ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli wˈaɪt ɹˈɑːk sˈɛkəndɚɹi skˈuːl, ˈɜːl mˈæɹɪət sˈɛkəndɚɹi wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ænd nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚɹ ɪts fˈɜːst pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, ˈɜːl mˈæɹɪət, hˌuː ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli bɪkˌeɪm sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌv sˈʌɹi skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt hˈæʃ θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks.
Originally White Rock Secondary School, Earl Marriott Secondary was founded in 1973 and named after its first Principal, Earl Marriott, who eventually became Superintendent of Surrey School District #36.