On 27 April, 1925, the Bahamas Colony formally opened its first fully government-sponsored secondary school, the Government High School at Nassau Court. Prior to 1925, only privately organized institutions offered access to secondary education. The school fee requirements essentially limited enrolment to students drawn from middle and upper socioeconomic classes. The Government High School took an important step towards meeting a pressing need for secondary education for both black and white students of both genders within the society.
In 1959 the school moved from its Nassau Court campus to a new campus on Thompson Boulevard and Poinciana Drive, currently the home of the University of the Bahamas. By 1961, the school had grown to cater to 329 students, a population trend which would continue throughout the 1960s.
The Education Act of 1962, Majority Rule, Independence, and more lenient admission policies, including the elimination of the school fee in 1967, would continue to promote an increase in enrolment.
Details
- Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley
- Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England
- Process: Lithography & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS)
- Paper:
- Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA
- Perf: 13.5 (comb)
- Plates: Printed in sheets of 120, separated by gutter. Guillotined through vertical gutter into two sheets.
- 1 (Slate), 1 (Turquoise-Blue), 1 (Green) : 1a (Slate), 1a (Turquoise-Blue), 1a (Green)
- 2 (Slate), 1 (Turquoise-Blue), 1 (Green) : 2a (Slate), 1a (Turquoise-Blue), 1a (Green)
- Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps)
- Quantity:
- Reprints: 14 September 1965
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References
- Ramble Bahamas: Government High School – Keva Kemp, Jessica Dawson, & Tracey Thompson (2021)