Mercedes College, Perth
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Mercedes College is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in the Perth central business district, Western Australia.
"Our Lady's College" redirects here. For the school in Hong Kong, see Our Lady's College, Hong Kong.
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Coordinates | 31°57′22″S 115°51′59″E |
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Type | Independent single-sex secondary day school |
Motto | Latin: Laudate Dominum (Praise the Lord) |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Established | 1846; 178 years ago (1846) |
Founders | Sisters of Mercy |
Sister school | Trinity College, Perth |
Principal | Dr Lucie McCrory[1] |
Staff | 138 |
Years | 7–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | ~1,000 |
Colour(s) | Green, red, white |
Affiliation | Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia |
Website | www |
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The school was founded in 1846 by the Sisters of Mercy, thus making it the oldest independent Catholic girls' school in Australia, and the oldest existing secondary school in Perth.[2] There are currently 800 students from Year 7 to Year 12 and the college's brother school is Trinity College. The current principal is Dr Lucie McCrory.[1]