[1] Her father was headmaster and her mother a senior teacher at several Canadian Mission (CM) schools.
Both played a role in developing early education in rural North East Trinidad.
Afterwards, she studied at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, graduating with a BSc and BEd.
After her studies, Mahase returned to Trinidad and Tobago and after she was appointed headteacher of St. Augustine Girls' High School.
During her long service, Mahase received many awards and honours including the Medal of Merit (Gold) (1976) and the Chaconia Medal (Gold) (1990), and was selected in top 50 persons to receive in excellence in education and distinguished public service to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the independence of Trinidad and Tobago in 2012.