By the late 1960s, the school's population had grown to more than 2,000 students. The first Bahamian administrator of Queen's College, Yvonne Noronha, was appointed Vice Principal of the College and Headmistress of the Primary School in 1978. This was followed by the appointment of Charles Sweeting in 1979. Sweeting served as Principal until 1993. Vice Principal Philip Cash was appointed Principal in 1993 and served until he died in June 1997. In November 1997, Andrea Gibson became the first woman principal. Virginia Minnis was appointed Head of the Early Learning Centre in September 1999 and was the first Bahamian to serve in this post.