St Mary's College, Ipswich

St Mary's College
Location
Map
Ipswich
,
Queensland

Australia
Coordinates27°36′33.5″S 152°45′18″E / 27.609306°S 152.75500°E / -27.609306; 152.75500
Information
TypeCatholic, secondary, private
MottoLatin: Deo Et Virtuti Fidelis
("Faithful to God and Integrity")
Established1863; 161 years ago (1863)
Sister schoolSt Edmund's College, Ipswich
OversightBrisbane Catholic Education
PrincipalPaula Goodwin
Grades7–12
GenderGirls
Enrolment~650
CampusWoodend, Queensland
Colour(s)Maroon, white & mercy blue
AffiliationCatholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association
Websitewww.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]

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

Name Colour Name origin
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.

Notable alumnae

References

  1. ^ "Catholic Secondary Schoolgirls' Sports Association History". Fox Sports. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Mary Poppins the Broadway Musical". 7 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "The Addams Family (Musical) - Local Ipswich News".
  4. ^ "Addams Family - Ipswich Civic Centre". www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. ^ "St Mary's and St Edmund's Colleges' production of Disney High School Musical". Ipswich Civic Centre. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Newsletter - 18 June 2021". 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Roald Dahl's MATILDA the Musical". 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Rock Of Ages 101: High School Edition". 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Hairspray". 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ^ "St Edmund's and St Mary's The Wiz". 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Beauty and brains in Legally Blonde". 16 July 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Classic boy meets girl show from St Edmund's and St Mary's". 10 July 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  13. ^ "The Belles of St Mary's- the Musical - St Mary's College". 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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