Combermere School

[1] Its alumni include several leading cricketers, David Thompson, sixth prime minister of Barbados and other politicians, several authors and the singer Rihanna.

[4][5] The school, named after a colonial governor of Barbados, Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, bears tribute to some of the school forefathers through the naming of areas such as the Drax Square, the De Vere Moore Gardens, and the Major Noot Hall.

Having started as a co-educational institution, it returned to a mixed approach in the 1970s, eventually reaching a gender ratio of around 50%.

There are dedicated labs and rooms for chemistry, biology, geography, physics, languages, music, computer science, and food and nutrition.

Also included on the premises are a library and an auditorium — the Major Noot Hall[1] — and it one of the few secondary schools on Barbados, if not the only one, with a meteorological station.