St Mary's College, Middlesbrough

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name = St Mary's College


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religion = Roman Catholic
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head = Mr Donald Lillistone
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street = Saltersgill Avenue
city = Middlesbrough
county = North Yorkshire
country = England
postcode = TS4 3JP
LEA = Middlesbrough
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enrollment = 635 (2006/07)
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St Mary's College is a Catholic college situated in the Acklam area of Middlesbrough, England. The current principal is Donald Lillestone and the vice principal is Andrew Jankowski. The College is deeply religious in its Catholic roots and offers a wide range of qualifications including A-levels, GCSEs and foundation courses.

St Mary's College also has a good reputation in sports. The exam pass rate has hit its highest peak since the college was formed in 1904. The student president is Ryan Stephens, who won the annual student presidency election. The college also publishes a successful college newspaper and has a close connection with St David's R.C. Technology College. The college offers a wide variety of trips to students including France, Rome, London and the Holocaust memorial in Auschwitz.

Teachers include Stuart Booth, Chris Leblique, Chris Griffiths, Mary Sproxton and Andy Ford. In the summer of 2008 it was announced that the College would invest heavily in their I.T. units to become one of the best in the country. There are three tutors to help the students in their studies and student services staff.

Notable alumni

* Maurice Foley (1925-2002), British Labour Party politician, MP, junior minister and professional civil servant with the European Commission.cite news|title=Obituary: Maurice Foley |last=Dalyell|first=Tam |date=February 14, 2002 |publisher=Independent, The (London) "Maurice Foley was born in Durham in the year of the General Strike, of Irish immigrants who had found work in the mines. After elementary school, as a staunch Roman Catholic he was given a place in St Mary's College in Middlesbrough."] cite news|title=Maurice Foley |date=February 19, 2002 |publisher=Times, The (London) "He was born in the North East, the child of Irish immigrants, and saw the results of the Depression throughout his schooldays, first at a Roman Catholic elementary school, then at St Mary's College in Middlesbrough."]

References

External links

*cite web|url=http://www.stmarys-sfc.ac.uk/index.html|title=St Mary’s College - Middlesbrough website