Continuing the train ride...

The crest of St. Augustine's College

SAC's current location and size

St. Augustine’s College (SAC) is a catholic high school on the island of New Providence that was “founded in January 1945 by the Very Reverend Frederic U. Frey,O.S.B., the then Prior of the Benedictine Order in the Bahamas and the school's first Headmaster[…]” (About SAC). With but 35 students, three classrooms and a library, SAC’s minute beginning became the Priory Grounds in West Street, one of John Todd’s - one of the oldest teachers at SAC who attended the school in the 1960s - favorite places to visit. Despite the small foundation, SAC grew to be one of the greatest secondary schools The Bahamas has to offer. In its present site from 1947, SAC, the home of the ‘Big Red Machine’, is known for 70 years of excellence in academics and athletics in The Bahamas. (Click here to learn more about the history of SAC)
But who keeps the machine running? Who is responsible for churning the burners and making sure that the legacy of the machine carries on? 

Many or maybe even all of the success of this great institution is a result of the dedicated teaching staff at this school. SAC’s renowned teaching staff is full of SAC alumni who have once experienced the wonders of being a student and are presently the driving forces that keep the school going. However, things are not the same way it used to be as SAC is an ever-changing institution. With that being said, transitioning from a student to a teacher along with time has transformed the perceptions’ of current SAC alumni teachers about SAC in its entirety. This transformation includes their views on the role of the teachers and the administration as well as the school culture, teacher instruction and the curriculum.

SAC's slogan of the year in 2013

SAC's campus in the 1980's.

Teaching at St. Augustine’s College (SAC) after once being student at the school is an exceptional experience for one to have the opportunity to take part in. This experience truly opens up your eyes and twists your perceptions as you are now able to view the school you once attended as a pupil in the student population from the other side of the fence. This “Big Red” experience provides an appreciation for human life and a realization of just how crucial the profession of a teacher is.