Saint Mary's College (Saint Lucia)
Catholic secondary school in Castries, Saint Lucia
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Saint Mary's College is an all-male secondary school located in Vigie, Castries, Saint Lucia.
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Other nameSMC
School typeSecondary School
MottoSummum Attingitur Nitendo
(The top is reached by striving)
(The top is reached by striving)
Established20 April 1890
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Saint Lucia | |
| 14°01′24.96″N 60°59′57.48″W | |
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| Other name | SMC |
| School type | Secondary School |
| Motto | Summum Attingitur Nitendo (The top is reached by striving) |
| Established | 20 April 1890 |
| Authority | Ministry of Education |
Principal | Neal Fontenelle |
| Grades | Form 1 - Form 5 (5 Years) |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Houses | Presentation, Rodney, Tapon, Abercrombie |
| Colours | Black and White |
| Website | smc |
History
Saint Mary's College opened on 20 April 1890, founded by Rev. Louis Tapon as the first secondary school in Saint Lucia.[1] [2]
In 2022 there was a legal case after the head sent a student home because he had a full head of hair. Judge Kimberly Cenac-Phulgence granted an injunction obliging the school to admit the student while the dispute was settled.[3]
Notable alumni
- John Compton, 1st prime minister of Saint Lucia[4]
- Derek Walcott, poet, dramatist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature[5][6]
- Arthur Lewis, economist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics[5]
- Philip J. Pierre, 8th prime minister of Saint Lucia[7]
- Dunstan St. Omer, painter, muralist and designer of the national flag[8]
- Emile Ford, singer[9]
- Hunter J. Francois, lawyer and politician[2]
- Vladimir Lucien, writer, critic and actor[10]
