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Welcome to the website of Girls'
Junior Lyceum, Pembroke. We hope this website will provide parents, students, teachers and
others with a convenient source of valuable information about the school's
aims and achievements. The site's main aims are to help build and
strengthen our school community of pupils, teachers and others. Therefore,
any further enquiries or remarks about the school and our website would be
most welcome.
About Our School
Our school is a Junior Lyceum for girls with 940
students on roll from ages eleven to fifteen. We offer an education
service broad in vision, with a good track record of exam results and
educational innovation. Situated in a spacious environment on the
outskirts of Pembroke, the school has good sporting standards and extra
curricular activities which also make use of the school's surrounding
area.
Thanks to the on-going refurbishment of the school, this
year we can now make use of the school hall in order to host activities
for the Christmas period, Prize Day and other such activities. It is still
being refurbished. The school grounds have been finished in 2008
while the gym area is still being equipped. This will undoubtedly contribute
to the good academic standards we would like to maintain.
The
teachers themselves have the same positive ethos. Our staff, comprising of
approximately one hundred, have developed their repertoire of teaching
styles to meet the very different demands of the pupils. Both the
administration and staff work tirelessly in order to provide a disciplined
and structured environment for effective teaching and learning so that all
pupils may maximise their academic potential. I would like to extend my
congratulations to all the teachers and students for the success of this
year's SEC results.
Moreover, almost
every pupil continues into further education either at Junior College,
Upper Secondary School or at a Vocational School. As Head of the school, I
feel privileged to work in partnership with teachers, pupils and parents
to provide a balanced, caring education.
I'm pleased to say that as
part of the curriculum, our students will pursue a series of innovative
activities by using Information Communication Technology (I.C.T.). Besides
adding a fourth computer lab to our resources, I.C.T will be used to
facilitate learning in addition to meeting National Curriculum
requirements, such as I.C.T across the curriculum. This initiative will
involve the students directly with the world of technology and will make a
valuable contribution to their preparation for employment.
We
believe that the school's aims should provide a framework upon which our
pupils will gradually grow in maturity, responsibility and ambition.
However, both parents/guardians at home and the school share a common goal
for their children - that they will emerge into adult life as good
citizens willing to lead useful lives.
Ms. M. Bonnici B.A.
(Hons.) M.A.
Head of School
School Facts
| What? |
Lintorn Barracks or Sandhurst Barracks Block |
| Who? |
Architect Andrea Vassallo (1856-1928) of Luqa was involved
in its construction. |
| Where? |
On the outskirts of Pembroke, in a relatively quiet area on
the road leading to Baħar ic-Cagħaq.
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| Main Feature |
The Clock Tower was engineered by a certain Suban from Wied
il-Għajn. |
| Purpose of Building |
Built as the Living Quarters for Cadets stationed in Malta.
Served the requirements of the military personnel
including recreational activities as well as technical
instruction. |
| During the Wars |
Used as a recovery hospital. |
| Between 1947-48 |
Reconverted into Barracks and eventually abandoned. |
| 31st March 1979 |
Handed over to the Armed Forces of Malta. |
| 1984 |
Opened its gates as a school to secondary students and
primary pupils of year 5 and 6. |
| 1986 |
With the introduction of Junior Lyceums, the school
became known as Sandhurst and catered for the Education of the
11 to 16 year olds. |
| 1988 |
On the 12th of May the school was renamed
as Sir Adrian Dingli Girls' Junior lyceum. |
| 2001 |
Planning of work commenced in October for a major structural
alteration undertaken by FTS, carried out by employees from the
Education Division, Kalaxlokk Co. Ltd., Koperattiva Aluminium u
Servizzi Oħra, Koperattiva Mastrudaxxi
and Malta Shipbuilding. |
| 2003 |
In October the first part of
this plan came to an end when the Dr. Edward Fenech Adami, the
current Maltese president, opened the Central Core and Wings A
and B. |
| 2004 |
The second phase of refurbishment started. It involved changes in the resource rooms in Wing
C and D, the Drama room, the Geography room, the Multipurpose
room, the Technical Design lab, the Library and the Food Labs.
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| 2006 |
The school became part of a network of school known as
St.Claire College. |
| 2008 |
The third and ultimate part of refurbishment came to an end on
the 26th of February with the opening of the Sports
Hall and Sports grounds by the Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi.
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Facts About Sir Adrian Dingli
| Name |
Adrian M'Angelo Joseph Vincent Edward Dingli |
| Born |
8th October 1817 |
| Place of Birth |
Valletta |
| Education |
Mdina Seminary, University of Malta |
| Died |
25th November 1900 |
| Place of Death |
Valletta |
| Achievements: |
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| 1836 |
Became a lawyer |
| 1841 |
Elected honorary President of the Chamber of Commerce |
| 1849 |
Elected from Gozo to the Council of Government |
| 1853 |
Appointed Council to the Governor and Public
Administration |
| 1857 |
Became Chevalier and Commander of the Order of St.Michael
and St.George |
| 1880 |
Nominated as President of the Lower Courts of Tunisia
and as Public Prosecutor and Senior Council in Malta |
| 1892 |
Chief Justice and President of the Appeals Court in Malta |
| 1893 |
Retired from public life |
| Through his Persistence |
- The Royal Opera House was commissioned
- The Dock Yard and the market in Valletta initiated
- Gozo became a separate diocese
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| 1907 |
King Edward VII erected a bronze statue at the Mall,
Floriana in order to remind us of this personality. |
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