Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College
{{For|the town in Italy|Monte Sant'Angelo}}
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| name = Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College
| logo = MonteSAMCcrest.jpg
| motto = {{langx|la|Religio Scientia Cultus}}
| motto_translation = Religion, Knowledge, Culture
| established = {{start date and age|1875}}
| type = Independent single-sex secondary day school
| educational_authority = New South Wales Department of Education
| gender = Girls
| denomination = Roman Catholicism
| religious_affiliation = {{bulleted list|Sisters of Mercy|Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association}}
| slogan =
| principal = Nicole Christensen
| founder = Mother Ignatius McQuoin
| chairman = Steven Rubic
| location = Miller Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
| country = Australia
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| enrolment = {{circa|1,200}}
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| grades_label = Years
| colours = Blue and white {{color box|#0000FF}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| homepage = {{URL|www.monte.nsw.edu.au}}
| affiliations = {{bulleted list|Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia|Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia|Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools }}
| campus_type = Suburban
| nickname = {{bulleted list|Monte|Monte Sant'Angelo}}
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Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College (commonly referred to as Monte Sant'Angelo or Monte) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1875, Monte is the oldest independent girls school on Sydney's north shore,{{cite web |url=http://www.mercysisters.org.au/congregations/north_sydney/ministry.html |title=North Sydney |access-date=11 December 2007|year=2007 |work=Congregations |publisher=Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204183756/http://www.mercysisters.org.au/congregations/north_sydney/ministry.html |archive-date=4 February 2008 |df=dmy }} and caters for approximately 1,600 students from Year 7 to Year 12.
The College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),{{cite web|url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2230 |title=AHISA Schools |access-date=2007-12-11 |date=November 2007 |work=New South Wales |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102165134/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2230 |archive-date=2 November 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }} the Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association (AMSSA),{{cite web|url=http://msea.mercy.org.au/membersac/nsw.html|title=New South Wales|access-date=2007-12-11|year=2007|work=Member Schools & Colleges|publisher=Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829053457/http://msea.mercy.org.au/membersac/nsw.html|archive-date=29 August 2007|df=dmy-all}} the Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia (AGSA),{{cite web|url=http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=M|title=Member Schools|access-date=2007-12-11|year=2007|work=Members|publisher=The Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928131337/http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=M|archive-date=28 September 2007|df=dmy-all}} and is an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).
Since 2007, Monte has offered its students the option of the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program. Including the MYP and SYP programs.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibo.org/school/002782/ |title=Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College|access-date=11 December 2007 |year =2007 |work=IB World Schools|publisher=International Baccalaureate}}{{cite web |url=http://www.monte.nsw.edu.au/documents/2007%20Annual%20Report.pdf |format=PDF|title=2007 Annual Report|access-date=1 September 2008|year=2008|work=MSAMC School Year Annual Report 2007 |publisher=Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
History
Monte Sant'Angelo is the oldest independent girls' school on Sydney's north shore. The College was established in 1865, on the corner of Miller and McLaren Street, North Sydney, by Mother Ignatius McQuoin of the Sisters of Mercy.{{cite web|url=http://www.monte.nsw.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=137 |title=Our History |access-date=11 December 2007|year=2007 |work=About Monte |publisher=Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830142020/http://www.monte.nsw.edu.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=137 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }} By 1879, the school had outgrown its original site and subsequently moved to its current location at Miller Street. The name of the College is taken from Monte Sant'Angelo, a centre of religion, culture and learning in Gargano, Italy.
Principals
class="wikitable" |
Period |
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1865–1885
|Mother M. Ignatius McQuoin |
1893–1896
|Mother M. Stanislaus Real |
1896–1902
|Mother M. Aloysius Casey |
1902–1908
|Mother M. Gertrude McLaughlin |
1908–1911
|Mother M. Aloysius Casey |
1911–1912
|Mother M. Patrick Halloway |
1912–1922
|M. Ambrose Geary |
1923–1946
|M. Clement Flanagan |
1947–1972
|M. Baptista Rankin |
1973–1994
|Maureen McGuirk |
1994–1999
|Sharon Price |
2000–2003
|Beverley Johnson |
2004–2014
|Catherine Alcock |
2014–present
|Nicole Christensen |
Campus
Monte Sant'Angelo is situated on a single campus centrally located in North Sydney. The college facilities include multi-purpose courts, a library, a religious education centre, a creative arts and technology building, music rooms, a chapel, and an indoor swimming pool in McQuoin Center and sports centre.{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12348&pid=2701623 |title=Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College |access-date=11 December 2007|work=New South Wales |publisher=School Choice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830233538/http://www.schoolchoice.com.au/find_a_school?cid=12348&pid=2701623 |archive-date=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}
Co-curriculum
=Sport=
Monte offers a variety of sporting activities to its students including aerobics, athletics, basketball, cricket, dance, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, netball, softball, swimming, soccer, tennis, touch football, Tae Kwon Do, volleyball, and water polo.
=Musicals=
Monte associates with all-boys schools such as Aloysius, Marist, Shore, Riverview and Joeys to create a musical.
The musical Annie was performed in 2008. In 2009, the Broadway musical Les Misérables was performed with a collaboration from Aloys and St. Mary's male students. The school musicals are performed every second year.
In 2012 Monte collaborated with local boys schools to produce a stage version of Beauty and the Beast and in 2014, Hairspray. In 2018 Monte collaborated with other local boys' schools for their production of High School Musical. In March 2020 the school was due to produce several performances of Wicked, which were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
=House plays=
House plays are musicals that each colour house choreographs and later performs. The plays are run by the year eleven students, who choose music, dance routines, story line and performance costumes for their house. Practices are held on Fridays and Saturdays at the school. The performance is generally held on a Saturday, with a matinee performance added to the schedule in 2009. The criteria of House Plays are usually the theme and message, but visuals and music are also judged.
Houses
Monte has six colour houses named after patron saints and prominent Sisters of Mercy. These houses compete against each other in school events such as Swimming Carnivals, Athletics Carnivals and House Plays.
- Aquinas (Yellow)
- McQuoin (Blue)
- McAuley (Green)
- McGuirk (Purple)
- Xavier (Red)
- Rankin (Orange)
Notable alumni
;Media, entertainment and the arts
- Kitty Flanagan – comedian, writer and actor
- Penny Flanagan – musician and novelist
- Antonia Kidman – journalist and television presenter, younger sister of actress Nicole Kidman
- Jodie Speers – Journalist
- Simone Young – conductor
;Politics, public service and the law
- Kerry Chikarovski – former NSW Liberal Opposition Leader
- Kathleen Farrell – Judge Federal Court of Australia
- Jacqueline Gleeson – High Court Judge of Australia
- Jackie Kelly – Federal Liberal Member of Parliament
- Robyn Read – former Independent NSW Member of Parliament for North Shore; Alderman, North Sydney Council and author.
;Science and medicine
- Margery Scott-Young – surgeon
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.monte.nsw.edu.au/ Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College website]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1875
Category:Catholic secondary schools in Sydney
Category:Girls' schools in New South Wales
Category:Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools
Category:Sisters of Mercy schools
Category:International Baccalaureate schools in Australia
Category:1875 establishments in Australia