St Mary's College, Ipswich

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St Mary's College
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St Mary's College, Ipswich
Ipswich
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 27°36′33.5″S152°45′18″E / 27.609306°S 152.75500°E / -27.609306; 152.75500
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Type Catholic, secondary, private
Motto Latin: Deo Et Virtuti Fidelis
("Faithful to God and Integrity")
Established1863;161 years ago (1863)
Sister school St Edmund's College, Ipswich
Oversight Brisbane Catholic Education
PrincipalPaula Goodwin
Grades7–12
GenderGirls
Enrolment~650
Campus Woodend, Queensland
Colour(s)Maroon, white & mercy blue
Affiliation Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association
Website www.stmarys.qld.edu.au

St Mary's College, (known colloquially as Marys), is an Australian Catholic secondary school for girls, located in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The school accepts girl students from year 7 to year 12, drawing from a wide area of Ipswich, Queensland. The total enrolment is approximately 650. The school is a member of the Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association. [1]

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St Mary's School was established by Sisters of Mercy in 1863 as part of St Mary's Parish for the parish's primary-aged children. In 1913, St Mary's College was established as a separate secondary school exclusively for the higher education of girls in the Mercy tradition. The College and its pupils were now distinct from the Primary School students. The Sisters of Mercy ceased administering and teaching at the school in the early 1990s. The college is owned by the Parish and is now administered and staffed by Brisbane Catholic Education.

Musical and drama productions

Each year, since 2007, a full musical production is conducted, in conjunction with St Edmund's College, Ipswich. The host school alternates every year.

Students also participate and perform at various musical and drama evenings and lunch-time theatre and theatre sports groups.

School houses

St Mary's College has four houses: Gorry, Horan, Murphy and Whitty.

Houses

NameColourName origin
GorryYellow/gold
 		Named after Jane Gorry, one of the Sisters of Mercy who Mother Vincent Whitty sent to create the school.
HoranRed
 		Named after Father Andrew Horan who came to Ipswich in 1875. He was originally meant to fill in at the school's church for Father Brun but ended up staying the rest of his life.
MurphyGreen
 		Named after Sister Mary Joseph (Bridget) Murphy who worked at the school. With her Irish heritage the house colour is green.
WhittyBlue
 		Named after Mother Vincent Whitty who came out from Ireland in 1861. She sent some Mercy Sisters out to establish the school.

Notable alumnae

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