Armitage Senior Secondary School is a high school located in Janjanbureh, in the Gambia. Armitage a boarding school, is one of the oldest schools in the Gambia. It was established in 1927 by Governor Cecil Hamilton Armitage in Georgetown. After World War II, the school became a secondary boarding school.[1]
History
Notable alumni
- Sheriff Dibba, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s[2]
- Sheriff Sisay, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s[2]
- Isatou Njie Saidy, Vice President of the Gambia, and Secretary of State (Minister) for Women's Affairs, from 20 March 1997 to 18 January 2017.[3][circular reference]
Principals
- 1927-1931: Simon Gomez
See also
- Education in the Gambia
- List of boarding schools
- List of schools in the Gambia
- List of alumni of Armitage High School
References
- ^ Ceesay, Hassoum (10 January 2017). "History corner: Armitage High School, Georgetown, clocks 90 years: A BRIEF HISTORY (1983-1988 batch)". The Point for Freedom and Democracy. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David, eds. (2008). "Armitage School". Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 109. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 8–9.
- ^ "Isatou Njie-Saidy". Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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