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| Naparima College | |
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Lute Drive Paradise Pasture , 600301 | |
| Coordinates | 10°16′31″N 61°28′09″W / 10.275228°N 61.469117°W |
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| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | A Posse Ad Esse (Latin) (Literal: From possibility to actuality) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Presbyterian |
| Established | 2 February 1894 |
| Founder | Dr. Kenneth J. Grant |
| School board | Presbyterian Secondary School Board |
| School district | Victoria West |
| School code | 160034 |
| Principal | Mr. Roger Ali (Ag) |
| Years | 7 |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 12-18 |
| Enrollment | 900+ (2019) |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 |
| Classrooms | 28 |
| Color(s) | Oxford Blue and White |
| Yearbook | Olympian |
| Alumni | Naparima College Association of Past Students ('NAPS') |
| Website | http://naparimacollege.org |
Naparima College (informally known as Naps) is a public secondary school for boys in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Fernando, the school was founded in 1894 but received official recognition in 1900. It was established by Dr. Kenneth J. Grant, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary working among the Indian population in Trinidad. The school was one of the first to educate Indo-Trinidadians and played an important and crucial role in the development of an Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian professional class. Naparima is derived from the Arawak word (A) naparima, meaning ‘large water’, or from Nabarima, Warao, for ‘Father of the waves.’
The school was founded in the churchyard of Susamachar Presbyterian Church in San Fernando as the Canadian Mission Indian School. In 1899, the Mission Council petitioned the Board of Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain for affiliation with it. In 1900, the school became a recognised secondary school and was thus eligible for state aid. It was then renamed Naparima College. In 1917 it relocated to its present campus at Paradise Hill on what was then the southern edge of the city.