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| Saint Mary High School | |
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St. Mary, Jamaica W.I. | |
| Coordinates | 18°16′01″N 76°53′10″W / 18.2668479°N 76.886133°W |
| Information | |
| Motto | Faith and Courage |
| Founded | 1960 |
| School district | Highgate |
| School number | (876) 992-2311 or 724-2026 |
| Principal | Mrs. Frazer-Sadaar |
| Faculty | 88 |
| Grades | 7-13 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Age | 12+ |
| Number of students | 1630 |
| Average class size | 40 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Colour(s) | Green and Yellow |
| Sports | Football, Track and Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Cricket, Netball |
| Website | St. Mary High School |
St. Mary High School is a secondary school located in the Highgate area of St Mary, Jamaica.
St. Mary High School is a traditional high school for grades 7 through to 13. The school has a diverse racial makeup, the largest minority groups being East Indians and Chinese. The school was the National Schools' Debate champion in 1989, 1996, 1998, and 2005.
In common with all state-run Jamaican secondary schools, St. Mary High uses a selection process to accept students at the grade seven level. Due to the high level of competition from primary level students in St. Mary and surrounding parishes to gain entrance into St. Mary High School, one of two traditional high schools in St. Mary and the only one with a sixth form programme, the majority of entrants are higher-scoring PEP candidates. Students from most primary and preparatory schools can attempt to gain a place by sitting the Primary Exit Profile (formerly the Grade Six Achievement Test).