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St Andrews's School was a
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located within the
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garrison at Pembroke on the island of
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. The school opened in 1908 as part of St Andrew's barracks an integrated garrison development at Pembroke It would serve as a primary school for army and families based in the Pembroke Garrison, closing in 1978 as the UK drew down its forces on Malta. After 70 years of educational activity at the site the school buildings and grounds were handed over to the Maltese Government. As with many
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s schools, St Andrew's operated a
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based on the names of eminent British Army
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and colours: the St Andrew's house system consisted of Montogomery (red), Gort (yellow), Wavell (green) and Alexander (blue). In 1969 the provision of dependant children's education along single service lines was done away with and a single system of overseas schooling provision began as the Service Children's Education Authority. The school was able to use the adjacent garrison sports fields and other local welfare facilities, such as the swimming and diving pools at the Robb Lido at St George's Bay. There is no British school alumni association at present, although the school is mentioned on the alumni association websites of the Royal Naval and Royal Air Force Schools of Malta. The school site was repurposed as a local girl's secondary school by the Maltese government (the Sir Luigi Preziosi Girls Secondary School). The school's original administrative and class room block is still in use and the carved
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1908 date stone still clearly visible from road passing the school and on Google Streetview, although much the school grounds and neighbouring garrison sports pitches have been redeveloped into the ultra modern National Sport School.


See also

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Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq The Royal Naval School Tal Handaq was a school for children of personnel of the British Armed Forces posted to Malta between January 1947 and July 1978. Formerly known as the Naval Children's School and HM Dockyard Children's School, it had occup ...
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British Families Education Service The British Families Education Service (BFES) was an organisation set up by the British Government in 1946 to run schools for the children of British military and government personnel serving in West Germany. Prior to 1946, Royal Army Education ...
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Royal Army Educational Corps The Royal Army Educational Corps (RAEC) was a corps of the British Army tasked with educating and instructing personnel in a diverse range of skills. On 6 April 1992 it became the Educational and Training Services Branch (ETS) of the Adjutant Ge ...
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Queen's Army Schoolmistresses The Queen's Army Schoolmistresses were female military schoolteachers who assisted the Royal Army Educational Corps and its predecessors in teaching the children of soldiers in British Army garrison schools. They were formed as the Army Schoolmistr ...
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Military brat A military brat (colloquial or military slang) is a child of serving or retired military personnel. Military brats are associated with a unique subcultureDavid C. Pollock, Ruth E. van Reken. ''Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds'', Revise ...


External links


RNS Verdala Malta

Tal-Handaq Nostalgia. Memories of the Royal Naval School, Malta, 1947 - 1978

National Sports School of Malta

Photos of The Royal Naval School, Tal Handaq

Photos of Liceo Mikiel Anton Vassalli, Tal Handaq


References

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