St Mary's Anglican Girls' School

Infobox Aust school private
name = St Mary's Anglican Girls' School


motto = " _la. Fideliter"
(Latin:"Faithfully")
established = 1921
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Anglican
key_people = Mrs. Lynne Thomson (Principal)
J. Leaves (Chaplain)
Mr. R.G Gibson (Chairman)
fees = AU$8,040–13,960 p.a (Day)
AU$23,880–27,940 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/UserDir/Documents/FeesChargesHome.pdf |title=Fees and Charges 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-22 |format=PDF |year =2008 |work=Enrolment |publisher=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School]
city = Karrinyup
state = WA
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
enrolment = ~1,000 (K–12)
num_employ =
revenue =
colours = Maroon, Navy and White color box|#800000color box|#000080color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/ www.stmarys.wa.edu.au]

St Mary's Anglican Girls' School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Karrinyup, a suburb north of Perth, Western Australia.

Established in 1921 at West Perth, St Mary's has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 166 boarders from Years 6 to 12.cite web |url=http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/Default.aspx?f=pv&ctr=Default&mid=5&pid=5&page_id=5 |title=Welcome to the Boarding House |accessdate=2008-01-22 |work=Boarding |publisher=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School]

St Mary's is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2236 |title=Western Australia |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |month =January |work=AHISA Schools |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/westernaustralia/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |work=Western Australia Branch |publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia] the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia,cite web |url=http://www.ais.wa.edu.au/search-school/?&mode=details&id=18 |title=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School |accessdate=2008-01-22 |work=Search for School |publisher=Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=126 |title=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School |accessdate=2008-01-21 |year =2007 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA),cite web |url=http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S |title=Member Schools |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2007 |work=Members |publisher=The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia] and is a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

St Mary's brother school is Hale School located in Wembley Downs.

History

St Mary's Anglican Girls' School was founded when two private girls' schools operating in West Perth amalgamated. The School opened on 14 September 1921, with the Rev. C.L Riley as Acting Principal. Two other schools later joined them.

In 1964, a building appeal was launched to develop the present campus at Karrinyup. Under the guidance of the then Principal, Mrs A Symington (1965–1982), St Mary's operated in both West Perth and Karrinyup until 1970, when the whole school was finally situated in Karrinyup.cite web |url=http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/Default.aspx?f=pv&ctr=Default&mid=1&pid=1&page_id=166 |title=History |accessdate=2008-01-22 |work=Our School |publisher=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School]

In 2005, the St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School Foundation purchased some land set in natural bushland in the Margaret River Wine Region. The Centre will be the first of its kind for an all girls' school in Western Australia. The Foundation has contributed a further $3.5 million towards the development of the Centre for Learning and Leadership and with the school aiming to raise the remaining $1.5 million from the school community.cite web |url=http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/Default.aspx?f=pv&ctr=Default&mid=1&pid=1&page_id=164|title=History |accessdate=2008-04-06|work=St Mary's at Metricup|publisher=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School] The facilities have been designed and constructed in a manner which maximises their environmental sustainability. They will capitalise on their immediate environment, exploiting the views across the property’s valley and dams, and utilising solar design principles by making use of the site’s northern aspect and winter sun.cite web |url=http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/Default.aspxf=pv&ctr=Default&mid=1&pid=164&page_id=169|title=History |accessdate=2008-04-06|work=The Facilities|publisher=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School]

In 2007 St Mary's was the top ranked school in Western Australia based on the highest number of students scoring in the top third of Tertiary Entrance Exam (TEE) results. cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/08/2134118.htm|title=Private schools outperform public schools in TEE|accessdate=2008-04-12|publisher=ABC News]

Headmistresses

House system

As with most Australian schools, St Mary's utilises a house system. Each student at St Mary's is placed in one of six houses: Craig – Purple Pirates, Hackett – Yellow Tigers, Lefroy – Light Blue Ducks, Riley – Royal Blue Teddy Bears, Wardle – Green Frogs, and Wittenoom – Red Wasps.

Through the house system, students participate in extra-curricular activities and competitions. Each house has a prefect who, together with captains and the guidance of a house teacher, leads the house through the year's activities.cite web |url=http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/Default.aspx?f=pv&ctr=Default&mid=3&pid=3&page_id=192 |title=Senior School |accessdate=2008-01-22 |work=Teaching and Learing |publisher=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School] Houses often compete against each other in interhouse athletics, swimming, singing and other activities, including the arts at the Creative And Performing Arts Festival (C.A.P.A.F). Throughout the year, the houses compete for the House Cup presented at the end of the year to the house with the most points awarded from interhouse competitions.

Notable alumni

Alumnae of St Mary's Anglican Girls' School are commonly referred to as Old Girls, and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the St Mary's Old Girls' Association.cite web |url=http://www.stmarys.wa.edu.au/Default.aspx?f=pv&ctr=Default&mid=8&pid=8&page_id=216 |title=Old Girls' Association |accessdate=2008-01-22 |work=Community |publisher=St Mary's Anglican Girls' School] Some notable St Mary's Old Girls include:
*Jill Alison Crommelin – Journalist for "The West Australian", "Australian Women's Weekly", "The Straits Times" (Singapore) and the "Sunday Independent" (also attended Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth)cite book| last = Lofthouse| first = Andrea| title = Who's Who of Australian Women 1982| year = 1982| publisher = Methuen Australia| location = North Ryde, NSW| isbn = 0-454-00427-0| pages = p.128]
*Sandra Hayter – Administration Director of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australiacite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = HAYTER (Sandy) Sandra L| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Jan Stewart – Chief Executive Officer of Lotterywestcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = STEWART Jan| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Kylie Wheeler – Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.