HOBA Xmas Dinner @ Valpark Chinese Restaurant

HOBA Xmas Dinner

Valpark Chinese Restaurant

The Hillview College Old boys Association held their Annual XMAS Dinner at the Valpark Chinese Restaurant. 

2002 HOBA Executive

the Hillview College Old Boys Association 2002 Executive

President	Ravi Rajcoomar
Vice President	Adrain Chadee
General Secretary	Bedoor Maharaj
Assistant Secretary	Jason Chadee
Treasurer	Ronald Bhagan
P R O	Stephen Kangal
Trustees	Engles Bachoo Roderick Boodoosingh
Webmaster	Nigel Barry Mahabir

HOBA Newsletter



Tribute to Mr Stephen R. Seepersad .

Mr. Stephen Ramsumair Seepersad was born on February 15th 1929 in Tunapuna. He receieved his early education at the Tunapuna Presbyterian School and began his teaching career there as a pupil teacher. In 1953 he enter Naparima Training College forteachers, and after his graduation in 1955, he was appointed as Teacher 1 to Curepe Presbyterian School. In September 1957 he enter Mount Allison University in Canada from where he gradiated with a B.A. in English, Psychology and History in 1960.

On his return to Trinidad in 1960 Mr. Seepersad was appointed to Hillview College as Teacher 2. He taught for one and a half years then was awarded a Government Scholarship to the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica to pursue a course for the Diploma in Education. He returned to Hillview in 1961  where over the years he has served as Form Master, Sports Master, Teacher of English Language, Literature, Religious Knowledge, French and History. He also served as Assistant Dean and Dean of Discipline, Dean of Studies. He was appointed Vice Principla in June 1969 and reached the ***** of his career in June 1975 when he was appointed Principal of Hillview College. 

Mr. Seepersad has also been very active in the work of the Presbyterian Church in Trinidad. He is as present a member of two Church Boards and a member ofthe Synod of the Church. His community work involves being a founding member and Vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of the El Dorado Consumer's Co-Operative.

Mr. Seepersad  is married to the former Berla Vester Bharath. He is the father  of two children. His daughter Mavis is a qualified Pharmarist and his son Neil is studying for an Accountancy Degree  in London, England.

We wish at this time, to recognise Mr. Seepersad's outstanding and dedicated contribution to the field of Education. After twenty-eight year at Hillview, we pray that God will bless him, and his family, and grant thim the long life and peace to enjoy his well deserved retirement.

School History

In July 1951 the Official Board of the Aramalaya Presbyterian Church appealed to the Presbyterian of the Canadian Mission Church for a Boys' Secondary School to be sited on Sheriff Street, Tunapuna.

Two years later the Naparima College Board, which was governing only the Canadian missionary Secondary Boys' School in the country at the time, was instructed by the Presbytery to proceed with plans for a programme of secondary school expansion, giving priority to the oilfield area and the area in the vicinity of Tunapuna.

A committee of missionaries agreed to release buildings on Sheriff Street for use and on 27 September 1954 application was made to the Colonial Government for the recognition of a Provisional Assisted Secondary School in Tunapuna.

On Monday, 17 January 1955 the school was opened under the principalship of Rev. H. F. Swann. It was called Naparima College, Tunapuna Branch, with an enrollment of 44 students and two teachers. The church hall on Sheriff Street was used as the classroom and the portion of the grounds and cow-she were used for games.

Naparima College, Tunapuna Branch remained on this site until September 1957. In this year the Principal, staff and students entered the present site at the top of El Dorado Road. In November 1957 the government granted the college Permanent Status as a Government Assisted Secondary School and in 1962 the next principal,, Dr. Stephen Moosai-Maharaj, renamed the school to Hillview College and gave it its motto and composed the words for the college song.

In 1959 the science laboratories were built and the number of classrooms increased. In 1967 the main hall was extended to accommodate the increased number staff, and an extension was made in 1996 to create offices for the administration and clerical staff. In 1986 a library was built and named in honour of Mr. Stephen R. Seepersad (Principal 1975-1988). In 1993 a 6th Form block was built, and in 1999 a pavilion was constructed and named in honour of Mr. Richard Kokaram (Principal 1989-1999).

In 2005 Hillview College won the President's Gold Medal for the fourth time. Hillview also obtains scholarship places in CXC CSEC examinations.

Victorious InterCol 2011 Cricket Team: - Hillview College became the first North East Zone school to win the PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League and swept all other major competitions.

1955 Picture of Hillview College at Sheriff Street, Tunapuna (The School was known as Naparima College North Branch)