Annie Walsh Memorial School
- Annie Walsh Memorial School
Annie Walsh Memorial School is an all-girls' secondary school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was established in 1849, making it one of the oldest schools in Africa. Over the years, the school has consistently outperformed its peers in terms of academic achievement, making it the most prestigious secondary school for girls in Sierra Leone. The current principal is Mrs. Antoinnette Roberts and she has been serving as the principal of the all-girls school since 1995.
chool History
Annie Walsh Memorial School was named after a young English girl whose dream was to become a missionary to Africa. Unfortunately Annie Walsh died in a tragic accident at the age of 20. Her parents provided substantial funding for the school when it was started, which ultimately became the Annie Walsh Memorial School.
Past Principals
*Miss Julia Sass (1849-1869)
*Mrs. Caiger (1869-1870)
*Miss Winifred Hamblet (19**-1930)
*Miss Pole (1930-1954)
*Miss Colebeck (1954-1961)
*Mrs. Lati Hyde Forster (1961-1975)
*Mrs. Europa Wilson-Agwu (1975-1985)
*Madame Gracie Williams (1985-1995)
House System
The School is divided into six houses, named after the first principals.
Dunkley - [Red]
Sass - [Blue]
Pole - [Green]
Caspari - [Yellow]
Hamblet - [Pink]
Bissett - [Purple]
Notable Alumnae
*Dr. Irene Ighodaro - [First Female Medical Doctor in West Africa]
*Dr. Estelle Eke - [First Female Aeronautical Engineer in West Africa]
*Dr. Lettie Stuart
*Justice Patricia Macauley
*Justice Laura Marcus-Jones - [Sierra Leone Supreme Court Justice]
*Agnes Taylor-Lewis - {First Female Minister of Health in Sierra Leone}
*Lati Hyde Forster
*Hannah Benka-Coker - {Educator; Founder of Freetown Secondary School for Girls (FSSG)}
*Yema Lucilda Hunter - {Author}
*Ethel Ashwood
*Zainab Bangura - {Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone and founder of Campaign for Good Governance}
External links
* [http://www.anniewalsh.org/ Annie Walsh Memorial School Old Girls Association]
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