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

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. 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 is a seven-year school that prepares students for the

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(CXC) Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate known as "CSEC" at 5th Form and the

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(CAPE) level examinations. The school offers education in a number of fields including the sciences, mathematics, humanities and social sciences. The College also provides opportunities for computer science students, such as artificial intelligence.

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 Ellis Edgar Achong (16 February 1904 – 29 August 1986) was a sportsman from Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. He played cricket for the West Indies and was the first person of known Chinese descent to play in a Test match. Achong was ...

, West Indies Test cricketer * Emmanuel Amoroso, reproductive physiologist and developmental biologist * Sir

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, second and last Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago and the first President of Trinidad and Tobago. *

Diego Cisneros Diego Jesús Jiménez de Cisneros Bermúdez (September 27, 1911 – July 15, 1980) was a Cuban–born Venezuelan businessman. He founded Grupo Cisneros. Early life Cisneros was born in Havana, Cuba, to parents Diego Jiménez de Cisneros y G ...

, businessman founder of Grupo Cisneros * Joshua Da Silva, West Indies Test cricketer *

Wayne A.I. Frederick Wayne Alix Ian Frederick (born June 17, 1971) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian Americans, Trinidadian-American scholar, surgeon, and university administrator. He is currently serving as president of Howard University in Washington D.C. since July ...

, MD, President of Howard University *

Ken Gordon Kenneth Gordon (born 1930) is a Trinidadian businessman and former politician. Biography After attending Saint Mary's College in Port of Spain, Trinidad, he went away to the United States and United Kingdom for further studies. He entered b ...

, businessman *

Shaka Hislop Neil Shaka Hislop CM (born 22 February 1969) is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he played for them at under-21 level before representing Trinidad and Tobago at senior international level. The majority of his ...

, football player *

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, publisher and cultural activist * Michael Mooleedhar, filmmaker * Quintin O'Connor, union leader *

George Padmore George Padmore (28 June 1903 – 23 September 1959), born Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse, was a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author. He left his native Trinidad in 1924 to study medicine in the United States, where he also joined the Com ...

(1903–1959), pan-Africanist, author * Dr.

Joseph Lennox Pawan Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

, MBE, Trinidadian bacteriologist *

Clifford Roach Clifford Archibald Roach (13 March 1904 – 16 April 1988) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test match in 1928. Two years later, he scored the West Indies' first century in Test matches, followed two matches lat ...

, West Indies Test cricketer * Dr. Harry Schachter, MD, PhD, Canadian biochemist *

Eugene Chen Eugene Chen or Chen Youren (; July 2, 1878, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago – 20 May 1944, Shanghai), known in his youth as Eugene Bernard Achan, was a Chinese Trinidadian lawyer who in the 1920s became Chinese foreign minister. He was known ...

(1878–1944), Trinidadian-Chinese politician and foreign minister of Republic of China *

Jillionaire Christopher Leacock (born 3 April 1978), better known by his stage name Jillionaire, is a Trinidadian DJ and music producer. He is best known for being a former member of the American electronic music group Major Lazer, along with Diplo and W ...

, DJ and music producer * Leslie Fitzpatrick, soccer player.

References

External links

St. Mary's College, College of the Immaculate Conception (CIC)
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Port of Spain Catholic schools in Trinidad and Tobago Educational institutions established in 1863 1863 establishments in Trinidad and Tobago