Manchester High School is a coeducational secondary school located at 9 Perth Road in the town of Mandeville, Jamaica.
History
Manchester High School was established for the purpose of providing "a good middle class education" to boys and girls. Since portions of the current parish of
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
were a part of
Vere, the funds from the Vere Trust, a result of charitable donations from several individuals, were used in 1855 to establish several institutions.
Manchester Middle Grade and Elementary schools had separate sections for boys and girls and were conducted on premises adjacent to St. Mark's Anglican Church (Mandeville Parish Church) beginning April 20, 1861. Prior to this, the school was located in the lower storey of the Mandeville Court House, then on the premises of a private citizen. In 1952, the current site of the institution on Perth Road was acquired from the Anglican Church after the primary and middle schools moved to the campus currently known as Mandeville Primary and Junior High School and the school was officially opened in 1953.
Principals
* Matthew Forbes "M.F." Johns (1883 - 1927)
* Sir Phillip Sherlock (1927 - 1929)
* Clarence Webb-Harris (1929 - 1943)
* Lewis Davidson (acting 1943)
* P. J. Eyre (1944 - 1945)
* John "J.C." Sleggs (1946 - 1959)
* Raymond "Gerry" German (1960 - 1966)
* Herbert Neita (acting 1966 - 1968)
* Ferdinand Gunter (1968 - 1981)
* Caswell Burton (1982 - 1991)
* Branford Gayle (1992 - 2004)
* Jasford Gabriel (2006 - present)
Accomplishments
Rhodes Scholars
* Chevano Baker (2019)
Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Boys and Girls Championships
Girls' Championships
* 1961
* 1994
* 1995
Headley Cup
* 2013
* 2019
TVJ's All Together Sing
* 2012
* 2015
* 2022
Schools Challenge Quiz
* 1976
* 1982
ISSA Basketball
*2014 Boys' Under-14 Central Championship
*2014 Boys' Under-14 All-Island Championship
*2022 Boys' Under-19 Central Championship
Notable alumni
Politics and law
*
Christopher Tufton
Christopher Tufton is a Jamaican politician. A member of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, and Jamaica's Minister of Health and Wellness. He previously served as the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce from July 2011 to December 2011 ...
, Member of Parliament for
, Minister of Health and Wellness
* Nicole Foster-Pusey, Court of Appeal Judge in the
Judiciary of Jamaica
The judiciary of Jamaica is based on the judiciary of the United Kingdom.
The courts are organized at four levels, with additional provision for appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. The Court of Appeal is the highest ...
* Jewel Scott, Superior Court Judge in
Clayton County, Georgia
* Alison Smith, first black female president of the
Broward County Bar Association
Arts and culture
*
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jamaican-American actress, singer, author and activist
*
Anton Phillips
Anton Phillips (born 31 October 1943) is a Jamaican-born British actor who found success appearing in British television. He remains best known for his role as Dr. Bob Mathias in the science fiction series '' Space: 1999''. Also a theatre prod ...
, Jamaican-born British actor
*
Lila Iké,
Reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...
singer and songwriter
*
Luciano,
Roots Reggae singer and songwriter
*
Nigel Staff
Nigel ( ) is an English masculine given name.
The English ''Nigel'' is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages; however, it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Walter Scott published ...
, Songwriter, producer and composer
Sports
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Lorraine Fenton
Lorraine Fenton (born Lorraine Graham on 8 September 1973 in Manchester) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.
Career
Her career highlight came when she won the Olympic silver medal in 2000, being the first Jamaican ...
, 400m national record holder and Olympic silver medallist
*
Sherone Simpson
Sherone Simpson (born 12 August 1984) is a Jamaican track and field sprint athlete. , 4 × 100m relay Olympic champion
*
Nesta Carter
Nesta Carter OD (born October 11, 1985) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, taking gold and setting successive world records at the 2 ...
, 4 × 100m relay Olympic champion
*
Omar McLeod
Omar McLeod (born 25 April 1994) is a Jamaican professional hurdler and sprinter competing in the 60 m hurdles and 110 m hurdles. In the latter event, he is the 2016 Olympic champion and 2017 World champion. He was NCAA indoor champion in ...
, 110m hurdles national record holder and Olympic champion
*
Elaine Thompson Herah
Elaine Sandra-Lee Thompson-Herah OD (née Thompson; born June 28, 1992) is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres. Regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time, she is a five-time Olympic champi ...
, 100m, 200m Olympic champion
*
Natoya Goule
Natoya Goule-Toppin (born 30 March 1991) is a Jamaican middle-distance runner. In the 800 metres she is the 2019 Pan American Games champion, 2018 NACAC Championship silver medallist, and 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist. Goule is the ...
, 800m national record holder and Olympian
*
Chanice Porter
Chanice Porter (born 25 May 1994) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specializes in long jump. She represented Jamaica at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's long jump.
She has qualified to represent Jamaica at ...
, long jump athlete and Olympian
*
Jason Johnson,
Major League Soccer
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and member of the
Reggae Boyz
The Jamaica national football team, nicknamed the "Reggae Boyz", represents Jamaica in international football. The team's first match was against Haiti in 1925. The squad is under the supervising body of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), ...
*
Colin Heron
Colin Hubert Heron (12 November 1924 – 19 March 2010) was a Jamaican first-class cricketer.
Heron was born at Mandeville in Jamaica to Charles Hubert Heron and his wife, Leila Augusta Harty. He was educated in Mandeville at Manchester ...
, first-class cricket player
Medicine
* Carl Bruce, Neurosurgeon and Medical Chief of Staff at the
University Hospital of the West Indies
Business
* Brian Paisley, President of the Advertising Agencies Association of Jamaica (AAAJ)
References
External links
Official website
{{Schools in Jamaica, state=collapsed
Schools in Jamaica
1856 establishments in the British Empire