In 1925 at the Anglican Synod, Bishop George deCarteret announced that a new secondary school for boys would be opened in April and Bishop Gibson would be the Headmaster. Rev. Percival Williams Gibson and KC were on their way. The property at 144 3/4 East Street, was purchased by Rev. Gibson and his sister Gwendolyn Gibson for £1,100. Later £90…
The 1937 TRACK and field championship sports of the Secondary schools of Jamaica and the twenty-eighth annual, concluded at Sabina Park yesterday afternoon amid thunderous yells and cheers of the hundreds of schoolboys representing the competing schools and to the general satisfaction of an exceptionally large and enthusiastic gathering of spectators. Kingston College, one of the youngest schools in the…
Source: Article by Everton Bailey in KC Times (March 2010, Volume 7)
Source: National Library of Jamaica
Kingston College is an all-boy secondary school located in Kingston, Jamaica. The institution began at 114 ¾ East Street and was declared open on April 16, 1925, with 49 students. There are currently two campuses – the Melbourne Park campus on Upper Elletson Road which houses 1st, 2nd and 3rd Forms, and the main campus situated at 2A North Street…
The Right Reverend Percival William Gibson, MLC, DD, BA, CBE, was born on September 15, 1893 to William Gibson and his wife Esther. Bishop Gibson received his elementary education at the Mico Practising School, and in 1906 at age 14, was in the first batch of students to sit the scholarship exam for St George’s College and placed first. His…