Priory School (Kingston) Explained

The Priory School
Streetaddress:32 Hope Road
Postcode:Kingston 10
Country:Jamaica
Coordinates:18.0174°N -76.7871°W
Pushpin Map:Jamaica
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Pushpin Map Alt:Location of The Priory School in Jamaica, per coordinates
Founder:Henry Fowler
Founded:1944

The Priory School in Kingston, Jamaica teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary students, the latter under the name Priory High.

History

It was founded in 1944 as "The Priory House" by Henry Fowler, a Jamaican Rhodes scholar, political activist and patron of the arts and educational causes. Fowler was Priory's headmaster from its founding until his retirement in 1973.

Campus

Priory originally consisted of just one building, a former private residence "The Priory". This had been built in 1907 by the Governor of Jamaica Hugh Clarence Bourne to replace the previous building destroyed in the 1907 Kingston earthquake. This previous building had been in use as a rectory and it was in allusion to this that the name "Priory" was chosen for the new building.

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