Saint Mary's College is an all-male secondary school located in Vigie, Castries, Saint Lucia.
History
Saint Mary's College opened on 20 April 1890, founded by Rev. Louis Tapon as the first secondary school in Saint Lucia.
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.
Notable alumni
- John Compton, 1st prime minister of Saint Lucia
- Derek Walcott, poet, dramatist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
- Arthur Lewis, economist and winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics
- Philip J. Pierre, 8th prime minister of Saint Lucia
- Dunstan St. Omer, painter, muralist and designer of the national flag
- Emile Ford, singer
- Hunter J. Francois, lawyer and politician
- Vladimir Lucien, writer, critic and actor
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