St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
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| Established | 1921[1] |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Key People | Mrs. Lynne Thomson (Principal) J. Leaves (Chaplain) Mr. R.G Gibson (Chairman) |
| School Fees | AU$8,040–13,960 p.a (Day) AU$23,880–27,940 p.a (Boarding)[2] |
| Location | Karrinyup, WA, Australia  |
| Enrolment | ~1,000 (K–12)[3] |
| Colours | Maroon, Navy and White |
| Homepage | 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,[3] including 166 boarders from Years 6 to 12.[4]
St Mary's is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[6] the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia,[1] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[3] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA),[7] and is a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).
St Mary's brother school is Hale School located in Wembley Downs.
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[edit] 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.[8]
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.[8] 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.[8]
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. [9]
[edit] Headmistresses
| Period | Details[8] |
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| 1923 – 1937 | Miss. E Dannatt |
| 1938 – 1941 | Miss. K Carter |
| 1942 – 1944 | Miss. B Hamilton |
| 1945 – 1956 | Mrs. E Myles |
| 1957 – 1965 | Mrs. T Macdonald |
| 1965 – 1982 | Mrs. A Symington |
| 1983 – 1997 | Mrs. Audrey Jackson |
| 1997 – Present | Mrs. Lynne Thomson |
[edit] 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.[10] 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.
[edit] 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.[11] 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)[12]
- Sandra Hayter – Administration Director of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia[13]
- Jan Stewart – Chief Executive Officer of Lotterywest[14]
- Kylie Wheeler – [15] Heptathlete, silver medalist 2002 Commonwealth Games
[edit] References
- ^ a b St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. Search for School. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Fees and Charges 2008 (PDF). Enrolment. St Mary's Anglican Girls' School (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b c St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ Welcome to the Boarding House. Boarding. St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Western Australia. AHISA Schools. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members. Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ a b c d History. Our School. St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Private schools outperform public schools in TEE. ABC News. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ Senior School. Teaching and Learing. St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Old Girls' Association. Community. St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Lofthouse, Andrea (1982). Who's Who of Australian Women 1982. North Ryde, NSW: Methuen Australia, p.128. ISBN 0-454-00427-0.
- ^ "HAYTER (Sandy) Sandra L". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ "STEWART Jan". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Our School. Community. St Mary's Anglican Girls' School. Retrieved on 2008-02-19.
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