Armitage High School

Armitage School
Classroom at Armitage High School
Location
Janjanbureh Gambia
Coordinates	13°32′33″N14°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;98 years ago (1927)
Founder	Governor Cecil Hamilton Armitage

Armitage Senior Secondary School is one of the oldest schools in the Gambia. ^[1] 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. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

Notable alumni

• Sheriff Dibba, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s ^[3]
• Sheriff Sisay, a People's Progressive Party politician of the 1960s and 1970s ^[3]
• 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

See also

• The Gambia portal
• Schools portal

• Education in the Gambia
• List of boarding schools
• List of schools in the Gambia
• List of alumni of Armitage High School

References

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.
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.