Armitage High School

Armitage School
Armitage School
	Classroom at Armitage High School
Location
	Janjanbureh; Gambia; 13°32′33″N 14°46′04″W / 13.542407°N 14.767725°W
Information
Type	High school
Motto	Enter to learn go forward to serve
Established	1927; 99 years ago
Founder	Governor Cecil Hamilton Armitage

Armitage Senior Secondary School is one of the oldest schools in the Gambia. Armitage is a boarding school located in Georgetown (now Janjanbureh). was established in January 1927 by Governor Sir Cecil Hamilton Armitage, after whom the school is named.

History

Armitage school was established in 1927 with the aim of providing education to the children of colonial chiefs and wealthy individuals in rural Gambia.

British officials and their legacy

Notable alumni

Sheriff Dibba, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s
Sheriff Sisay, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s
Isatou Njie Saidy, Vice President of the Gambia, and Secretary of State (Minister) for Women's Affairs, from 20 March 1997 to 18 January 2017.

Principals

1927-1931: Simon Gomez

References

↑ "Armitage school 90th anniversary to be celebrated in grand style - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
↑ Ceesay, Hassoum (10 January 2017). "History corner: Armitage High School, Georgetown, clocks 90 years: A BRIEF HISTORY (1983-1988 batch)". The Point for Freedom and Democracy. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
1 2 3 Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David, eds. (2008). "Armitage School". Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 109. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 8–9.

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[1] "Armitage school 90th anniversary to be celebrated in grand style - The Point". thepoint.gm. Retrieved 2025-06-27.

[2] Ceesay, Hassoum (10 January 2017). "History corner: Armitage High School, Georgetown, clocks 90 years: A BRIEF HISTORY (1983-1988 batch)". The Point for Freedom and Democracy. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[Arnold-3] 1 2 3 Hughes, Arnold; Perfect, David, eds. (2008). "Armitage School". Historical Dictionary of The Gambia. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 109. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 8–9.

Armitage School
Classroom at Armitage High School
Location

Janjanbureh Gambia 13°32′33″N 14°46′04″W / 13.542407°N 14.767725°W / 13.542407; -14.767725
Information
Type	High school
Motto	Enter to learn go forward to serve
Established	1927; 99 years ago (1927)
Founder	Governor Cecil Hamilton Armitage