Established 12 January 1912 Founded 12 January 1912 | Phone +1 868-652-2049 | |
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Type Female secondary school Motto Non nobis solum sed omnibus("Not for ourselves only but for others") 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
- School hymn
- Principals
- House system
- Entrance
- Notable alumni
- References
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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
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:
Entrance
Entry into the institution is done after writing the Secondary Entrance Assessment.