Santa Maria College, Perth

Infobox Aust school private
name = Santa Maria College


motto = " _la. Soli Deo Gloria"
(Latin:"For the Glory of God")
established = 1938
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Roman Catholic, Sisters of Mercy
slogan =
key_people = Mrs. Anne Pitos (Principal)
fees = AU$5,553–5,805 p.a (Day)
AU$19,503–19,755 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://smcweb.santamaria.wa.edu.au/Enrolment/Fees+and+Charges/Fees%20%20Charges%202008.pdf?id=177 |title=2008 Fees, Charges and Business Arrangements |accessdate=2008-01-21 |format=PDF |work=Fees and Charges |publisher=Santa Maria College]
city = Attadale
state = WA
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
enrolment = ~845 (8–12)
num_employ = ~124 [http://smcweb.santamaria.wa.edu.au/About+SMC/Santa+Maria+College/default.aspx Santa Maria College- About] (accessed:10-06-2007)]
revenue =
colours = Green, Red and White color box|#228B22color box|#FF0000color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://smcweb.santamaria.wa.edu.au/ www.santamaria.wa.edu.au]

Santa Maria College is a Roman Catholic, boarding and day school for girls, situated in Attadale, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1938, the school currently caters for approximately 845 students from Years 8 to 12, including 152 boarders.

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=2236 |title=AHISA Schools: Western Australia |accessdate=2007-09-11 |year =2007 |month =April |work=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=108 |title=Santa Maria College |accessdate=2008-01-03 |year =2007 |work=Schools|publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),cite web |url=http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=S |title=Member Schools |accessdate=2008-01-03 |year =2007 |work=The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia] the Australian Catholic Colleges association (ACC) and the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

Santa Maria's Brother school is Aquinas College located in Salter Point.

History

Santa Maria College was officially opened by the Sisters of Mercy on 6 February 1938, with approximately 60 boarders and only a handful of day pupils. Seven Sisters of Mercy staffed the College at is current site in Attadale.cite web |url=http://smcweb.santamaria.wa.edu.au/About+SMC/Santa+Maria+College/History/default.aspx |title=History |accessdate=2008-01-03 |work=About SMC |publisher=Santa Maria College]

Principals

House system

Santa Maria College, as with most Australian schools, utilises a house system. Students are divided into eight houses, for the purpose of morning meetings in house-group homerooms, and intra-school competition. The houses are named after notable figures in the Sisters of Mercy's heritage in Western Australia. Dillon, Dela Hoyde, Frayne, Kelly, O'Donnell and O'Reilly are named after six of the Sisters who journeyed to Western Australia from Ireland and set up the first Catholic High School in the state - Victoria Square School, now known as Mercedes College. In 2007, two new houses were added - Corbett, named after the school's first Principal, Sr Bertrand Corbett, and Byrne.

Each house competes to earn points towards the "McAuley Shield", through various different interhouse events, including: Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country, Vollyball, Soccer, and Public Speaking. In 2007, the interhouse events were expanded to include an Arts Festival after the lobbying of several students wishing for more events which weren't sports-orientated to be included in the McAuley Shield competition. The Arts Festival required each house to prepare a short play and showcase their house's acting abilities.

Notable alumni

*Judy and Susan Bond – Daughters of Alan Bondcite news| first = Jonathan| last = Green | title = Famous alumni on Latham's hit list| url = http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html| work = Politics| publisher = Crikey| date = 2005-03-30| accessdate = 2007-08-06]
*Geraldine Doogue – Veteran ABC presenter
*Hon. Carmen Lawrence – Junior National President, Australian Labor Party; First female Premier in Australia (Premier of Western Australia); First directly elected federal President of the ALP (also attended Dominican Ladies' College)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = LAWRENCE Carmen Mary, Hon.| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Robyn Mary Quin – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at the Curtin University of Technologycite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = QUIN Robyn Mary| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Judith Lucy – Stand-up comedian, radio presenter and actress, starring in films such as Crackerjack and Bad Eggs

See also

* List of schools in Perth
* List of schools in Western Australia
* List of boarding schools

References

External links

* [http://smcweb.santamaria.wa.edu.au/ Santa Maria College website]