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FROM THE HOLY FAITH BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
St. Bernadette’s is a Preparatory school in the Archdiocese of Port of Spain under the trusteeship of the Holy Faith Sisters. The school is managed through the Holy Faith Preparatory School Board of Management (BOM).
The Board’s vision is that St. Bernadette’s is a place where:
- The Catholic identity – ethos and tradition are celebrated and promoted
- The Holy Faith core values of FAITH and JUSTICE are nurtured as well as the particular gospel values of each school.
- A respectful partnership between children, parents, staff and Administration is sought
- Children can achieve full potential in their academic, creative, personal, physical, moral and spiritual development
- Children learn respect for themselves and others and through various projects learn to care for the needs of the disadvantaged in our society.
VISION & MISSION STATEMENTS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Vision
The ultimate goal of the Holy Faith Preparatory schools is for our students to graduate with a sound education, inclusive of Catholic beliefs and practices, that will promote their holistic development, enable them to become disciples of Christ and contributing members of the society.
Mission
The MISSION of the Holy Faith Preparatory Schools is to provide students with a high-quality education, by sound teaching in a faith-filled Catholic environment, and by instilling in them values and attitudes that will enable them to become active disciples of Christ and contributing citizens of T&T.
All About Holy Faith Preparatory School - St. Bernadette’s
At St. Bernadette’s there is a family environment – a home away from home. The members of staff are also like a family, loyal to one another. They work as a team, creative and multi-talented. Our school population is diverse and culturally rich. Our children are like a rainbow, mixed races. We work with all mixed abilities, creating an environment to bring out the best in each child. We give all the pupils a good foundation – academic, spiritual, social, emotional, physical and creative, which enables them to excel later in life.
Holy Faith Prep School, St. Bernadette’s would like to make our school nut-free for the safety and health of all our students. The nut-free policy began on January 26th, 2015. Our school community is making a commitment to be a nut-free school and we need each student, teacher, and parent to help us make St. Bernadette’s a safer place for kids who have food allergies.
Our History
St. Bernadette’s Preparatory School opened its doors on Monday 21st May 1962. A Preparatory school run by the Holy Faith Sisters and already in operation at Pembroke Street when the premises at 13 St. Ann’s Avenue became vacant.
Archbishop Finbar Ryan OP asked the sisters to rent the premises and start a Prep school to accommodate the St. Ann’s/ Maraval area. Some of the students who were attending school at Pembroke Street moved to St. Bernadette’s.
The first student to be registered at St. Bernadette’s was Gerard Eric Mackie. When the school first opened in May 1962, there were fifty-two (52) students on roll. By the following September, the number had increased to one hundred and twelve (112) and by 1987 there were two hundred and eighty (280) students enrolled in St. Bernadette’s and today in September, 2023 there are approximately 200 students enrolled at St. Bernadette’s with fourteen permanent teaching staff members.
Holy Faith Preparatory- St. Bernadette’s was registered with the Ministry of Education and Culture on April 6th, 1968 and the school’s registration number is 433.
History
NAME OF PRINCIPAL
YEARS SERVED
The founding Principal
Sr. Marie Theresa (Sr. Consilii)
September 1962 to Easter 1980
Sr. Una Collins served as Principal
Easter 1980 to Summer 1981
Sr. Evangelista 0' Herlihy served as Principal
September 1981 to Summer 1986
Sr. Ethna Berkery served as Principal
Sr. Ethna Berkery retired and returned to Ireland in the Summer of 1989
September 1986 to Summer 1989
The school was left without a Principal.
Sr. Colman Clancy visited once a week to check in on the staff.
September 1989 to Summer 1998
Sr. Janice Tam served as Principal
September 1998 to July 2013
Mrs. Jasmin Mathura
September 2013 to July 2019
Mrs. Rosalie Jacob
September 2019 to July 2020
Mrs. Paula Camejo - Jagbir
September 2020 to December 2020
Ms. Anne- Marie Boisson
January 2021 to Present
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