Saint Mary's College Auckland

Saint Mary's College Auckland

Infobox NZ school
name = St Mary's College
badge =
motto = "Mater Misericordie"
type = Integrated Catholic Girls Secondary (Year 7-15)
established = 1850
address = 11 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
principal = Sandy Pasley
roll = 787
decile = 7 [ [http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7698_v1/decile-changes-2007-2008-web-state-s-integ.xls Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools] ]
MOE = 50
homepage = http://www.stmaryak.school.nz

Saint Mary's College is a year 7 - 13 integrated Catholic girls' high school situated at 11 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland.

St Mary’s College is the oldest existing secondary school for girls in Auckland and one of the oldest existing schools in New Zealand. It was established in 1850 on the site of the present St Patrick's Cathedral, in Wyndham Street by the Sisters of Mercy, who were founded in Ireland by Catherine McAuley in 1831. The Sisters of Mercy were the first religious sisters to come to Aotearoa New Zealand, arriving in Auckland from Ireland on 9 April 1850.

A large new convent was built in Ponsonby, on a splendid site overlooking the Waitemata Harbour and the central business district of Auckland City and the school was shifted there in 1861.

St Mary’s College has always had an excellent academic record and high achievement in Music and Sport. Its musical tradition goes back to the 1860’s. During the 20th Century, under the outstanding direction of the late Dame Sister Mary Leo, the school produced many singers of international fame, notably Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Mina Foley.

The school is very famous for its music with a compulsory music programme running from year 7-9. At St Mary's the school believes that music enhances the mind. They have a number of bands which play at festivals all around the world. In 2005 the Sinfonia was invited to play at the Beijing Arts Festival in China. In 2006 the school's band went to Palm Springs, CA for a music festival.

The Mercy character continues to be a dominant focus of the school's ethos. Today the College is still owned by the Sisters of Mercy who have established a Board of Directors which works in conjunction with the Board of Trustees to ensure that the Catholic character of the school is not only maintained but enhanced and promoted.

Notes

ee also

*List of schools in New Zealand

External links

* [http://www.stmaryak.school.nz/ Official Site]
* http://www.mercyworld.org/countries/aotearoa/index.asp


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