Armitage High School Explained

Armitage School
Motto:Enter to learn go forward to serve
Location:Janjanbureh
Country:The Gambia
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Type:High school
Founder:Governor Cecil Hamilton Armitage
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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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ceesay, Hassoum . History corner: Armitage High School, Georgetown, clocks 90 years: A BRIEF HISTORY (1983-1988 batch) . The Point for Freedom and Democracy . 10 January 2017 . 25 March 2021 .
  2. Book: Arnold. Hughes. David. Perfect. Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. African Historical Dictionaries. 109. Lanham, Maryland. Scarecrow Press. 2008. Armitage School. 8–9.
  3. Web site: Isatou Njie-Saidy . August 24, 2023.