 He was first educated in Mansajang Anglican Mission School and then at St. Mary's Primary School in Bathurst (now Banjul) from 1937 to 1940.He was asked to join the team set up by Bishop John Daly to find a suitable location in British Gambia for an Anglican mission station, which led to the establishment of the Anglican Mission School at Kristi Kunda in the Upper River Region.He also studied at Kristikunda Mission School where he obtained his Cambridge School Certificate and later at Georgetown College in M.I.D where he graduated with a qualified teacher's certificate.