About Us

History of the School

February 1977 - School opened with 120 Form 4 students from Scarborough Junior -

Secondary School and a few from Roxborough Secondary.

Principal – Mr. Victor Wheeler

Vice Principal – Mr. Oswin Isaac

and 10 Teachers

September 1977 - Uniform, Logo and Motto, “Readiness is the Key”, designed by students

and a Teacher.

1982 - The school, with Mr. Bertille St. Clair as coach, won its first National

Intercol title. It went on to perform a hattrick in 1987, 1988, 1989

and won other titles in 1995, 2010.

1980 - School choirs dominate National Music Festival

January 1990 - Honorouble A.N.R. Robinson Prime Minister pays an official visit to

the school and opens an Achievement Centre in the Library.

September 1990 - Merson Bartlett emerges as the first student in a Tobago School and

the first Senior Comprehensive student to win an Open Scholarship

(Business Studies). The school’s Library was named the Merson

Bartlett Library

September 1995 - Arlette Charles won the award for the highest grade in CXC Clothing

and Textiles in the country.

1997 - School converted into Secondary Comprehensive School and

received its first cohort of Form one students.

2000 - Additional scholarships (Businiess Studies) won by Avernelle Henry

and Lorraine Phillips in the area of Business

2006 – Additional scholarship won by Daniel Smith – Business

2006 - School designated as Magnet School for Business Studies

2007 - Additional Scholarship won by Elias Clinton – Science

2009 - School’s name changed to Signal Hill Secondary School

March 2010 - The School won the National Financial Literacy Secondary School’s challenge

organized by the Central Bank

March 2010 - Music Festival Winners -

Best School’s Folk Choir

Best Junior Calypso Chorale

Prime Minister’s Award for

Most Outstanding Junior Choir

November 2011 - Launch of “Signal Hill Secondary School Band - Matrix”

March 2012 - Launch of this website.

Principals