Combermere School

Combermere School is a school in Barbados. It was initially established in 1695 as the Drax Parish School by the 1682 will of Colonel Henry Drax (great-uncle of the Whig politician Henry Drax). The school underwent several name changes and relocations until it settled at Waterford, St. Michael, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, with the present site dating to 1819. The school, named after a colonial governor of Barbados, Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, bears tribute to some of the school forefathers through the naming of areas such as the Drax Square, the De Vere Moore Gardens, and the Major Noot Hall.

Combermere has over 30 teachers and one guidance counsellor. The school offers a music program. It is also home to the Number 3 Cadet Company.

Departments[]

Other than the principal, the deputy principal, and six year heads for first form through to the upper sixth, the school has 12 departments, headed by 12 senior teachers. They include chemistry, mathematics, geography/social studies and environmental science, physics, biology and home economics, English, music and fine arts, physical education, technical and vocational studies, history, foreign languages, and business studies. There are dedicated labs and rooms for chemistry, biology, geography, physics, languages, music, computer science, and food and nutrition. The school has a pavilion equipped with a gym and changing rooms. There are two playing fields, a cricket pitch, shooting range, basketball/netball and tennis/volleyball courts. Also included on the premises are a library and an auditorium — the Major Noot Hall — and it one of the few, if not the only, secondary school with a meteorological station.

Notable alumni[]

Carlos Brathwaite – current West Indian cricketer, unrelated to Kraigg^[1]
Kraigg Brathwaite – current West Indian cricketer, unrelated to Carlos^[1]
Ron Buckmire – mathematician and LGBT activist
Austin Clarke – Commonwealth award-winning author
Frank Collymore – author, editor, and artist
Sir Wesley Winfield Hall – former Barbadian, West Indian cricketer, Chairman of the West Indies Board of Control, Minister for Sports and Tourism
Kerryann Ifill – first blind graduate of the University of the West Indies, President of the Senate of Barbados since 2012
Chris Jordan - current English cricketer^[1]
Anthony Kellman – poet, novelist and musician
George Lamming – author and public intellectual
Frank Marshall – former Anglican Dean of Barbados, based at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael and All Angels
Ralph E. Pollard – Master chef, artist and TV personality
Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) – recording artist^[1]
Keith A. P. Sandiford – social historian
– African historian, filmmaker - 500 Years Later^{[citation needed]}
Charles Skeete – economist and former Ambassador to the United States (1981–1983)^[2]
John Smith – former Deputy Headmaster of the Coleridge and Parry School of Barbados^[3]^[4]
Arturo Tappin – saxophonist
The Hon. David J. H Thompson – sixth Prime Minister of Barbados
Sir Clyde Walcott, KA, GCM – former West Indies cricketer, former Chairman of the International Cricket Council^[1]
Arden Warner, particle physicist, inventor and Barbadian Golden Jubilee awardee^[5]
Jomel Warrican – current West Indian cricketer^[1]
Lawson A. Weekes, GCM – Justice of the Peace, Member of Parliament, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Barbados 1986–1994^[6]^[7]
Sir Frank Worrell – former West Indies batsman and captain^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Kraigg Brathwaite: Short balls in the nets was my welcome". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
^ Best, Tony (2017-12-10). "Economist Charles Skeete passes away". The Daily Nation (Barbados). Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
^ Keith A. P. Sandiford; Earle H. Newton (1995). Combermere School and the Barbadian Society. Press, University of the West Indies. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-976-640-014-9.
^ The Year Book of the West Indies and Countries of the Caribbean. Thomas Skinner & Company, Limited. 1948.
^ Carter, Gercine (9 April 2017). "Bajan's wand ready for next oil spill". NationNews.com. St Michael, Barbados. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Politics Barbados: The Guide to the General Election, 1986. Sanka Price, Jnr. 1986.

Carrington, Sean; Fraser, Henry (2003). "Combermere School". A~Z of Barbados Heritage. Macmillan Caribbean. pp. 51–52. ISBN 0-333-92068-6. Retrieved 2010-07-25.

External links[]

Official website
"ANTHONY KELLMAN, "Simon" (from his epic poem Limestone) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

Coordinates: 13°07′00″N 59°36′08″W / 13.11667°N 59.60222°W / 13.11667; -59.60222

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[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Kraigg Brathwaite: Short balls in the nets was my welcome". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2016-01-03.

[dn-2] Best, Tony (2017-12-10). "Economist Charles Skeete passes away". The Daily Nation (Barbados). Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2018-01-04.

[SandifordNewton1995-3] Keith A. P. Sandiford; Earle H. Newton (1995). Combermere School and the Barbadian Society. Press, University of the West Indies. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-976-640-014-9.

[4] The Year Book of the West Indies and Countries of the Caribbean. Thomas Skinner & Company, Limited. 1948.

[NNews_BB_WarnerGenArt-5] Carter, Gercine (9 April 2017). "Bajan's wand ready for next oil spill". NationNews.com. St Michael, Barbados. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] Politics Barbados: The Guide to the General Election, 1986. Sanka Price, Jnr. 1986.

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Notable alumni[]

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