Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago
St. Mary's College (popularly known as CIC, which stands for College of the Immaculate Conception) is a government-assisted selective Catholic secondary school situated on Frederick Street in the heart of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The school was established in 1863 with only a handful of students, presently, enrollment averages 1200 students inclusive of Forms 1 to Upper 6. The school's motto is "Virtus et Scientia" (Manliness and Knowledge).
| St. Mary's College College of the Immaculate Conception | |
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| Address | |
75 Frederick St. | |
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| Type | Government assisted, single-gender education (male) |
| Motto | Virtus et Scientia (Latin) Manliness and Knowledge |
| Established | 1 August 1863 |
| Principal | Nigel Joseph |
| Teaching staff | 76 |
| Enrollment | 1196 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Houses | Lwanga, Laval, Bosco, Aquinas, Savio |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics | Track, Water-polo/Mini-polo, Swimming, Cricket, Badminton, Football, Basketball, Hockey. Chess and Scrabble |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Rival | Queens' Royal College and Fatima |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Holy Ghost Fathers) |
| Website | http://www.stmarys.edu.tt |
 The main building of St. Mary's College. | |
St. Mary's College is a seven-year school that prepares students for the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate known as "CSEC" at 5th Form and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) level examinations.
The school offers education in a number of fields including the sciences, humanities and social sciences.
Past Principals
- Fr. Victor Guilloux 1863–67
- Fr. Francis Xavier Corbet 1867–74
- Fr. Casimir Marcot 1874–76
- Fr. James Brown 1876–92
- Fr. Achilles Lemire 1892–94
- Fr. Nichlas Brennan 1894–95
- Fr. William Carrol 1896–1903
- Fr. John Gerard Neville 1903–10
- Fr. Edward Crehan 1910–20
- Fr. James Lacy 1920–24
- Fr. John English 1925–36
- Fr. James Meenan 1936–50
- Fr. James Brett 1951–59
- Fr. Pedro Valdez 1959–71
- Fr. Arthur Lai Fook 1971–78
- Fr. Anthony de Verteuil 1978–92
- Fr. Anton Dick 1992–99
- Fr. Ronald Mendes 1999-2013
- Nigel Joseph 2013–present
Notable Alumni
- Ellis Achong, West Indies Test cricketer
- Emmanuel Amoroso, reproductive physiologist and developmental biologist
- Sir Ellis Clarke, second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Joshua Da Silva, West Indies Test cricketer
- Wayne A.I. Frederick, MD, President of Howard University
- Ken Gordon, businessman
- Shaka Hislop, football player
- John La Rose, publisher and cultural activist
- Michael Mooleedhar, filmmaker
- Quintin O'Connor, union leader
- Dr. Joseph Lennox Pawan, M.B.E., Trinidadian bacteriologist
- Clifford Roach, West Indies Test cricketer
- Dr. Harry Schachter, MD, PhD, Canadian biochemist
- Eugene Chen (1878-1944), Trinidadian-Chinese politician and foreign minister of Republic of China