Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College

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Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College
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Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College
Miller Street, North Sydney, Lower North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 33°50′9″S151°12′24″E / 33.83583°S 151.20667°E / -33.83583; 151.20667
Information
Type Independent single-sex secondary day school
Motto Latin: Religio Scientia Cultus
(Religion, Knowledge, Culture)
Religious affiliation(s)
Denomination Roman Catholicism
Established1875;148 years ago (1875)
FounderMother Ignatius McQuoin
Educational authority New South Wales Department of Education
ChairmanSteven Rubic
PrincipalNicole Christensen
Staff~96 [1]
Years 7 – 12 [1]
Gender Girls
Enrolmentc. 1,200
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s)Blue and white   
Nickname
  • Monte
  • Monte Sant'Angelo
Affiliations
Website www.monte.nsw.edu.au
Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College

Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College (commonly referred to as Monte Sant'Angelo or Monte) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in North Sydney, on the lower north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1875, Monte is the oldest independent girls school on Sydney's north shore, [2] and caters for approximately 1,600 students from Year 7 to Year 12.

The College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), [3] the Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association (AMSSA), [4] the Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia (AGSA), [5] and is an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS). [6]

Since 2007, Monte has offered its students the option of the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program. Including the MYP and SYP programs. [7] [8]

History

Monte Sant'Angelo is the oldest independent girls' school on Sydney's north shore. The College was established in 1865, on the corner of Miller and McLaren Street, North Sydney, by Mother Ignatius McQuoin of the Sisters of Mercy. [9] By 1879, the school had outgrown its original site and subsequently moved to its current location at Miller Street. The name of the College is taken from Monte Sant'Angelo, a centre of religion, culture and learning in Gargano, Italy. [9]

Principals

PeriodDetails [6]
1865–1885Mother M. Ignatius McQuoin
1893–1896Mother M. Stanislaus Real
1896–1902Mother M. Aloysius Casey
1902–1908Mother M. Gertrude McLaughlin
1908–1911Mother M. Aloysius Casey
1911–1912Mother M. Patrick Halloway
1912–1922M. Ambrose Geary
1923–1946M. Clement Flanagan
1947–1972M. Baptista Rankin
1973–1994Maureen McGuirk
1994–1999Sharon Price
2000–2003Beverley Johnson
2004–2014Catherine Alcock
2014–presentNicole Christensen

Campus

Monte Sant'Angelo is situated on a single campus centrally located in North Sydney. The college facilities include multi-purpose courts, a library, a religious education centre, a creative arts and technology building, music rooms, a chapel, and an indoor swimming pool in McQuoin Center and sports centre. [10]

Co-curriculum

Sport

Monte offers a variety of sporting activities to its students including aerobics, athletics, basketball, cricket, dance, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, netball, softball, swimming, soccer, tennis, touch football, Tae Kwon Do, volleyball, and water polo.

Musicals

Monte associates with all-boys schools such as Aloysius, Marist, Shore, Riverview and Joeys to create a musical. The musical Annie was performed in 2008. In 2009, the Broadway musical Les Misérables was performed with a collaboration from Aloys and St. Mary's male students. The school musicals are performed every second year.

In 2012 Monte collaborated with local boys schools to produce a stage version of Beauty and the Beast and in 2014, Hairspray . In 2018 Monte collaborated with other local boys' schools for their production of High School Musical . In March 2020 the school was due to produce several performances of Wicked , which were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

House plays

House plays are musicals that each colour house choreographs and later performs. The plays are run by the year eleven students, who choose music, dance routines, story line and performance costumes for their house. Practices are held on Fridays and Saturdays at the school. The performance is generally held on a Saturday, with a matinee performance added to the schedule in 2009. The criteria of House Plays are usually the theme and message, but visuals and music are also judged.

Houses

Monte has six colour houses named after patron saints and prominent Sisters of Mercy. These houses compete against each other in school events such as Swimming Carnivals, Athletics Carnivals and House Plays.

Notable alumni

Media, entertainment and the arts
Politics, public service and the law
Science and medicine

See also

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  2. ↑ "North Sydney". Congregations. Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  3. ↑ "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-11.
  4. ↑ "New South Wales". Member Schools & Colleges. Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  5. ↑ "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  6. 1 2 "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". About AHIGS. Association of Heads of Independent Girls Schools. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  7. ↑ "Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate. 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  8. ↑ "2007 Annual Report" (PDF). MSAMC School Year Annual Report 2007. Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College. 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.[ dead link ]
  9. 1 2 "Our History". About Monte. Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
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