The Queen's School, Jamaica is an all-girl High School located in Kingston, Jamaica. Academically, it is one of the top high schools in Jamaica. It is an Anglican school and is well known and respected for producing quality students. The school is located off Constant Spring Road, on Central Avenue with The Queen's Preparatory School on the same property. The Queen's School ( also referred to as Queen's or Queen's School ) caters to students from the ages of 11 to 19, ranging from 1st to 6th forms.

History

The Queen's School was founded in 1953 when the Synod of the Church of England passed a solution proposed by Cyril Forster Garbett, GCVO (6 February 1875 – 31 December 1955), that a new secondary school should be established. In January 1954, the school was formally opened as a Diocesan High School for Girls with a Preparatory Department for boys and girls. The school started with fifty-one students, four forms and four teachers in the old Doric Hotel building. The High School was under the direction of Mrs. Anne Chambers with Mrs. S. E. Clarke as Second Mistress. In 1955 Mrs. Clarke took over as Headmistress. 1958 was an important year in the history of Queen's and indeed in the history of Jamaica for it marked the coming of the Common Entrance Examination. 1958 also marked the opening of the tennis courts. 1959 saw the establishment of the Junior School for children between the ages of 9 and 11, as well as the building which housed the High School's Laboratories for Chemistry and Biology and the Cookery, Art and Needlework Rooms. In 1960 the School had 360 students. The number of students rose from 600 in 1973 to nearly 1000 in 1978 by which time the School had a swimming pool, netball courts, and a new Administrative Block in place of the old Doric Hotel Building. The school also competed and won the ISSA Girl's Championships for the first time in that year (1978). The school crest has a

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Houses and Badges

The houses are named after Queens of England and the school badge worn by students is embroidered with their respective house colour and are as follows: * Victoria - Red Badge * Mary - Blue Badge * Alexandra - Green Badge * Elizabeth - Yellow Badge

Insignia

;Motto *Virtute et Sapientia Floreat - "May she flourish in virtue and wisdom" ;Emblem *

;Uniform *Lower School (1st - 5th Forms (Grades 7-11)) Grey "V" neck tunic- with crest, white rolled - up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie. Black shoes, white socks. *Upper School (6th Form (Grades 12-13)) Grey A-line skirt with white blanket stitch lining pockets, white rolled - up three quarter sleeve blouse, red tie and the school badge along with a house badge to be pinned upon the left corner of shirt. Black shoes, white socks. ;Colours *Red, White and Grey

School hymns

There are two school hymns: * Go Forth With God *

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Notable alumni

;Arts & Culture *

Laura Facey Laura Facey CD (born 31 May 1954) is a Jamaican contemporary artist. She is best known for the monumental sculpture ''Redemption Song'' (2003), which serves as Jamaica's national monument to the Emancipation from Slavery. Biography Laura Face ...

(Cooper) - Sculptress ( Redemption Song, Emancipation Park) *

Ebony Patterson Ebony G. Patterson (born 1981, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born visual artist and educator. She is known for her large and colorful tapestries created out of various materials such as, glitter, sequins, fabric, toys, beads, faux flowers, je ...

- Visual Artist *

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- British Playwright, Producer, Director ;Sports *

Althea Byfield Althea Latoya Byfield (born 28 November 1982 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Byfield has represented Jamaica in both sports, and is a current member of the Jamaican netball team. ...

- Sportswoman (Netball, Basketball) *

Grace Jackson Grace Jackson-Small (born 14 June 1961) is a Jamaican former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and is a former Jamaican record-holder ...

- Sportswoman/Olympian (Track & Field) (Nominee for Sportswoman of the Year) *

Carla Borrego Carla Borrego (born 11 November 1983), also known as Carla Williams and Carla Williams-Borrego, is a former Jamaica netball international. She was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships. ...

nee: Williams - Sportswoman (Netball) ;Politics, Law & Business * Lisa Hanna - Member of Parliament and former

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Helene Davis-Whyte Helene Davis-Whyte (born 1956) is a Jamaican trade union activist and the general secretary of the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO), which represents 5,000 workers in local and national government and quasi-government agenc ...

- Trade Unionist * Hon. Carol R. Sharpe - Justice of the

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, 1st Judicial District ;Music *

Sharon Forrester Sharon Forrester (born 1956) is a Jamaican reggae singer who had success in the 1970s and 1990s. Biography Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1956, Forrester was born into a musical family and began singing at an early age, singing in church choirs ...

- Singer * Althea & Donna - Singers *

Cherine Anderson Cherine Tanya Anderson (born 25 September 1984, Rockfort, East Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican actress and dancehall/reggae vocalist. Biography Anderson's acting career began in the film ''Dancehall Queen'' (1997), as Marcia's pressured, tee ...

- Singer/Songwriter, Actress, President of The Reach One Child R.O.C. Foundation ;Education * Kamala-Jean Gopie - Educator (Canada)

References

*http://www.jaweb2.com/jaalumni/queens/queens01.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20110727193036/http://www.queensatlanta.org/prominentalums.html
The Queen's School Website

External links

The Queen's School Website

Alumni - Atlanta Chapter

Alumni - South Florida Chapter

Alumni - Class of 2000
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