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St Andrew's School (The Bahamas)

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By 1950, the number of students had increased to 70 and the Kirk Hall was no longer an adequate location for the school. In that same year, a group of enthusiastic and far-sighted parents negotiated the purchase of the Collins property that borders both Shirley Street and Collins Avenue. The school
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Over the next 15 years, the School's population grew to 590 students and it was evident that new premises had to be sought. The existing School property at Yamacraw was acquired and a major fund raising effort then ensued, championed by students, teachers, parents, and the energetic and devoted
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The School was founded by a group of parents who wanted their children prepared for admission into private boarding schools in Britain by the age of 13. At the time, the subjects taught in local Primary School did not include those necessary for entry into private
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St Andrew's School first opened its doors in 1948 with an enrollment of 24 students. Its first headmaster was Reverend J. H. Poole, the Minister then in charge of
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Headmaster, Mr. John Chaplin. In early 1970, the ground was broken and by November 1971, the school had moved to the campus it occupies today.
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As St Andrew's School enlarged, so did the number of parents who wished for their children to complete their secondary education either in
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St Andrew's International School has high academic standards and holds internationally accredited status with both the
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Organization's Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Pre-University IB Diploma curriculum.
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St Andrew's was the first school in the Bahamas to be authorized to offer the
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schools. Candidates for entrance were required to sit examinations in
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is an international IB primary and secondary school in
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University of North Florida Athletics - Connor Sheehan
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New Providence
Bahamas
Coordinates
25°01′42″N 77°16′55″W / 25.02835716535076°N 77.28190553962764°W / 25.02835716535076; -77.28190553962764
standrewsbahamas.com/
Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamian
Council of International Schools
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
International Baccalaureate
St. Andrews Presbyterian Kirk
British
Latin
Greek
French
English
North America
United Kingdom
GCE 'O' Level
PSAT
SAT
Debbie Ferguson
Jerome Fitzgerald
David Morris
Connor Sheehan
"St Andrew's School, The International School of The Bahamas"
"St Andrew's School, The International School of The Bahamas"
"St Andrew's School, The International School of The Bahamas"
"The Bahamas High Commission"
"Latitude and Longitude"

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