Armitage High School
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| Armitage School | |
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 Classroom at Armitage High School | |
| Location | |
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Gambia | |
| Coordinates | 13°32′33″N 14°46′04″W / 13.542407°N 14.767725°W |
| Information | |
| Type | High school |
| Motto | Enter to learn go forward to serve |
| Established | 1927 |
| Founder | Governor Cecil Hamilton Armitage |
Armitage Senior Secondary School is one of the oldest schools in the Gambia.[1] Armitage is a boarding school located in Georgetown (now Janjanbureh). was established in January 1927 by Governor Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage, after whom the school is named.[2]
History
[edit]Armitage school was established in 1927 with the aim of providing education to the children of colonial chiefs and wealthy individuals in rural Gambia.[3]
British officials and their legacy
[edit]Notable alumni
[edit]- Sheriff Dibba, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s[3]
- Sheriff Sisay, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s[3]
- Isatou Njie Saidy, Vice President of the Gambia, and Secretary of State (Minister) for Women's Affairs, from 20 March 1997 to 18 January 2017.
Principals
[edit]- 1927-1931: Simon Gomez
See also
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- Education in the Gambia
- List of boarding schools
- List of schools in the Gambia
- List of alumni of Armitage High School
References
[edit]- ^ "Armitage school 90th anniversary to be celebrated in grand style - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ Ceesay, Hassoum (10 January 2017). "History corner: Armitage High School, Georgetown, clocks 90 years: A BRIEF HISTORY (1983-1988 batch)". The Point for Freedom and Democracy. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David, eds. (2008). "Armitage School". Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 109. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 8–9.
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