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Academy of Mary Immaculate

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Established
  
1857

Enrolment
  
~650 (7–12)

Founder
  
Sisters of Mercy

Principal
  
Sr Mary Moloney RSM

Phone
  
+61 3 9412 7100

Founded
  
1857

Type
  
Independent, Single-sex, Day school

Motto
  
Latin: Speculum Sine Macula ("Mirror without Blemish") Live The Truth

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic, Sisters of Mercy

Address
  
88 Nicholson St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia

Similar
  
St Aloysius College, Santa Maria College, Fitzroy High School, Melbourne Girls' College, Xavier College

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The Academy of Mary Immaculate is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary school, situated in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1857.

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Description

The Academy is the oldest catholic school in Victoria. The Academy has experienced success in sport, speech, choir, debating and many other extra-curricular activities. It is located in the inner suburbs of Melbourne and is notable for the Sisters of Mercy convent located within the school grounds. The high school's four sport houses are Sherlock, McAuley, Goold and Frayne

Notable alumnae

  • Anne Henderson – writer, deputy director of the Sydney Institute
  • Alice Ross-King (1891–1968) – awarded the Florence Nightingale medal in 1949 by the International Red Cross for service in both World War I and World War II.
  • Andree Marcelle Frame (1910–1967) – studied childbirth overseas, pioneered the idea of childbirth preparation, and became patron of the Childbirth Education Association (Australia) for her work in the field.
  • Mary Maguire - actress
  • Abbey Lee Kershaw - supermodel

    • References

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