About Us – St. Monica’s Preparatory School

St. Monica’s Preparatory School is in the Archdiocese of Port of Spain under the trusteeship of the Holy Faith Sisters. They are managed through the Holy Faith Preparatory School Board of Management.

The Board’s vision is that St. Monica’s Preparatory is a place where:

The Catholic Identity – ethos and tradition are celebrated and promoted
The Holy Faith core values of FAITH and JUSTICE are nurtured as well as the particular gospel values of the school
A respectful partnership between children, parent, staff and Administration is sought
Children can achieve full potential in their academic, creative, personal, physical, moral and spiritual development
Children learn respect for themselves and others and through various projects learn to care for the needs of the disadvantaged in our society
SMP also encourages the values of reliability, responsibility, hard-work, perseverance and tolerance.

Our History

Our Vision and Values

Our Team

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Our History

St. Monica’s Preparatory opened its doors in September, 1959 and became fully functioning in the following year, 1960.

Sr. Laurentina of the Sisters of the Holy Faith, Ireland, was the first principal of this school. Two years later, Sr. Mary Eunan, yet another Sister of the Holy Faith, took over the reins of this illustrious institution and she remained and continued the “building” of this school from 1962 to 2000... what a leader she was.

This ‘giant’ of an educator died in Ireland on 10th November 2021 – May she Rest in Peace.

In 2000, Ann Marie (Grant) Clarke, the first lay person was made principal. Mindful of the Catholic ethos of the school, Mrs. Clarke, along with the Board of Directors, is continuing the work begun by her predecessors and thus St. Monica’s Prep. School thrives as it distinguishes itself in all arenas.

Steeped in the culture of a strong Catholic faith, St. Monica’s or as it is now fondly called S.M.P. has been the home of many of our staff members for several years; this staff has garnered its strength over the years with a core of teachers who work so well together that the synergy can only be described as unbelievable. These individuals have themselves found the elusive ‘chemistry’ or best fit in their environment and as such are some of the greatest mentors one can hope to find.

St. Monica’s Prep is owned and governed by the Sisters of the Holy Faith, with its motto:

THIS IS THE VICTORY THAT OVERCOMES THE WORLD – OUR FAITH.

Our Vision and Values

St. Monica’s Preparatory School has at its heart..

Community first, always
Compassion in action
Nurturing the whole child today, to contribute to tomorrow

Our Vision

The ultimate goal of the Holy Faith Preparatory Schools is for our students to graduate with a sound education, inclusive of Catholic beliefs and practices, that will promote their holistic development, enable them to become disciples of Christ and contributing members of the society.

Our Mission

The MISSION of the Holy Faith Preparatory Schools is to provide students with a high quality education, by sound teaching in a faith-filled Catholic environment and by instilling in them values and attitudes that will enable them to become active disciples of Christ and contributing citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.