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Armitage School
Classroom at Armitage High School
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Janjanbureh

Gambia
Coordinates13°32′33″N 14°46′04″W / 13.542407°N 14.767725°W / 13.542407; -14.767725
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TypeHigh school
MottoEnter to learn go forward to serve
Established1927; 97 years ago (1927)
FounderGovernor Cecil Hamilton Armitage

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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References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Isatou Njie-Saidy". Retrieved August 24, 2023.


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