It claims to be the first Catholic secondary school in South Trinidad, having been established around 1930 in the basement of San Fernando Presbytery.

[1] Based on the academic achievements of its graduates and overall success of its alumni, Presentation College, San Fernando is considered by many to be one of the premier secondary schools in Trinidad and Tobago.

The top scholarship in Trinidad & Tobago, known as the "President's Medal", has been won on several occasions by Presentation College, San Fernando students.

[citation needed] Presentation College, San Fernando houses a number of facilities that fit the secondary education curriculum.

A third gate separates the connected compound of Naparima Girls High School from the college but provides access to students to cross to either side.

The auditorium is utilised for college activities such as assemblies, Mass (due to its Roman Catholic influence), lectures etc.

To the rear of this building, one can find the gate which permits access into the Naparima Girls High School compound.

This building is strictly out of bounds to lower school students who must be accompanied by a teacher to gain access to the facilities.

The cricket pitch is found at the south-eastern corner of the campus while the tennis and basketball courts are located at the western end.

-Trinidad and Tobago's first and to date only gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games - Christian Homer- swimming (50m backstroke) Singapore Presentation College, San Fernando has a talented football team, and has produced several players who would later represent Trinidad and Tobago Football at national level (senior or junior age group), as well as collegiate and professional teams throughout the United States and Europe.

[citation needed] Cricket is also popular in the college; Oscar Durity, Trinidad and Tobago opening batsman of the early 1970s, attended the school.

The house system serves as an organisational basis for intra-college sporting competition as well as for participation in other aspects of college life.

Former principals listed chronologically: Admission to college is determined by performance on an examination, known as the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA).

However, there are instances of students being permitted to transfer into the college at any point due to academic excellence or great ability in sports.

The CXC was established in 1972 by agreement of regional governments seeking an effective and functional model through which to provide and assess a secondary education curriculum.

As a body, the council has an operative relationship with the University of the West Indies and the governments of fifteen participating territories aside from that of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.