Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School (ALHCS) is the sole government secondary school of
Anguilla
Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The terr ...
, in
The Valley. it had about 1,062 students. It has two campuses, A and B. Forms 1-2 go to campus B while forms 3-6 go to Campus A.
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" Government of Anguilla. Retrieved on December 7, 2017. It is named after
Albena Lake-Hodge
Albena Lake-Hodge (1920 – October 22, 1985) was an educator and politician in Anguilla. She was known as "Teacher Albena".
She was head of the Valley Girls' School in Anguilla. In 1970, she guided the amalgamation of the Valley Girls' Schoo ...
.
It opened as The Valley Secondary School on 21 September 1953. Its first principal, J. T. Thom, was from
Guyana. It received its current name in 1986. It previously served only Anguilla's elite, but became a universal secondary school.
In 2015 principal Ingrid Lake retired, so Joyce Webster became the principal.
By 2016 the Anguillian government was developing a master plan for the school's redevelopment.
There are 48
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is an examination board in the Caribbean. It was established in 1972 under agreement by the participating governments in the Caribbean Community to conduct such examinations as it may think appropriate an ...
(CAPE) units offered, as well as 32
Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) courses.
See also
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Education in Anguilla
References
External links
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Anguilla Comprehensive Education Review" Government of Anguilla, August 2009.
Education in Anguilla
Secondary schools in British Overseas Territories
Sixth form colleges in British Overseas Territories
Educational institutions established in 1953
1953 establishments in the British Empire
High schools and secondary schools in Anguilla
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