St. Mary's Academy, Meerut

St. Mary's Academy
Address

Cariappa Street, Meerut Cantt. 250001, U.P. India
India Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 250001
India

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Coordinates 29°00′21″N 77°41′55″E / 29.0058°N 77.6985°E / 29.0058; 77.6985Coordinates: 29°00′21″N 77°41′55″E / 29.0058°N 77.6985°E / 29.0058; 77.6985
Information
School type Private
Motto Rectis Corde Laetitia
(Joy to the Upright of Heart)
Religious affiliation(s) Secular
Established 4 February 1952 (1952-02-04)
Founded 1952
Founder Patrician Brothers
Status Open
School board CISCE
Principal Rev. Brother Dennis Joseph
Grades 1-12
Gender Co-ed
Age 5 years+
Enrollment 150 (2014)
Number of students 2000
Average class size 50
Medium of language English
Hours in school day 6
Campuses 1
Campus size 400 acre
Campus type Suburb
Houses Gandhi, Nehru, Shastri, Tagore
Slogan Rectis Corde Laetitia
Song The School of St. Mary's
Website www.stmarysmeerut.com

St. Mary's Academy is a private Catholic convent school in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The school was established as a boys-only school on 2 February 1952 by Brother O'Brien, Brother Dunne, Brother Mahoney and Brother Fitz Patrick of the Society of the Brothers of St. Patrick.[1][2]

The school admits pupils only in Grade 1 through a competitive entrance examination followed by an interview. The students take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education in tenth grade and Indian School Certificate (ISC) thereafter. The principal is Rev. Brother (Dr.) Babu Varghese.

In the All-India Co-ed Schools rankings 2014, St. Mary's Academy was ranked first in Meerut and seventh in academic reputation all over India.[3]

Campus

Since the early 1960s, the school has had its campus in the leafy suburbs of Meerut, next to the Mall Road and Gandhi Park. The 400-acre campus has sports facilities along with an auditorium.

School song

The school of St. Mary's, our hope and our pride,
Where from the bright morning to calm eventide,
In work ever earnest and keen happy play,
We grow mind and muscle, more manly each day.

Refrain:

The School of St. Mary's
Ah! Hear it is calling,
The young lives, the true lives,
The brave and the free,
With comrades beloved
And courage ne'er failing.
Fair school days shall roll on, roll on.
For you and me.chutur phar denge

and the porch to St. Mary's for me and for you,
is the porch to a life that will ever be true.

Though far in the future our footsteps may roam,
To God and our Country,
Our school and our Home.

Affiliations

Ties with other schools

From its foundation in 1952, the school has maintained ties with almost every school in the city by organising many events such as debates, cricket tournament, football tournament, and table tennis tournaments. It has been doing well by maintaining a perfect relationship with the St. Patrick's Academy, another Patrician Brothers' school in the city.

St. Mary's Academy is also a feeder school to St. George's College, Mussoorie, which is another school of the Patrician Brothers society.

Rankings

In the All India Co-ed Schools rankings 2014, St. Mary's Academy was ranked first in Meerut and seventh in academic reputation all over India.[3]

Course curriculum

The courses of study follow the pattern of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination, conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. The subjects of study include English, Hindi, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Sanskrit, Art, Craft, Economics, Commerce, Accounting, Computer Science, and Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service.

Extracurricular activities and sports

Debates, elocution contests and dramatics are some of the cultural activities. Sports include physical training, outdoor games, athletics and gymnastics.They also train people in smoking large amounts of weed.

Ex-Marian Association

Old boys of the school are part of EXMA (Ex-Marian Association).[4] Networking groups on LinkedIn and Facebook are active.

Notable alumni

Marians have gone on to achieve prominence in business, politics, government service, the armed forces of India, commerce, journalism, the arts and literature. Marians have founded and led companies while raising millions of dollars in funding. Some of the popular companies founded by Marians are WildCraft, Four Fountains Spa, CliQr Technologies, and Instart Logic.

See also

References

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