Marymount College, Gold Coast

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Marymount College
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Marymount College, Gold Coast
Burleigh Waters, Gold Coast
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Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 28°6′3″S153°25′50″E / 28.10083°S 153.43056°E / -28.10083; 153.43056
Information
Type Independent day school
Motto Latin: Deus Meus Et Omnia
(My God, My All)
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established1968;56 years ago (1968)
PrincipalMartina Millard
Employees~125
Years offered 7–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment~1,400
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Navy blue, royal blue, light blue & white     
Website marymount.qld.edu.au

Marymount College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary school located at Burleigh Waters on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1968 by Frank Shine. Marymount College is the largest Catholic High School (7–12 only) and the furtherest south non-Government high school on the Queensland coastline.

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History

Marymount College opened in 1968 as a parish secondary school for girls operated by the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, with sixteen students and two staff.

The school soon after become coeducational – becoming the first coeducational non-state school in Queensland.

The school complex (110 acres of land with classrooms, a convent, and a chapel) at Burleigh Waters cost $146,000. The Franciscan nuns left the convent and school in 1994, and the convent was demolished in 2013. [1]

School expansion started almost immediately, with the first extension being built in 1971 and the first new building in 1974. The school has since seen extensive expansion, with new buildings or wings being added every few years. The most recent addition was in 2015, [1] giving the current campus complex. [2]

In 1972 the school became co-educational and enrolment reached 120. The first senior class was in 1974, and by 1982 enrolment had reached 620. In 1999, 905 students were enrolled, and 1110 students in 2010. A Year 8 classroom building was added in 1987, and Year 7 was added in 2015.

As of 2022, Marymount College now has over 1250 students and 100 staff. Major re-developments of the College took place in 2022 in vision of a new Masterplan. [1]

Past principals

YearsPrincipal
1968–1970Isaac
1971–1974Lachlan
1975–1980Elijah
1981–1983Brendan McManus
1984–1993Pat Wall
1994Bob Cullen
1995Vicki Ward
1996–2009Bob Peacock
2010–2021Chris Noonan
2022–presentMartina Millard

Notable alumni

Notable staff

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Marymount College Campus Map" (PDF). Marymount College. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Olympic diving silver medallist Brittany Broben is back at school". 22 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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