Marshall Islands High School

Marshall Islands High School (also known as Majol Island or MIHS) is the main public high school located in Rita,^[1] Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, in Majuro atoll, the capital city of the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands High School is the largest high school in the country of the Marshall Islands. MIHS is part of the Marshall Islands Public School System.

Marshall Islands High School
Location
Majuro Marshall Islands
Coordinates	7°07′07″N 171°21′57″E
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1963; 61 years ago (1963)
School district	Marshall Islands Public School System
Grades	9–12
Color(s)	Green   White
Mascot	Gecko
Nickname	Majol Island
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Website	www.mihsmeto.org

The school serves the atolls and islands of Majuro, Arno, Enewetak, and Mili.^[2]

History

Marshall Islands High School began as Marshall Islands Intermediate School, being established as a high school around the time at which the first class graduated in 1965, a class which numbered 13 students.^{[3][4]: 2–7}

An addition was built between the late 1960s to the middle of the 1970s, a period when several other public high schools were built in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.^[5]

In the 1994-1995 school year it had over 700 students, making it the country's largest high school.^[1] In 1996 the dropout rate was 16%.^[6]

Former president of the Marshall Islands, Hilda Heine, attended Marshall Islands High School before attending college in the United States.^[7]

References

1. McMurray, Christine and Roy Smith. Diseases of Globalization: Socioeconomic Transition and Health. Routledge, October 11, 2013. ISBN 1134200226, 9781134200221. p. 127.
2. "Annual Report 2011-2012." Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands). Retrieved on February 22, 2018. p. 54 (PDF p. 55/118). "Marshall Islands High Schools [sic] takes students from Ratak Rak zone including schools in Majuro, Arno, Mili, and Enewetak/Mejatto."
3. "Marshall Islands Education, Country Codes and International Resources". countrycodes.boomja.com. Country Codes and International Resources Marshall Islands Education. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
4. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Bureau of International Organization Affairs, Office of United Nations Political Affairs. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
5. Compact of Free Association in the Micronesian States of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Department of State, 1984. p. 36.
6. Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands public sector investment program. Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 1998. p. 30. "In 1996, the dropout rate at the Marshall Islands High School (MIHS) was 16% overall."
7. "H.E Hilda Heine". Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Pacific Islands Forum. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.