Beverly Thacker B.Sc., M.Ed. Knowles, Cat Island Nassau, The Bahamas

Phone: 1(242) 342-3030 or               1(242) 342-3067 Fax: 1(242) 342-3139

Mission:

The Mission of the Cat Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador District is to produce versatile, healthy, confident citizens who have a strong knowledge of, and appreciation for, their history, culture and Creator, and who are capable of functioning efficiently in an increasingly more technological and modern world.

Motto:

“Up Where We Belong”

Goals (General):

• To imbue students with a sense of their history;
• To foster in students a healthy appreciation for their culture;
• To inculcate in students a knowledge and appreciation of their Creator and all His creation;
• To develop an appreciation for, and nurture the development of a sound mind
  intellect and body;
• To keep education relevant and cutting-edge;

Goals (short term) 2002/2003:

1. To improve the district’s performance in National Examinations;

2. To improve primary school instruction;

3. To improve GLAT performance;

4. To establish district-based ongoing development for classroom teachers;

Theme for Year:

“Back To Basics”

Introduction:

This district is referred to as “The Columbus Isles” because the great navigator’s 1492 landfall was within these islands.

The schools at Arthur’s Town, New Bight, United Estates and Port Nelson are among the oldest in The Bahamas. These have been operating continuously since the 1800’s.

Indeed Arthur’s Town High School was the second high school ever operated by the Government of The Bahamas. It’s record of success as a secondary institution of learning was unsurpassed. In addition to the usual subjects, it taught Latin and French.

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School Motto:

“Non Scholae Sed Vitae Discimus”
“We Learn Not For School But For Life”

School Song:

“These Things Shall Be A Loftier Race”

The Principal who established Arthur’s Town School as a high school was Rodney Ezekiel Bain, who later served as Secretary to Cabinet of The Bahamas.

Subject Taught at Primary Level are:

Mathematics, Language Arts, Religious Knowledge, Science, Family Life Education, Art and Craft, Physical Education, Social Studies, French and Spanish.

Subjects Taught at High School Level are:

Mathematics, English Language, General Science, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Health Science, Religious Knowledge, Geography, History, Home Economics Industrial Arts, Wood Work, Technical Drawing, Spanish, Agricultural Science, Physical Education, French, Music, Accounts and Commerce.

The Cat Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador Education District comprises three islands: Cat Island, Rum cay and Salvador.

There are ten schools in the district: six primary schools, three high schools and one all-age school.

The total number of students on roll is seven hundred and three (703). The total number of teachers in the district is sixty-seven. The break-down for all schools is given below.

SCHOOLS AND STAFF

School	Island	Number of Students	Number of Teachers
Arthur’s Town High	Cat Island	87	12
Old Bight High	Cat Island	134	13
Orange Creek Primary	Cat Island	14	3
Dumfries Primary	Cat Island	34	2
Bennett’s Harbour Primary	Cat Island	51	3
New Bight Primary	Cat Island	48	4
Old Bight Primary	Cat Island	112	6
San Salvador High	San Salvador	87	15
San Salvador Primary	San Salvador	126	7
Rum Cay All-Age	Rum Cay	14	2

DISTRICT SCHOOLS

SCHOOL ADDRESS	Telephone and Fax Number
Orange Creek Primary Orange Creek, Cat Island	1-242-354-4212 Ph.
Arthur’s Town High Arthur’s Town, Cat Island	1-242-354-2175 Ph.
Bennett’s Harbour PrimaryBennett’s Harbour, Cat Island	1-242-354-6213 Ph.
New Bight Primary New Bight, Cat Island	1-242-342-3126 Ph.
Old Bight Primary Old Bight, Cat Island	1-242-342-4058 Ph.
Old Bight High School Old Bight, Cat Island	1-242-342-4057 Ph. 1-242-342-4081 Fax
Cat Island Library & Resource Centre The Media Centre Knowles, Cat Island catislibre@Batelnet.bs	1-242-342-6031/6 Ph 1-242-342-6037 Fax
Cat Island, Rum Cay, San Salvador District Office Knowles, Cat Island	1-242-342-3030 Ph.1-242-342-3139 Fax
San Salvador High United Estates, San Salvador	1-242-331-2588 Ph. 1-242-331-2488 Fax
United Estates Primary United Estates, San Salvador	1-242-331-2603 Ph.
Rum Cay All-Age Port Nelson, Rum Cay	1-242-331-2821 Ph.