St. Stanislaus College

St. Stanislaus College is a secondary school in Georgetown, Guyana, with a student population of over five hundred and a teaching staff of about forty. The College motto is ‘Aeterna Non Caduca’ (things that last, not things that perish, literally translated as Eternal non perishable).

The school was opened in May 1866.In the early years, the school was known as St. Stanislaus Grammar school and occupied various sites. In 1907, the name was changed to St. Stanislaus College, and the present Brickdam site was acquired. The original part of the present building goes back to 1928, during the headship of Fr. (later Bishop) Weld. In 1952, a further wing was added and, in November 1973, the newly built Hopkinson Wing was opened. In 1975 it became a co-ed school and, a year later, the Government of Guyana took direct responsibility for the administration of the College.

St. Stanislaus College is a Grade A Senior Secondary School administered since 2005 by a Board of Governors which reports to the Ministry of Education. The school aims at imparting both intellectual and technical skills, and forming citizens who are imbued with a reverence of God and a spirit of love for their country.

Admission to the school is normally through the Secondary Schools' Entrance Examination. The normal five years' course of studies leads to the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination (CSEC) administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC). There is a further two years' course for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) in Business, Math, Chemistry, and Physics.

The College has three functioning science laboratories. There is a Library, a Geography room, Home Economics Department, and an Industrial Arts Department. In addition, two-fully equipped Computer Laboratories can be found on campus, covering the expectations of the Information Technology Curriculum and catering to the IT training of the wider society.

The 16-acre St. Stanislaus Farm, at Sophia, on the outskirts of Georgetown, offers practical training and experience to students and is also involved in agricultural production for the local market. A playing field, near the Sea Wall to the north of the city, is also owned by the College. The College Web Site is: http://www.saints.edu.gy/

References

* [http://www.nationaltrust.gov.gy/historicstabroek.html nationaltrust.gov.gy]

* [http://www.mittelholzer.org/forum/index.php The Mittelholzer Foundation]

* [http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Field/5191/ The Official Unofficial Webpage of St. Stanislaus College]

Additional Links:

Caribbean Examinations Council http://www.cxc.org/Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinationhttp://www.gov.tt/citizen/service.aspx?id=%7B76A0297B-68A1-48A8-82C2-AFC7D5BC9110%7D