Founded in 1978
Motto: Educacion total para personajes totales (Total Education for Total Personalities)
Bridgeport High School is located in Portmore, St Catherine, Jamaica (Caribbean).
<<< Gibson Road >>>
The school then, Bridgeport Secondary School opened its doors on the 27th of September 1978,
to a total of 228 students (107 boys and 121 girls) and 28 members of staff.
School's Main Entrance
The school was built by West Indies Home Contractors Ltd to accommodate 500 students.
A Bini-shell sits in the midst of the school
The Bini-shell is a thick layer of concrete. Special machinery blew the mortar up until it got its required shape of the dome.
<<< George Lee Boulevard >>>
Bridgeport High is located in a middle to lower-middle class community,
but students are from many different communities in Kingston, St. Andrew and St Catherine.
Southern side of school
George Lee Boulevard >>>
Football Field
The school caters to the total development of the students providing the best quality education, both in the day school and in the evening institute.
<<< Charles Drive below >>>
It offers the widest array of Technical and Vocational Education studies along with the sciences and general academic subjects.
Western Side of School
The school operates on shifts: morning and afternoon system; and the extended day introduced in 1998 to ensure sufficient curriculum coverage.
<<< Gibson Road
Northern side of school
<<< Gibson Road below >>>
Bridgeport Community (Top)
Eastern side of school
Shifts are rotated on a semester basis (September to January, and January to July). The difference in shift is the red and blue color of belts and crests
Bridgeport High School currently enrollments over 2,000 students, 100 teachers and supporting staff of 50.
It was upgraded to a comprehensive high school in 1991
and later to full high school status in 2000.
The Dome / Bini Shell
This is where the school's first magazine entitled “The Dome” got its name.
Main Entrance on Gibson Road
Bridgeport High School has received national first place awards in electrical,
clothing and textile, food and nutrition, home economics management and visual arts in CXC examinations
They have also been crowned Manning Cup, Walker Cup and Oliver Shield Champions as well as Captain's Bakery Girls Football champions.
Coastal view of Edgewater, Bay Side and Port Henderson.
School's Theme: "Cultivating a Culture of Excellence: On a Renewed Path to Success"