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Government High School, Nassau

Coordinates: 25°02′54″N 77°21′43″W / 25.0483°N 77.3619°W / 25.0483; -77.3619
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25°02′54″N 77°21′43″W / 25.0483°N 77.3619°W / 25.0483; -77.3619

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

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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]

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]

Modern comprehensive school

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The school now exists as one of many public comprehensive secondary schools on the island of New Providence.[2][3]

Headmasters and headmistresses

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  • Albert Woods, from 1925[5]
  • Dr. A. Deans Peggs, 1942-1958[5]
  • Cecil Valentine Bethel, first Bahamian headmaster of GHS, from 1964[6]
  • Anatol Rodgers, third Bahamian head and first headmistress, 1971-1975[7]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Bethel, Keva M. (1996). "Educational Reform in the Bahamas: Part 1". 8: 30. Retrieved 30 April 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c Bethel, Keva M. (1997). "Educational Reform in The Bahamas: Part II: Pre-Independence Perspectives (1958-1973)". 9: 40. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b Lothian, Mike (23 August 1974). "Common Entrance [Exam] Ends in '75". Tribune newspaper. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ K Kemp, J Dawson, & T Thompson. "Government High School". Retrieved 12 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Fawkes, Sir Randol (2003). The Faith that Moved the Mountain (Memorial ed.). Nassau, Bahamas.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Appointed to the Order of the British Empire: Cecil Valentine Bethel for services to the Government High School, Bahamas". No. 44210. The London Gazette. 30 December 1966. p. 21. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Caribbean academic giant to deliver annual Anatol Rodgers Memorial Lecture". Dupuch Publications. Tribune newspaper. 6 November 2007.
  8. ^ "Obituary of Sir Kendal Isaacs". London (UK). The Daily Telegraph. 5 June 1996. p. 29. ProQuest 317570338. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Obituaries: Lynden O. Pindling; Led the Bahamas to Independence". Los Angeles Times. 27 August 2000. Retrieved 30 April 2021.