St. Mary's Academy, Meerut

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St. Mary's Academy
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St. Mary's Academy, Meerut
Cariappa Street

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250001

Coordinates 29°00′21″N77°41′55″E / 29.0058°N 77.6985°E / 29.0058; 77.6985
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TypePrivate
MottoRectis Corde Laetitia
(Joy to the Upright of Heart)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established4 February 1952;72 years ago (1952-02-04)
Founder Patrician Brothers
School board CISCE
PrincipalRev. Brother Edward Sebastian
Grades1-12
GenderCo-ed
Age6 years+
Number of students4000 (2021)
Average class size58
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6
Campus size2 acre
Campus typeSuburb
HousesGandhi, Nehru, Shastri, Tagore
Colour(s)Blue, Green ,Red and Yellow
SongThe School of St. Mary's
Website www.stmarysmeerut.com

St. Mary's Academy is a private Catholic convent school in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The school was founded as a boys-only school on 2 February, 1952 by Society of the Brothers of St. Patrick. [1] [2]

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The school only admits students in Grade 1 through a competitive entrance examination followed by an interview. The students take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education in tenth grade and Indian School Certificate (ISC) thereafter. The principal is Rev. Brother Edward Sebastian.

In the All-India Co-ed Schools rankings 2014, St. Mary's Academy was ranked first in Meerut and seventh in academic reputation all over India. [3]

Campus

Since the early 1960s, the school has had its campus in Meerut, next to the Mall Road and Gandhi Park. The 400-acre campus has sports facilities along with an auditorium.

Ties with other schools

From its foundation in 1952, the school has maintained ties with other Patrician Brothers' schools.

St. Mary's Academy is also a popular feeder school to St. George's College, Mussoorie, which is another school of the Patrician Brothers society.

Rankings

St. Mary's Academy was ranked No 5. in India, No.1 in Uttar Pradesh, and No. 1 in Meerut under the category "Top 20 ICSE Schools of India 2021"

Ex-Marian Association

Old students of the school are part of EXMA (Ex-Marian Association). [4] .

Notable alumni

Marians have gone on to achieve prominence in business, politics, government service, the armed forces of India, commerce, journalism, the arts and literature. Marians have founded and led companies while raising millions of dollars in funding. Some of the popular companies founded by Marians are WildCraft, Four Fountains Spa, CliQr Technologies, and Instart Logic.

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