St. Lucia Academy is a Christian girls-only boarding school, deep in the mountains. Most of the buildings are built in Neoclassical/Baroque Revival style, but as it was shown in Meakashi-hen, the school also has a chapel with impressive Neo-Gothic windows. Due to it's elite nature and hidden location, it's a popular choice among Japan's richer people. The expectations of the school are high, the environment is strict and many students are under constant pressure to keep up with their studies. Failing in St. Lucia has severe consequences, since the tuition fees are high, therefore dropping out means losing a great amount of money for the parents. 
'', hidden deep in the mountains]] According to Shion, life in school is extremely tiring and it feels more like a prison than school especially for free-spirited girls like her. In Meakashi-hen, before breaking out of the school in 1982, she plants a rumor of a student-teacher affair, to wreak havoc in the school. As it was shown in Umineko no Na ku Koro ni, due to high expectations and lack of romance with boys, severe bullying is prevalent in the academy, creating a nasty environment among the students. While the school knows about the problem, they merely sweep it under the rug. In Satokowashi-hen, it's shown that if students can't keep up with the schools' expectations, they will be expected to attend the study hall. While the study hall is optional on paper, in reality, if students refuse to attend it, they will be forced hand in a formal withdrawal from the Academy. As it was shown, the Study Hall starts immediately after classes and lasts until night, throughout the afternoon, robbing students of their free time. First years can improve their grades there and they will be allowed to go back attending Regular Classes. Failing to do so however, will result getting permanently transferred to the Special Class, where students have to attend the study hall every day, until graduating. Refusing the Special Class is also an option, but the school will deny students of their diploma, to maintain the academy's prestige. <noinclude>This template is a shorthand for <code><div style="clear:both;"></div></code>.
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St. Lucia Academy (聖ルチーア学校) first appears in Meakashi-hen of Higurashi no Na ku Koro ni. It is depicted in the first episode of its anime adaptation.
