St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic School

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name = St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic School


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type = Private, Co-educational
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city = Carnarvon
state = W.A
country = Australia flag|Australia
enrolment = ~300
num_employ = ~40
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homepage = [http://www.smsc.wa.edu.au www.smsc.wa.edu.au]

St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic School is a coeducational school for students from Kindergarten - Year 10 located in Carnarvon, Western Australia, a coastal town located 900 kilometres north of Perth (just south of the Tropic of Capricorn).

St Mary’s has a current enrollment of approximately 300 students. The school’s students come from Carnarvon itself or the surrounding areas and the school involves itself in many of the sporting and community activities that abound in Carnarvon. There are approximately 40 staff members at the school. Subsidised accommodation and other financial incentives are offered through the Catholic Education Office’s Remote Area Package for Teachers.

History

St Mary's Catholic School was founded in 1906 by Mother [Joseph O'Connell] of the Presentation Sisters. The last remaining sisters that lived at the school were Sister Delores and Sister Evangleist; they left the school on its centenary on 17 March 2006.

Principals

* 2005 - Mr John Twomey
* 2001-2004,2006 - Mr Chris Cully
* 1996-2000 - Mrs Anne Cullender
* 1983-1996- Sister Goretti
* -1982 - Sister Lelia
* 1977 - Sister Aquinas

External links

* [http://www.smsc.wa.edu.au St Mary's Star of the Sea School]