St. Rose's High School is a Grade-A Senior (National) Secondary School on Church Street in Georgetown, Guyana, serving students in grades 7âÂÂ12. To be accepted into the school, the student must receive a certain grade in their Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (SSEE).
The Ursuline Order of Nuns who run the academy has been involved in education in Guyana as early as 1847. St. Rose's High was named for Saint Rose of Lima. St. Rose's is now the fourth (4th) highest school in the country. In 1976 the government took over operations of all educational institutions.
The section of the school built in 1912 was set for demolition in 2018. Some of the schools buildings are considered a national heritage site by the National Trust of Guyana.
The school has three science laboratories. There is a library, a Home Economics Department, an AutoCAD laboratory, an Industrial Arts Department, and a computer laboratory. The campus also has a document centre, a sick bay, and a basketball court which is used for cricket, volleyball, football, etc.
St. Rose's students are sorted into five houses; Their names, colours and mottos are:
School athletics includes basketball, football, and extra curriculars such as participating in the biennial STEAM Fair, and a speech team.
The St. Rose's High School Alumni Association has chapters located in Guyana, the US and Canada.