Morant Bay High School

Morant Bay High School
Morant Bay High School Logo
Location
Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica
Coordinates	17.8843°N 76.4032°W / 17.8843; -76.4032
Information
School type	Secondary
Motto	Carpe Diem (Seize the Opportunity)
Religious affiliation(s)	Methodist
Founded	January 1961
Founder	Mr. Winston Clarke
Sister school	Excelsior High School (Jamaica)
School district	Highbury Rd.
Local authority	Ministry of Education & Youth (JM)
School number	[phone]
Chairman	Bishop Christine Gooden-Benguche
Principal	Ms. Kerry-Ann Coombs (acting)
Head teacher	Ms. Beverley McDermott (Vice-Principal)
Acting headteacher	Mrs. Marsha Ford-Bryan (Vice-Principal)
Chaplain	Reverend Buchanan
Faculty	10
Grades	7 to 13
Gender	Co-Ed
Age range	11-18
Enrollment	~1276[1] (2012)
Sixth form students	over 100
• {{{other_grade_label}}}	Grades 12 and 13
Classes	6
Average class size	40
Student to teacher ratio	1 : 40
Language	English French Spanish
Hours in school day	7hr 10m
Campuses	1
Houses	Parkins   Hayden   Jackson   Jones
Color(s)	Green and White
Song	Light of the world, from whom all truth proceeding, Dawns on each heart that humbly seeks thy face, Lowly we wait on Thee, and Thine hand leading, Follow thy guidance to thy holy place. In thee O lord, had all things find their beginning In thee, at last, shall all things find their end. Thou knowest all; and we our knowledge winning, By thee alone its widening bounds extend. How marvelous the wonders, Thou has taught us, And still dost teach us each succeeding day! From darkness into light, Thine hands hast brought us, To fuller light directed all our way. Not ours to know all truth; there lie around us, Unmeasured heights above and depths below, Thee would we know, Thy love which sought and found us, Shall teach all else ‘tis meet that we should know. Not ours to know all truth; there lie around us, Unmeasured heights above and depths below,
Athletics	Yes
Sports	football, netball, track and field
Nickname	MBHS
National ranking	14th (88%) (2014)
Feeder schools	Lyssons Primary
Graduates	250+
Alumni	The Morant Bay High Alumni Association
Website	https://morantbayhigh.com/v2/
Last updated: 2/21/2024

Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961.[2][3]

At the time of its opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a high school.[3]

The original site was situated on seven or eight acres of land bought from the Methodist Church.[3] An old manse on the site was the first school building with sixty one students attending on the first day of opening in January 1961.[3]

(accurate as of 3/2024)

Principals

• William Hayden Middleton 1961 - 1966[3][4][5]
• Stanlie Parkins 1966 - 1988[3][6]
• Howard Jackson 1988 - 1990[4][7]
• Lebert Jones
• Grace Spence
• Valrie Marshall-Lodge 1991 - 2009
• Mohan Kumar (acting) 2010 - 2014[1]
• Dr. Dalton Shaw 2014 - 2020[8]
• Lorveen Bell-Coates (acting) 2015
• Alice Kumar (acting) 2015 - 2017
• Marsha Ford-Bryan (acting) 2021 - 2023
• Alicia King (acting) Sept 2023- Dec 2023
• Kerry-Ann Coombs (acting) 2024- present

References

1. Thaffe, Nedburn (2 October 2012). "Morant Bay High Grads Urged To Be Agents Of Change". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
2. "History". Morant Bay High School Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
3. Moyston, Louis EA (10 January 2011). "Morant Bay High at 50 and Mr Winston Clarke". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
4. "History". Morant Bay High School. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
5. "William Hayden Middleton | Morant Bay High School". morantbayhigh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
6. "Stanlie Parkins | Morant Bay High School". morantbayhigh.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
7. "Howard Jackson | Morant Bay High School". morantbayhigh.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
8. "Dismissal of Morant Bay High principal upheld". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 28 January 2023.