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High school in The Gambia

Armitage School
Classroom at Armitage High School
Location

Janjanbureh Gambia
Coordinates	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; 98 years ago (1927)
Founder	Governor 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.

History

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.

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.
^ 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.
"Isatou Njie-Saidy". Retrieved August 24, 2023.

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