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Memorial Hospital, which serves the District of St. Mary's. Saint Marys Education Centre/Academy (SMECA) is located in Sherbrooke. It serves grades primary-12 and covers the entirety of St. Mary's. The school was constructed in 2013, from the amalgamation of St. Mary's Academy
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Memorial Hospital was opened on September 28, 1949 and St. Mary's Rural High
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