When did the School open?
The original Grammar School was a private coeducational school which opened in May 1878 and closed in 1905. In September 1908 the Boys’ Grammar School as it was then known was opened. The school was originally a fee paying one which from 1911 offered scholarships to students from primary schools. In 1917 an annual exhibition scholarship paying tuition and providing a grant towards the cost of board and lodging for four years was established.
Where was it located?
The school was first located at the corner of Tyrell and Lindlay Streets- where the Public Health Department is now located. (When it moved to its present location the Girls’ High School which had become a Government School in 1914, occupied the buildings).
Has it moved to any other locations since then?
In 1914 it moved to its present location which had housed the St Vincent Agricultural College until it closed. The buildings were added to and enlarged over the years to accommodate the increasing population. In 1965 a new building was added and the old wooden building was still in limited use until it was destroyed by fire in 1999.
Head Teachers - The First Head Master:
Mr Frederick William Reeves was a Barbadian who headed the school from 1908 as Resident Master. He was also the Inspector of Schools. He was Headmaster from 1908 to 1930.
First Teachers:
Mr William M Lopey, also a Barbadian, was appointed in 1918 as the Classical Master and Assistant Inspector of Schools at the Grammar School. He served as a Master for 22 years before becoming Head Master- a position he held for 15 years.
The first students on the school’s roll:
In 1908 there were 13 students enrolled at the school. Students entered the school from the age of eight years until 1948 when the Kingstown Preparatory School was opened for students aged 5 to 11.
SCHOOL'S MOTTO: "Per Aspera Ad Astra"
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