St. Lucia Academy

St. Lucia Academy (聖ルチーア学園) is a boarding school for higher education, located near Hinamizawa. The academy is a "hidden rich-girls' school", largely isolated from the outside world and known only to the elite. The academy is used both for those who wish for their daughters to be brought up in a "pure" environment and also for those who wish to shield the existence of their daughters from the greater world.

St. Lucia Academy's second year students are divided into a "Regular Class", consisting of the majority of students, and a "Special Class", for students with mediocre grades. Students in the Special Class who are unable to bring their grades up are not allowed to graduate.

The academy first appears in. In the anime, the academy first appears in episode 16. In, the academy first appears in. In, Rika Furude mentions having spent time at St. Lucia Academy after the events of. Both Satoko Houjou and Rika attend the Academy in episode 19.

Notable Students

 * Shion Sonozaki
 * Mizuho Kousaka
 * Ange Ushiromiya
 * Rika Furude
 * Satoko Houjou

Trivia

 * The academy is described as a reclusive, elite school in, however entrance exam study booklets are readily available at the Okinomiya library in.
 * St. Lucia Academy may be named in reference to Saint Lucia, an island visited by Agatha Christie while on holiday.