Iere High School
| Iere High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Siparia Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Information | |
| Type | Coeducational school |
| Motto | Veritas Omnia Vincit (Truth Conquers All) |
| Established | 1955 |
Iere High School is one of five Presbyterian secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago, and it is notably the only coeducational of the five. Iere has gained over 50 academic scholarships over its 56 years. The school is usually a first-choice secondary school by primary school students when writing their Secondary Entrance Examination. The Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar is a former student of the institution as well as Members of Parliament Glen Ramadarsingh and Stacy Roopnarine.
Deans
-Head Dean Pamela Stanton
-Mr Manohar Gayapersad
-Mr Brent Ramlal
-Mr Curt Ramnarine
-Mr Reginald Dinoo
-Miss Narissa Ramjit
-Miss Joan Seepaul
-Miss Sumintra Ramnarinesingh
Head of Department
- Modern Studies - Stephen Lakhram
- Science - Denise Bhikarry
- Languages - Wendy Matadeen
- Business - Hema Samlal
Principals
- Rev. E. T. Lute (founder)
- Mr. Weldon Grant (1955 - 1961)
- Miss Constance Wager (1961- 1964)
- Rev. Cyrill F. Beharry (1964 - 1981)
- Mr. Charles Sinanan (1981 - 1994)
- Mr. Sooksargar Babooram (1995 - 1999)
- Mr. Irving Hosanie (1999 - 2001)
- Dr. Michael R. Dowlath (2001 - 2006)
- Mr. Roy Ramlogan (2006-2013)
- Mr.Roy Nandlal(2014 - April 2016 ) (Acting)
New principal soon
--Sports Day Houses--
Grant - 28 Victories
Wagar - 10 Victories
Ramcharan - 10 Victories
Lute - 8 Victories.
Staff
The current staff consists of 42 teachers
Buildings
- Auditorium.
- Sooksargar 'Peck' Babooram laboratory building (referred to as the PECK Labs).
- Weldon Grant Main Building (houses forms 1-4).
- Rev. Cyril F. Beharry Arts Building (Form Six building).
- E.T Lute Library.
- New air conditioned building located on the northern end of the campus.(houses forms 5&6).
Basketball court
- Volleyball court
- Badminton court (located in the Auditorium)
- Football Field referred to as Upper Field (currently unused)
- Cricket Field referred to as Lower Field (used for football, matches)
- Cricket nets (located on lower field)
Notable alumni
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar -
- Dhanraj Singh - Former Govt Minister
- Sumintra Ramnarinesingh - Head Dean of Iere
- Dale Seecharan - Head of Geography 2001-2015
Vicki Boodram