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St Mary's College | |
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Location | |
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Coordinates | 27°36′33.5″S152°45′18″E / 27.609306°S 152.75500°E |
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Type | Catholic, secondary, private |
Motto | Faithful to God and Integrity |
Established | 1863 |
Principal | Paula Goodwin |
Grades | 7–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | ~650 |
Campus | Woodend |
Colour(s) | Maroon, white & mercy blue |
Affiliation | Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association |
Website | www |
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]
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.
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.
St Mary's College has four houses: Gorry, Horan, Murphy and Whitty.
Name | Colour | Name origin |
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Gorry | Yellow/gold | Named after Jane Gorry, one of the Sisters of Mercy who Mother Vincent Whitty sent to create the school. |
Horan | Red | 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. |
Murphy | Green | Named after Sister Mary Joseph (Bridget) Murphy who worked at the school. With her Irish heritage the house colour is green. |
Whitty | Blue | Named after Mother Vincent Whitty who came out from Ireland in 1861. She sent some Mercy Sisters out to establish the school. |
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