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Alma Mater | December 2024 edition

The latest edition of the Alma Mater, our twice-yearly magazine, is now available. Read it online here.

The Alma Mater features articles about our inspiring alumni alongside sto

Year 3 hosts alumni morning tea

On Wednesday 3 July, Mrs Claire Wilson’s Year 3 Bottlebrush class welcomed a group of St Mary’s College alumni into the classroom for a special morning tea.

In good company for International Women’s Day

Celebration, empowerment and connection were on the menu at our International Women’s Day Breakfast, which was held at the College on Wednesday 13 March.

Year 11 and 12 students

Apples for alumni

We love fresh fruit here at SMC so imagine our surprise and delight to discover that our alumni apple tree has produced not one but three perfect apples!

The tree was lovi

Celebrating a century

It is with great pleasure that we wish one of our cherished alumni, Helen Foster (nee Mitchell) a happy 100th birthday!

Helen marked this extraordinary milestone on 5 Janu

The December Alma Mater is here!

Welcome to the December 2023 edition of the Alma Mater, our biannual magazine for parents, carers and alumni of the College.

This edition is filled with end-of-year news from a

Alumni AGM, Mass and Reunion

It was our pleasure and honour to welcome our beloved SMC alumni back to the College on Saturday 4 November for the annual Alumni AGM, Mass and Reunion, with several attendees fl

Year 12 Alumni Luncheon

On Wednesday 27 September, the St Mary’s College Alumni Committee hosted a splendid luncheon for the Year 12 class of 2023.

The event was a special opportunity for the Committee

SMC alumna named winner of ABC Heywire competition

St Mary’s College alumna, Miranda Guy (class of 2021) is a proud palawa w

Professor Gillian Biscoe nominated for 2023 Australian of the Year Award

The College wishes to congratulate alumna, Adjunct Professor Gillian Biscoe AM on her recent nomination for the 2023 Australian of the Year Award.

Gillian (class of 1963)

Alumni Association Mass and Annual General Meeting

It was our pleasure to host our wonderful alumni recently for their annual Mass, reunion and AGM.

There was much laughter and reminiscing heard from the SMC Staff Room, as the g

Pandemic no barrier to medical student

Olivia Eade (class of 2018) is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Tasmania’s Rural Clinical School based at Burnie.

What are you currently studying and at whic

Graduate doctor destined for the limelight

A graduate doctor who is working towards her Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Shewit Belay (class of 2014) is also a talented writer, singer and actress who recently

Alumni spotlight: Veronica Harris

Veronica Harris is another former student of St Mary’s College who has returned here to teach.

Veronica came to the College at the age of seven, starting in Year 1 in 1977. Her

Alumni spotlight: Nicole Shanny

It will come as no surprise that there are many alumni among our teaching staff—they loved their schooldays so much that they wanted to come back for more!

This was the case f

Molly joins the Tasmanian Presentation Congregation

Carrying the Presentation values fondly in her pocket wherever she goes, Molly Payne (née Gerke, class of 2012) and her passion for community development, advocacy and menta

Founder and principal of The Pelvic Studio

Jaclyn Thurley is the founder and principal of The Pelvic Studio, a Hobart-based physiotherapy practice with expertise in pelvic health for both men and women.

Tell us about

Past Prefect with a passion for the natural world

Since hanging up her green blazer for the last time in 2017, former Head Prefect Holly Andrée has been busy juggling the demands of full-time study with work and other commitm

Where are the Dwyer girls today?

Most alumni of the College in the last few decades would have been taught by Rosemary Dwyer, who continues to teach at St Mary’s – a very esteemed and respected member of our c

Sr Barbara Amott celebrates 70 years of teaching

Sr Barbara Amott is a much-treasured part of St Mary’s College’s story, having been a gifted and dedicated student, Presentation Sister, teacher and Principal.

Her lifelong