Morant Bay High School

Morant Bay High School
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Location
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Coordinates17°53′03″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8843°N 76.4032°W / 17.8843; -76.4032
Information
School typeSecondary
MottoCarpe Diem
(Seize the Opportunity)
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist
FoundedJanuary 1961
FounderMr. Winston Clarke
Sister schoolExcelsior High School (Jamaica)
School districtHighbury Rd.
Local authorityMinistry of Education & Youth (JM)
School number+1 (876) 479-0367
ChairmanBishop Christine Gooden-Benguche
PrincipalMs. Kerry-Ann Coombs (acting)
Head teacherMs. Beverley McDermott (Vice-Principal)
Acting headteacherMrs. Marsha Ford-Bryan (Vice-Principal)
ChaplainReverend Buchanan
Faculty10
Grades7 to 13
GenderCo-Ed
Age range11-18
Enrollment~1276[1] (2012)
Sixth form studentsover 100
 • {{{other_grade_label}}}Grades 12 and 13
Classes6
Average class size40
Student to teacher ratio1 : 40
LanguageEnglish

French

Spanish
Hours in school day7hr 10m
Campuses1
Houses  Parkins
  Hayden
  Jackson
  Jones
Color(s)   Green and White
SongLight of the world, from whom all truth proceeding,

Dawns on each heart that humbly seeks thy face, Lowly we wait on Thee, and Thine hand leading, Follow thy guidance to thy holy place.

In thee O lord, had all things find their beginning In thee, at last, shall all things find their end. Thou knowest all; and we our knowledge winning, By thee alone its widening bounds extend.

How marvelous the wonders, Thou has taught us, And still dost teach us each succeeding day! From darkness into light, Thine hands hast brought us, To fuller light directed all our way.

Not ours to know all truth; there lie around us, Unmeasured heights above and depths below, Thee would we know, Thy love which sought and found us, Shall teach all else ‘tis meet that we should know.

Not ours to know all truth; there lie around us,

Unmeasured heights above and depths below,
AthleticsYes
Sportsfootball, netball, track and field
NicknameMBHS
National ranking14th (88%) (2014)
Feeder schoolsLyssons Primary
Graduates250+
AlumniThe Morant Bay High Alumni Association
Websitehttps://morantbayhigh.com/v2/
Last updated: 2/21/2024

Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961.[2][3]

At the time of its opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a high school.[3]

The original site was situated on seven or eight acres of land bought from the Methodist Church.[3] An old manse on the site was the first school building with sixty one students attending on the first day of opening in January 1961.[3]

(accurate as of 3/2024)

  1. ^ Thaffe, Nedburn (2 October 2012). "Morant Bay High Grads Urged To Be Agents Of Change". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ "History". Morant Bay High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d Moyston, Louis EA (10 January 2011). "Morant Bay High at 50 and Mr Winston Clarke". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2012.