Academy of Mary Immaculate

Academy of Mary Immaculate
Academy of Mary Immaculate
Location
	Fitzroy, Victoria; Australia
Coordinates	37°48′14.27″S 144°58′25.85″E / 37.8039639°S 144.9738472°E
Information
Type	Independent, single-sex, day school
Motto	Latin: Speculum Sine Macula; (Mirror without Blemish); Live The Truth
Denomination	Roman Catholic, Sisters of Mercy
Established	1857
Principal	Mary Moloney RSM
Enrolment	~650 (7–12)
Colour(s)	Navy blue, yellow and white
Slogan	It's our time (2018)
Website	www.academy.vic.edu.au

The Academy of Mary Immaculate is a Catholic girls' secondary school, situated in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1857.^[1]

Description

The Academy is the oldest secondary girls' school in Victoria.^[2] The Academy has achieved success in sport, speech, choir, concert band, debating and many other extra-curricular activities. It is located in the inner suburbs of Melbourne and is notable for the Sisters of Mercy convent located within the school grounds.^[1] The high school's four sport houses are Sherlock, McAuley, Goold and Frayne.^[3]

Notable alumnae

Anne Henderson – writer, deputy director of the Sydney Institute
Alice Ross-King (1891–1968) – awarded the Florence Nightingale medal in 1949 by the International Red Cross for service in both World War I and World War II^[4]
Mary Maguire – actress
Abbey Lee Kershaw – supermodel
Ged Kearney – Federal Member of Parliament for Cooper, former President ACTU

References

^ ^a ^b Academy of Mary Immaculate
^ Sherryn Groch, "Melbourne's oldest girls' school uses the city as classroom and playground," Sydney Morning Herald, May 1, 2016. [1]
^ "Academy of Mary Immaculate | College Symbols". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Finnie, Lorna M. "Ross-King, Alice (1887–1968)". Cultural Advice. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 20 May 2021. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)