Morant Bay High School

Morant Bay High School
Morant Bay High School
	Morant Bay High School Logo
Location
	Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica
Coordinates	17°53′03″N 76°24′12″W / 17.8843°N 76.4032°W
Information
School type	Secondary
Motto	Carpe Diem; (Seize the Opportunity)
Religious affiliation(s)	Methodist
Founded	January 1961
Founder	Mr. Winston Clarke
Sister school	Excelsior High School (Jamaica)
School district	Highbury Rd.
Local authority	Ministry of Education & Youth (JM)
School number	+1 (876) 479-0367
Chairman	Bishop Christine Gooden-Benguche
Principal	Ms. Kerry-Ann Coombs (acting)
Head teacher	Ms. Beverley McDermott (Vice-Principal)
Acting headteacher	Mrs. Marsha Ford-Bryan (Vice-Principal)
Chaplain	Reverend Buchanan
Faculty	10
Grades	7 to 13
Gender	Co-Ed
Age range	11-18
Enrollment	~1300 (2012)
Sixth form students	over 100
• {{{other_grade_label}}}	Grades 12 and 13
Classes	6
Average class size	40
Student to teacher ratio	1 : 40
Language	English French Spanish
Hours in school day	7hr 10m
Campuses	1
Houses	Parkins ; Hayden ; Jackson ; Jones
Color(s)	Green and White
Song	Light of the world, from whom all truth proceeding, Dawns on each heart that humbly seeks thy face, Lowly we wait on Thee, and Thine hand leading, Follow thy guidance to thy holy place. In thee O lord, had all things find their beginning In thee, at last, shall all things find their end. Thou knowest all; and we our knowledge winning, By thee alone its widening bounds extend. How marvelous the wonders, Thou has taught us, And still dost teach us each succeeding day! From darkness into light, Thine hands hast brought us, To fuller light directed all our way. Not ours to know all truth; there lie around us, Unmeasured heights above and depths below, Thee would we know, Thy love which sought and found us, Shall teach all else ‘tis meet that we should know. Not ours to know all truth; there lie around us, Unmeasured heights above and depths below,
Athletics	Yes
Sports	football, netball, track and field
Nickname	MBHS
National ranking	14th (88%) (2014)
Feeder schools	Lyssons Primary
Graduates	250+
Alumni	The Morant Bay High Alumni Association
Website	https://morantbayhigh.com/v2/
	Last updated: 2/21/2024

Morant Bay High School in Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica was founded in 1961.^[2]^[3]

At the time of its opening, St Thomas was the last Jamaican parish without a high school.^[3]

The original site was situated on seven or eight acres of land bought from the Methodist Church.^[3] An old manse on the site was the first school building with sixty one students attending on the first day of opening in January 1961.^[3]

(accurate as of 3/2024)