Presentation College Chaguanas
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Presentation College, Chaguanas is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Chaguanas
, Trinidad and Tobago
and is the brother school of Presentation College, San Fernando.
of Port of Spain
Count Finbar Ryan. It was first known as "the parish school" and was later renamed Pamphilian High School and then The College of St. Phillip and St. James. In 1959 the school was established at its current location and management was taken over by the Presentation Brothers
who continued to run the school until 1997. On 19 March 1959 the school was formally commissioned by the then Education and Culture Minister, Dr. Patrick Solomon. On 4 October 2009 the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Although the school is primarily Roman Catholic it has a varied student body of different religions and have different religious celebrations annually for Divali, Eid
, and Christmas
hosted by the students.
At present the Principal of the school is Captain Gary Ribeiro with Mr. Brian Seemungal being appointed Vice Principal in January 2011.
.
, Dudnath Ramkissoon, Denesh Ramdin
, Adrian Barath, Suruj Ragoonath
, CNC3 sports reporter Roger Sant
and Dinanath Ramnarine
. In 2010 alone, three of the top cricketing awards went to either past or present students. Annually in November, the school hosts its Presentation Day which is a day of intense sports and football honoring the feast of Mary, the Virgin of the Presentation.
There are also several other annually held sporting events such as cricket
tournaments, badminton
tournaments, sports day
and student created tournaments.With the soon to be refurbished Basketball and Lawn Tennis courts, a resurgence in participation in these sports is expected.
Chaguanas
The Borough of Chaguanas is the largest municipality 2000 census) and fastest-growing town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in Central Trinidad about south of Port of Spain. It grew in size due to its proximity to the Woodford Lodge sugar refinery. It remained a minor town until the 1980s when it...
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
and is the brother school of Presentation College, San Fernando.
History
The land on which the school was built was donated by Endeavour estates. The school was founded by Canon Max Murphy, with the permission of then ArchbishopArchbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
Count Finbar Ryan. It was first known as "the parish school" and was later renamed Pamphilian High School and then The College of St. Phillip and St. James. In 1959 the school was established at its current location and management was taken over by the Presentation Brothers
Presentation Brothers
The Congregation of Presentation Brothers is an international Catholic congregation of laymen founded in 1802 in Waterford, Ireland, by a local businessman, Edmund Ignatius Rice, now Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice....
who continued to run the school until 1997. On 19 March 1959 the school was formally commissioned by the then Education and Culture Minister, Dr. Patrick Solomon. On 4 October 2009 the school celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Although the school is primarily Roman Catholic it has a varied student body of different religions and have different religious celebrations annually for Divali, Eid
Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...
, and Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
hosted by the students.
At present the Principal of the school is Captain Gary Ribeiro with Mr. Brian Seemungal being appointed Vice Principal in January 2011.
Performance
Presentation College Chaguanas consistently receives many of the top students at the Secondary Entrance Assessment from all across the island. Its reputation for exceptional results at both the CSEC and CAPE Examinations underscores the caliber of both students and instruction. The school has produced students consistently placing in the top few at Cambridge Advanced Levels. Presentation has won eleven President's medals, seven in the last eleven years making Presentation College Chaguanas the only school in Trinidad to achieve such a feat. The most recent award of the President's Medal was in 2011. These scholarships allow education at no cost in any college or university either locally (Additional) or worldwide (Open).The school annually produces students of the highest ability, performing well both academically and in sports. Presentation College Chaguanas also routinely wins nationwide competitions in Science, Math, Computing, Debating, the Arts, and Film. In 2008, Presentation emerged victorious in the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association International Essay Competition continuing their reputation of being one of the top schools in TrinidadTrinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
.
Sports
Presentation College Chaguanas has also produced many athletes in both the cricketing and football fields: Rangy NananRangy Nanan
Rangy Nanan is a former West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1980....
, Dudnath Ramkissoon, Denesh Ramdin
Denesh Ramdin
Denesh Ramdin is a West Indian cricketer of Indian descent. He is a right-handed batsman who generally occupies the position of wicketkeeper.He is seen by selectors and fans as a replacement in terms of playing style for Jeff Dujon...
, Adrian Barath, Suruj Ragoonath
Suruj Ragoonath
Suruj Ragoonath is a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He played in two Tests in March 1999, with a top score of 9 against Australia. Ragoonath is an extremely aggressive opening batsman. Some say this is because of his background as a police officer, and his reputation for...
, CNC3 sports reporter Roger Sant
Roger Sant
Roger Sant is a television news presenter in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently the head of the sports department and the primary sports anchor for Cable News Channel 3....
and Dinanath Ramnarine
Dinanath Ramnarine
Dinanath Ramnarine is a Trinidadian cricketer who retired in 2002.He was a leg-spin bowler who, though a competent batsman, appeared to have one too many confrontations which eventually forced him to retire at 28. Especially significant was a disagreement with Carl Hooper...
. In 2010 alone, three of the top cricketing awards went to either past or present students. Annually in November, the school hosts its Presentation Day which is a day of intense sports and football honoring the feast of Mary, the Virgin of the Presentation.
There are also several other annually held sporting events such as cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
tournaments, badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
tournaments, sports day
Sports day
Sports days, sometimes referred to as Field Day, are events staged by many schools and offices in which people take part in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes...
and student created tournaments.With the soon to be refurbished Basketball and Lawn Tennis courts, a resurgence in participation in these sports is expected.
House system
The school has four houses:- Aquinas (after St. Thomas Aquinas patron saint of schools)
- Chaconia (the national flower),
- Finbar (after former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port of SpainPort of SpainPort of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, Count Finbar Ryan, who donated the Virgin Mary statue which stands at the center of the school) - IbisIbisThe ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae....
(after Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
's national bird the Scarlet IbisScarlet IbisThe Scarlet Ibis is a species of ibis that inhabits tropical South America and also Trinidad and Tobago. It is the national bird of Trinidad and is featured on the Trinidad and Tobago coat of arms along with Tobago's national bird, the Rufous-vented Chachalaca.-Taxonomy:This species is very...
).
See also
- List of schools in Trinidad and Tobago
- Presentation College, San Fernando