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Bishop Anstey High School
Bishop Anstey High School Crest
Location
Map
2-2A Chancery Lane
Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago
Coordinates10°39′46″N 61°30′43″W / 10.66277°N 61.51204°W / 10.66277; -61.51204
Information
TypeAnglican (Government-assisted) high school for girls
MottoNon sine pulvere palmam - No reward without effort
Patron saint(s)St. Hilary
Established1921
Color(s)Red, black, navy blue
Websitebahs.edu.tt

Bishop Anstey High School (BAHS), also known as Bishop Anstey or St. Hilary's, is a government-assisted all-girls secondary school in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. It was founded by the Anglican Bishop Arthur Henry Anstey and opened on January 13, 1921.[1] The school is governed by a Board of Management appointed and chaired by the Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago. Its assets are controlled and managed by The Bishop Anstey Association.[2]

Origins

The school's motto "Non sine pulvere palmam" is taken from the Epistles of Horace, the Roman lyric poet (65 BC–8 BC). The school's first principal was Miss Amelia Stephens. The School Song is "Non Nobis Domine" and the School Hymn is "Who would true valour see". The school was founded in 1921 by Bishop Arthur Henry Anstey. On January 13, 2021 the school celebrated its 100th Anniversary.

Admission and student tenure

Students enter Form I based on their grades from the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination, which is organized and adjudicated by the Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago. The latter examination is used to facilitate the placement of students in secondary schools throughout Trinidad and Tobago. The SEA comprises three papers on the subjects of Creative Writing, Mathematics, and Language Arts; it covers the national curriculum for Primary-level education with a focus on Standards 3–5.[3]

Bishop Anstey follows the Secondary Education Modernization Programme (SEMP) Curriculum from Forms 1 to 3.[4] During their fourth and fifth years, students follow the CSEC syllabus in preparation for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and University of Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level exams in various subjects, along with a compulsory core of English Language, English Literature and Mathematics.[5] Sixth-form students prepare for, and sit, the Advanced Level CAPE and University of Cambridge GCE exams.[6]

House system

The Houses are now named after the main mountains in Trinidad and Tobago.

Today, the Houses' names are: Trinity, Tamana, Cerro Del Aripo, Cumberland, Chancellor, El Tucuche.

Each House has a Captain and Prefects, and is assisted by a teacher. The school encourages the students to participate in various House activities; these include competitive sports, the Annual Bazaar, and Carnival activities.

A student is expected to become an active House member and to wear her House badge.

Activities

Music: The Bishop Anstey High School Choir is composed of 60 BAHS students. In July 2005 and 2007, the Choir performed at the annual Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales.[citation needed] On both occasions there was also a guest performance in London. In 2010, they performed at the Rhapsody's Children Music Festival in Vienna, Prague and Salzburg.

In July 2013, following a tour of South Africa, and with the assistance of the Trinidad and Tobago High Commission, the BAHS Choir performed in London.[7]

Art: Bishop Anstey High School students won most of the prizes at the Eighth Biennial Art Competition held by Women in Art in collaboration with the National Museum and Art Gallery, under the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Multiculturalism and the Ministry of Education.[8]

Social engagement: Clubs include Animal Welfare, Asian Culture Club, Choir, Christian Fellowship Club, Film Club, Learn to Swim Classes and Spoken Word among many others.

Sports: Bishop Anstey High School Sports programs include cheerleading, competitive swimming, dragon boat racing, football, hockey, netball, rugby, taekwondo, track and field, volleyball and water polo.

Some Bishop Anstey alumnae (Hilarion)

The following women are among the many recognized as "Bishop's Girls":[9]

BAHS principals

The first three BAHS principals were recruited abroad. Subsequent principals have been recruited locally. The following have served as principals of the college:

  • Amelia M. Stephens (1921–1938)
  • Dorothy Shrewsbury (1938–1950)
  • Christine Sutherland (1950–1964)
  • Stephanie Shurland (1964–1981)
  • Mary Bishop (1981–1982)
  • Freda Araujo (1982–1992)
  • Mary Bishop (1992–1992)
  • Yvonne Ramsey (1993–1996)
  • Valerie Anne Taylor (1996–2000)
  • Patricia Ruddell (2000–2003)
  • Patsy-Ann Rudder (2003–2015)
  • Joanne Shurland (2017–2020)

References

  1. ^ "Bishop Arthur Henry Anstey", The Anglican Church in the Diocese of Trinidad & Tobago.
  2. ^ *School Directory", The Anglican Church in the Diocese of Trinidad & Tobago.
  3. ^ "Student Portal". Ministry of Education, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  4. ^ "Academics: Bishop Anstey H.S. (St. Hilary's)". bahs.edu.tt. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  5. ^ "Academics: Bishop Anstey H.S. (St. Hilary's)". bahs.edu.tt. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  6. ^ "CAPE".
  7. ^ "Bishop Anstey High School Choir". itzCaribbean.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
  8. ^ "Biennial Art Competition".
  9. ^ Tilley-Lubbs, Gresilda A.; Calva, Silvia Bénard (2016). Re-Telling Our Stories: Critical Autoethnographic Narratives. Springer. pp. 221, 230. ISBN 9789463005678.
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