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St. Rose's High School
Location
254 Church Street Demerara Mahaica, Guyana. Georgetown, Guyana Guyana
Information
School type	Senior Secondary
Motto	Serviam ('I will Serve')
Patron saint(s)	St. Rose of Lima
Established	1847; 177 years ago (1847)
Founder	Ursulines
Status	Open
Authority	Ministry of Education
School number	090046
Acting headteacher	Rayon Tobin
Faculty	50+
Grades	7-13
Gender	co-ed
Age range	11-18
Language	English
Schedule	8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Campus type	Urban
Houses	Brescia, Cologne, Lima, Loretto, Merici
Color(s)	White and Green
Song	Ursuline Hymn
Nickname	Rose's
USNWR ranking	4th
National ranking	4th
Alumni name	St. Rose's Alumni Association Guyana Inc. - https://strosesalumni.org/ St. Rose's Alumni Association USA Inc. - https://strosesalumni.org/ St. Rose's Alumni Association Toronto Inc. - https://www.strosesalumnitoronto.com/

St. Rose's High School is a Grade-A Senior (National) Secondary School on Church Street in Georgetown, Guyana, serving students in grades 7–12. To be accepted into the school, the student must receive a certain grade in their Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (SSEE).

History

The Ursuline Order of Nuns who run the academy has been involved in education in Guyana as early as 1847. St. Rose's High was named for Saint Rose of Lima. St. Rose's is now the fourth (4th) highest school in the country. In 1976 the government took over operations of all educational institutions.

The section of the school built in 1912 was set for demolition in 2018. Some of the schools buildings are considered a national heritage site by the National Trust of Guyana.

Facilities

The school has three science laboratories. There is a library, a Home Economics Department, an AutoCAD laboratory, an Industrial Arts Department, and a computer laboratory. The campus also has a document centre, a sick bay, and a basketball court which is used for cricket, volleyball, football, etc.

Student organizations and traditions

Houses and their colours

St. Rose's students are sorted into five houses; Their names, colours and mottos are:

• Brescia: Red (He conquers who overcomes himself)
• Cologne: Yellow (Nothing ventured nothing gained)
• Lima: Pink (Excelsior)
• Loretto: Blue (Unity is strength)
• Merici: Green (Where there’s a will, there’s a way)

School athletics includes basketball, football, and extra curriculars such as participating in the biennial STEAM Fair, and a speech team.

Alumni

The St. Rose's High School Alumni Association has chapters located in Guyana, the US and Canada.

Notable alumni

• Joy Ford Austin (graduated 1968), non-profit executive and philanthropist.
• Catherine Hughes (graduated 1979), member of parliament (Guyana)
• Cherry-Ann Fraser (graduated 2016), Guyanese cricketer
• Anyin Choo (graduated 1992), Guyana’s Ambassador to China
• Hew Locke, Guyanese-British sculptor and contemporary visual artist
• Gail Teixeira, Minister of Health, Minister of Home Affairs, Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, and now as Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance.

References

1. ^ "Marian Academy celebrates ten years". Stabroek News. 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
2. "St. Rose's High School - Coming down". Stabroek News. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
3. "Regular maintenance could have saved St Rose's building – Sister Mary Peter". Stabroek News. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
4. "About Us – St Rose's High School". stroses.edu.gy. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
5. ^ "About SRHS – St. Roses Alumni Association USA". Retrieved 2021-01-16.
6. "DeLeon leads Chase Academy past Plaisance Secondary". Stabroek News. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
7. "Mae's Secondary through to knockout round". Stabroek News. 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
8. "Region 10 dominates STEAM fair". Stabroek News. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
9. "St. Stanislaus triumphs in impromptu speech contest". Stabroek News. 2012-11-22. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
10. "About | ST. ROSE'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION - TORONTO CHAPTER". ST. ROSE'S ALUMNI AS. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

• Sr Jacqueline Da Silva. "Through One Hundred and Fifty Years of History - The Ursulines and St. Rose's" (PDF). Together Celebrating 150 Years: The Ursuline Nuns in Guyana and St.Rose’s Secondary High School 1847 – 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-07-07.

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• Educational institutions established in 1847
• High schools and secondary schools in Guyana
• 1847 establishments in the British Empire
• Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Guyana