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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 29 April 2005 |
Located in San Fernando, Naps was founded in 1894 but did not receive official recognition until 1900. The was established by Dr. Kenneth J. Grant, a Canadian Presbyterian missionary working among the Indian population in Trinidad. Naps was one of the first to educate Indo-Trinidadians and played an important role in the development of an Indo-Trinidadian professional class.
Naps was founded in the churchyard of Susamachar Presbyterian Church in San Fernando as the Canadian Mission Indian School. In 1899 the Mission Council petitioned the Board of Queen's Royal College in Port of Spain for affiliation with it. In 1900 Naps became a recognised secondary school and was thus eligible for state aid. It was then renamed Naparima College. In 1917 it relocated to its present campus at Paradise Hill on what was then the southern edge of the town of San Fernando.
Timeline
1894: Naparima College was started by Canadian missionary, Dr. Rev. Kenneth J. Grant.
1900: Recognized as an Assisted Secondary School.
1904: First graduating class with Cambridge Senior School Certificates.
1917: Transferred to present location in Paradise Pasture.
1936: First graduating class with Higher School Certificates.
1957: Won first Open Scholarship
1961: First native principal, Rev. J.F. Seunarine, appointed.
1966: Mr. Allan McKenzie appointed principal.
1968: Mr. James Sammy and Mr. Ivan Bissesar retired after many years of sterling service.
1976: Naps won the following trophies: National Championship Cricket, National Junior Cricket, National Intercol final - Football
1987: Won President's Gold Medal: Asad Mohammed.
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