The Marie Cole Memorial Primary School is nestled at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountain approximately three (3) miles south of the town of Santa Cruz within the farming community of Burnt Ground. The school which was established in 1968 is built on approximately three (3) acres of land that was donated to the Jamaican Government by the Cole family for the construction of a school in memory of their mother Mrs Maria Cole a former educator. The school was constructed by the Canadian Government.