MONTE SANT' ANGELO MERCY COLLEGE

:''For the town in Italy, see Monte Sant' Angelo.''
'Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College' (Often simply referred to as 'Monte Sant' Angelo' or 'Monte') is a Roman Catholic, day school for girls, located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the oldest independent girls school on Sydney's North Shore, founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1875.
The College is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).
Starting from 2007, it will feature the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program. Monte will be the first Catholic Girls school in Sydney to offer this program.

Contents

History

Principals

Co-curriculum

Sport

References

See also

External links

History

Monte was established on the corner of West and Carlow Streets, North Sydney, by Mother Ignatius McQuoin in 1875. By 1879 the school had outgrown the original site and subsequently moved to its current location in Miller Street, North Sydney.
The school has been owned by the Sisters of Mercy since its foundation.

Principals

Ms Catherine Alcock 2004 -
Mrs Beverley Johnson 2000 - 2003
Sr Sharon Price 1994-1999
Sr Maureen McGuirk 1973-1994
Sr M. Baptista Rankin 1947- 1972
Sr M. Clement Flanagan 1923-1946
Sr M. Ambrose Geary 1912-1922
Mother M. Patrick Holloway 1911-1912
Mother M. Aloysius Casey 1908-1911
Mother M. Gertrude McLaughlin 1902-1908
Mother M. Aloysius Casey 1896-1902
Mother M. Stanislaus Real 1893-1896
Mother M. Ignatius McQuoin 1875-1885^[4]

Co-curriculum

Sport

Monte offers a variety of sporting activities to its students. These include Aerobics, Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Dance, Fencing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Softball, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Touch Football, Tae Kwon Do, Volleyball and Waterpolo.
== Notable Alumnae ==
;Music

★ Simone Young - an Australian conductor, particularly well known for opera.
;Politics and Law

★ Kerry Chikarovski - former NSW Liberal Opposition Leader.

★ Jackie Kelly - Federal Member of Parliament Liberal
;Journalism / Entertainment

★ Antonia Kidman - an Australian journalist and television presenter, and younger sister of actress Nicole Kidman.

References

1. Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College Fees 2007 (accessed:10-06-2007)
2. Australian School Choice- Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College (accessed:10-06-2007)
3. Monte Sant Angelo Annual Report 2005 (accessed:10-06-2007)
4. Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools (accessed:23-07-2007)

See also

★ List of Non-Government schools in New South Wales

External links

★ Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College website

★ The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools