Titchfield High School

Titchfield High School is a secondary high school in Port Antonio, Jamaica,^[1] in the northern part of Portland Parish.^[2] The school was established in January 1786, and is the fifth oldest high school in the country.^[3] According to the Alumni Association of Titchfield High, South Florida chapter, as of January 2008, there were 99 teachers for 1949 students in grades 7-13.^[4]

Titchfield was the first school to win the Inter-Secondary Schools Girls Championships back to back, in 1963 and 1964 (its only two titles).^[5] In both 2011 and 2012, the school placed second in Television Jamaica's School Challenge Quiz and in 2016 they defeated campion college and were crown champions. .^[6]

Alumni

• Edward Baugh (born 1936), poet and scholar
• Michael Lee-Chin, OJ (born 1951), business magnate, investor and philanthropist
• Dever Orgill (born 1990), footballer

References

1. Jamaica Directory of Educational Institutions 2012-2013 (PDF). Ministry of Education, Jamaica. p. 11. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
2. "Titchfield Peninsula". Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
3. "Titchfield High Celebrates 220 Years". Jamaica Information Service. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
4. "Our Alma Mater". Alumni Association of Titchfield High, South Florida chapter. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
5. "Champs School Profile – Titchfield High School". digJamaica.com (Gleaner Company). March 10, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
6. "Titchfield High gracious in defeat". The Gleaner. April 4, 2012.