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{{Short description|Elementary school in Sierra Leone}}
{{Unreferenced|date=May 2016}}
'''Saint Edward's Primary School''' is an all-boys primary (elementary) school currently located at Fort Street in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]]. Typically, it enrolls boys from ages 3 to 12. Its sister school is [[Saint Joseph's Primary School (Sierra Leone)|St. Joseph's Primary School]].

It was founded in 1866 by [[Roman Catholic]] priests from [[Italy]], [[France]] and [[Ireland]], and originally situated at Rawdon Street, in the area where the [[Sacred Heart Cathedral (Freetown, Sierra Leone)|Sacred Heart Cathedral]] and [[Santano House]] are now located. It is the oldest primary school in the country and one of the oldest elementary schools in [[Africa]]. In 1922, a secondary school was also established, which became known as [[St. Edward's Secondary School]].

== House system ==
The school was originally divided into several houses, named after the priests who founded or attended the school.

Fitzgerald - [Red]<br />
St. Edward's - [Blue]<br />
Valentine - [Green]<br />
Ganda - [Yellow]<br />
Brosnahan - [Orange]<br />
Browne - [Brown]

== Notable alumni ==
*Archbishop [[Joseph Ganda (bishop)|Joseph Ganda]] - first native Archbishop of Sierra Leone
*[[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]] - former [[President of Sierra Leone]]
*[[Mohamed Kallon]] - Sierra Leonian soccer superstar
*Sir [[Albert Margai]] - second [[Prime Minister of Sierra Leone]]
*[[Charles Margai]] - Sierra Leonean lawyer and leader of the [[People's Movement for Democratic Change]] (PMDC)

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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1866]]
[[Category:Primary schools in Sierra Leone]]
[[Category:Catholic schools in Sierra Leone]]
[[Category:Schools in Freetown]]
[[Category:1866 establishments in Sierra Leone]]


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