural activities. All houses vie for the title "Best House" which is named at the end of every school year. Houses gain points and merits which are totalled, the highest scoring house receives the award. Each house was named after a prominent female figure and also assigned a colour. The houses and their colours are:

  • Archibald – blue (Adella Archibald)
  • Cavell – green (Edith Cavell)
  • Curie – red (Marie Curie)
  • Keller – yellow (Helen Keller)
  • Scrimgeour – purple (Margaret Scrimgeour)
  • Entrance

    Entry into the institution is done after writing the Secondary Entrance Assessment.

    Notable alumni

  • Dionne Brand – author of At the Full and Change of the Moon
  • Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards – former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Zalayhar HassanaliORTT – former First Lady of Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Occah Seepaul – former House Speaker and first woman speaker of the House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago
  • Nasma Mohammed, Miss T&T Universe 2002
  • Gillian Lucky, politician and lawyer
  • Michelle Xavier, soca artiste
  • Dr. Anna Mahase CMT – former Principal of SAGHS Teaching Service Commissioner
  • References

    Naparima Girls' High School Wikipedia