Academy of Mary Immaculate

Academy of Mary Immaculate
Location
Fitzroy, Victoria
Australia Australia
Information
Type Independent, Single-sex, Day school
Motto Latin: Speculum Sine Macula
("Mirror without Blemish")
Live The Truth
Denomination Roman Catholic, Sisters of Mercy
Established 1857
Principal Sr Mary Moloney RSM
Enrolment ~650 (7–12)
Colour(s) Navy Blue, Yellow and White             
Slogan "It's our time" (2018)
Website www.academy.vic.edu.au

The Academy of Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary school, situated in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1857.[1]

Description

The Academy is the oldest Catholic school in Victoria.[2] The Academy has achieved success in sport, speech, choir, concert band, debating and many other extra-curricular activities. It is located in the inner suburbs of Melbourne and is notable for the Sisters of Mercy convent located within the school grounds.[1] The high school's four sport houses are Sherlock, McAuley, Goold and Frayne.[3]

Notable alumnae

  • Anne Henderson – writer, deputy director of the Sydney Institute
  • Alice Ross-King (1891–1968) – awarded the Florence Nightingale medal in 1949 by the International Red Cross for service in both World War I and World War II[4]
  • Andrée Marcelle Frame (1910–1967) – studied childbirth overseas, pioneered the idea of childbirth preparation, and became patron of the Childbirth Education Association (Australia) for her work in the field[5]
  • Mary Maguire – actress
  • Abbey Lee Kershaw – supermodel

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Academy of Mary Immaculate
  2. ↑ Sherryn Groch, "Melbourne's oldest girls' school uses the city as classroom and playground," Sydney Morning Herald, May 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.academy.vic.edu.au/our-college/dsp-default.cfm?loadref=21
  4. ↑ http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A110467b.htm?hilite=academy%3Bof%3Bmary%3Bimmaculate Accessed 14/12/10
  5. ↑ http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140232b.htm?hilite=academy%3Bof%3Bmary%3Bimmaculate

Coordinates: 37°48′14.27″S 144°58′25.85″E / 37.8039639°S 144.9738472°E / -37.8039639; 144.9738472

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