Sustainability Fair success!
The Sustainability Fair, held on Wednesday 13 September, was a great success, with families and students flocking to the College Green to discover how St Mary’s College is working
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The Sustainability Fair, held on Wednesday 13 September, was a great success, with families and students flocking to the College Green to discover how St Mary’s College is working
Read moreOn Saturday 9 September, 21 students from Years 5-10 competed in the Tournament of Minds (ToM) State Finals. ToM is a problem-solving program which requires teams to work cooperati
Read moreOn Friday 18 September, 16 students from St Mary’s College were recognised for their achievements in the Tasmanian Chinese Speaking Competition and Chinese Language Day Poster
Read moreCollege staff assembled on the bottom court on Monday 4 September for a special liturgy to mark the opening and blessing of the St Mary’s College labyrinth.
The College’s Director
What do you most enjoy about teaching Prep?
Teaching Prep children is such a joy. The unique and heartfelt way in which they view the world is infectiously beautiful. They are
Read moreThey can be seen leading the cheers and chants from the grandstands at school sporting events, encouraging participation in House activities and promoting camaraderie, good s
Read moreCatholic Education Tasmania believes that children and young people have a fundamental right to be respected, nurtured and cared for.
Every child and young person is entitle
Read moreA taster day at the University of Tasmania’s Medical Science Precinct has given 11 students in Years 11 and 12 a glimpse into university life as an undergraduate student studying m
Read moreWhat do love about your job?
I am the most excited in my work when being part of that moment when a person is on the verge of discovering something new about themselves, o
Read moreThe latest edition of the Alma Mater is out now and available to read online here.
As our biannual magazine for parents, carers and alumni, the Alma Mater features stories abou
Read moreya pakana raytji karati pulingina milaythina-pakana-mana-tu…
This is a familiar welcome, and one that began our 2023 NAIDOC Week celebration: For Our Elders.
First Nations
Read moreThe senior Drama 3 and Theatre Performance 3 classes recently presented Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy, Antigone for audiences at the Moonah Arts Centre.
The play follows Anti
What do you most enjoy about teaching Chinese in the Junior School?
In my previous job, I was teaching Tasmanian secondary students for whom the subject of Chinese was optio
Read moreWe are very excited to share that Murphy’s Café has received a Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant to help fund the extension to the children’s garden, luwutina kipli.
Two rai
Read moreSt Mary’s College and St Virgil’s College rowers capped off a stellar season with their annual rowing awards dinner held last Saturday 17 June.
The evening was a wonderf
Read moreSt Mary’s College Senior School students had the chance to connect and network with industry experts from around Tasmania during the Southern Catholic College Careers Showcase, hel
Read moreOver the past two weeks, a team of 22 enthusiastic Year 9 and 10 students attended the Science and Engineering Challenge at the University of Tasmania.
The Science and Engineeri
Read moreCourtney joined our staff at the start of 2023, bringing passion, energy and empathy to her role as Wellbeing Officer, which sees her work closely with Senior School students, fami
Read moreGet to know our fabulous St Mary’s College staff and what makes them ‘tick’!
For the first instalment of our Staff Spotlight series, we’re excited to introduce you to Chelsea Mo
Read moreMeet Brooke Sice, St Mary’s College Deputy Head Prefect and Prefect for Wellbeing.
What are you most looking forward to this year at St Mary’s College?
This is an e
Read moreWe are thrilled to announce that Hannah Carter, a Secondary English Teacher at the College, has been named as a recipient of the Phil Page TATE Scholarship for 2023.
The scholar
Read moreTransformation of the College’s bottom court is now complete with the installation of our beautiful new paved labyrinth walk.
The labyrinth is a peaceful focal point on the
Read moreMeet Jasmine Wallace, St Mary’s College Deputy Head Prefect and Prefect for Events and Communication.
What are you most looking forward to this year at St Mary’s College
Read moreSt Mary’s College has been awarded platinum status for its Junior School Café – the highest accreditation ranking with the SmartFood Award Program, an initiative of School
Read moreIf you’ve visited the College recently, you may have noticed our beautiful new ‘Lantern Hub’ learning space, which is now operational and being used by busy students and te
Read moreWe recently chatted with Vara about her intentions for the year ahead and how she and the Prefects aspire to create a supportive and positive environment for our students, which sh
Read moreWith so many new faces at St Mary’s College this year, it’s lovely to see some familiar alumni retuning to their old stomping ground to give back to the SMC community.
Ella
Read moreMurphy’s Café is back with a bang in 2023 with a brand-new menu
Read moreThree Materials and Design students at St Mary’s College have combined their talents to create a beautiful and functional piece of furniture for the College Reception space that wi
Read moreA new badge worn by our First Nations students at the College is a daily reminder of their cultural identity.
The First Nations-St Mary’s College badge was designed by Gamilaraa
Read moreMeet your new Prefects!
We’re extremely proud to introduce the outstanding group of Year 11 students who have been elected by their peers to lead the College in 2023.
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Read moreTeresa is another of our former scholars who has returned to St Mary’s College to pursue her teaching career, during which she has become a much-loved and very capable fixture at
Read more3SMC Art Exhibition official opening
Friday 11 November marked the official opening of the St Mary’s College Art Exhibition, providing an insight into the ideas and c
Read moreIt is with great pride that we congratulate Louise Bender, the College’s Director of Learning and Innovation, on being named a recipient of the Australian Council for Educa
Read moreThe picturesque Spring Beach in Triabunna was the perfect setting for our recent Year 10 Pillars camp.
Students had an unforgettable time bonding with one another and dabbling i
Read moreWhen Julia McCullough (nee Skeggs) co
Read moreOur College community gathered in the Nagle Centre on Thursday 1 September to support our Junior and Senior School students as they took to the stage to present a variety of instru
Read moreSt Mary’s College is honoured to have been selected as a successful recipient of the Keep Australia Beautiful – Tasmania Sustainable Schools Award 2022.
The grant will be
Read moreLorise Clark, the College’s Learning Leader for English, recently attended the National English Teachers’ Conference in Darwin, where she co-presented a workshop with Simone Tunb
Read more3Three budding authors from St Mary’s College have had their writing talents recognised in the Tasmanian division of the 2022 ‘What Matters?’ competition.
Jorgia Eyles, Lucy Bre
Read moreWhen Jayne Brown moved from Burnie High School to St Mary’s College in 1992, she faced the ‘culture shock of her life’ in an all-girls’ school, although it was not an unpleasant sh
Read moreWe are so happy to be sharing our Learning Engagement Framework with our community!
Our Learning Engagement Framework outlines an aspirational vision for St Mary’s Colle
Read moreIf you visited the Junior School this week, you may have noticed some new eye-catching signs on display in and around our buildings.
We are pleased to now have on display our fa
Read moreOn Wednesday 27 July, the College’s Year 7-12 students participated in a day of creative, fun and hands-on activities as part of the ‘Day of AI’ artificial intelligence (AI) progra
Read moreAlways up for a challenge, three bright sparks in Year 5 jumped at the chance to attend the UTAS STEM School of Excellence recently for two days of hands-on learning.
Junior Sch
Read moreThe former Claire Aperloo, now Claire Wilson, is another delightful St Mary’s College alumna who has made the College her teaching home.
After attending a small inner-city state
Read moreThe College wishes to congratulate Abigail Gravell (Year 8) and Maya Bowles (Year 6), who have been selected as finalists for the 2022 Nagle Prize.
Held annually, the Nagle Priz
Read moreKate Conway commenced her education at St Mary’s College in Year 9 in 2003. She has many happy and fun memories from her time at the College and has packed quite a lot into the ens
Read moreSix days and 65km later, our Outdoor Education students reached the finish line of the Overland Track.
What an exhilarating and life-changing experience for our Outdoor Ed
Read moreIt is a delight to have on staff a young alumna who graduated from Year 12 at the College only a few years ago in 2018. Brittanie was educated at Corpus Christi School before comme
Read moreWe are offering families flexible options for kinder in 2023.
All kinders will have three compulsory ‘core’ days and families can request four or even five days per week.
Read moreIf your child has tested positive for COVID-19, please report the absence here and complete the COVID-19 case report form when prompted.
In partnership with Catholic Edu
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Let’s get ready for the 2023 school year!
All the information you need for the new school year can be found by following the links below. Please be sure to car
Read moreSt 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.