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St Mary’s is a Catholic College for girls from Kindergarten to Year 12. We provide seamless transitions in the critical years between Years 6 and 7 and between Years 10 and 11.

As a member of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools, we also are connected to national and international networks which allow for collaboration on and access to research on how girls learn.

Our staff and parents work in partnership to guide students towards their full potential in an environment based firmly on the Gospel values of accpetance, truth and love.

At both Junior and Senior School levels, the College provides an extensive curriculum.

We also offer all families in the community the opportunity to attend our free birth-to-five program, milangkani, every Monday morning during term time.

At St Mary’s College, we offer a diverse range of cocurricular activities, creative arts, including art, drama and music, a strong languages program, and a wide range of sporting opportunities.

Our latest teaching and learning focus

Insight: Catholic Education Tasmania and Shaping Minds

The College teaching staff are privileged to be working collaboratively with educational professionals from Shaping Minds through the Catholic Education Tasmania project, Insight. Shaping Minds is an organisation that combines the science of learning with the art of teaching. The science of learning is an evidence-based approach to pedagogy that is improving student outcomes nationally. The educators from Shaping Minds use evidence-based professional learning, instructional coaching, curriculum expertise and customised teaching resources for schools in a diverse range of contexts (Shaping Minds, 2025).

There are 20 teachers and leaders across the College who are actively participating in the instructional coaching, implementing evidence-based techniques into their daily classroom practices. Sharing resources and practices is a priority for the College as teachers continue to grow by observing and implementing pedagogies. The opening session began at MacKillop College on Monday 3 March, with five teachers engaging in these evidence-based techniques.

Junior School classes have begun implementation with differentiated learning groups for Spelling Mastery in Years 3-6, and explicit instruction for Mathematics. Year 8 students have begun explicit reading fluency lessons in Literacy classes and differentiated Mathematics classes in Years 8-10, responding to individual student needs and providing rich learning opportunities that target knowledge and skills.

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St Mary's College is located on the traditional lands of the muwinina people of the South East Nation. We acknowledge and deeply respect the palawa people, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community, and all Elders past and present. We are committed to learning alongside our students and community in this place, nipaluna, and support the continued sharing of knowledge and culture.