Titchfield High School
Titchfield High School is a secondary high school in Port Antonio, Jamaica,[1] in the northern part of Portland Parish.[2] The school was established in January 1786, and is the fifth oldest high school in the country.[3] According to the Alumni Association of Titchfield High, South Florida chapter, as of January 2008, there were 99 teachers for 1949 students in grades 7-13.[4]
Titchfield was the first school to win the Inter-Secondary Schools Girls Championships back to back, in 1963 and 1964 (its only two titles).[5] In both 2011 and 2012, the school placed second in Television Jamaica's School Challenge Quiz and in 2016 they defeated campion college and were crown champions. .[6]
Alumni
- Edward Baugh (born 1936), poet and scholar
- Michael Lee-Chin, OJ (born 1951), business magnate, investor and philanthropist
- Dever Orgill (born 1990), footballer
References
- ↑ Jamaica Directory of Educational Institutions 2012-2013 (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Titchfield Peninsula". Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Titchfield High Celebrates 220 Years". Jamaica Information Service. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Our Alma Mater". Alumni Association of Titchfield High, South Florida chapter. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Champs School Profile – Titchfield High School". digJamaica.com (Gleaner Company). March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Titchfield High gracious in defeat". The Gleaner. April 4, 2012.
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