St. Joseph's Convent, Port of Spain

St. Joseph's Convent, Port of Spain
Address
Map
57-58 Pembroke St


Information
MottoSapientia et Scientia
(Wisdom and Knowledge)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationRoman Catholicism
Patron saint(s)St. Joseph
Founded1836
FounderBlessed Anne Marie Javouhey
StatusOpen
PrincipalMrs. Anna Pounder
GenderGirls-only
HousesBlessed Anne Marie  , Holy Trinity  , Our Lady  , St. Joseph  , St. Theresa   and St. Xavier  
Colour(s)Blue and White
   
   
WebsiteSJCPOS

St. Joseph's Convent, Port of Spain is a government-assisted all-girls Roman Catholic secondary school in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded in 1836 by Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny, and is the oldest continuous secondary school in Trinidad and Tobago. It celebrated its 180th anniversary in 2016.[1] The school is one of the best performing schools in the Caribbean in both the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) examinations.[2] The school is governed by a Board of Management appointed and chaired by the Archbishop of Port of Spain.[3]

  1. ^ "Feature Address in Celebration of the Charitable works of the Saint Joseph Sisters of Cluny and the HaiT&T Foundation in HAITI". TTParliament. Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ "St Joseph's Convent, PoS: meteor shower of success". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ "School Directory", The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain.