Saint Mary's College is an all-male secondary school located in Vigie, Castries, Saint Lucia.
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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