Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College
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Monte Sant'Angelo Mercy College (commonly referred to as Monte Sant'Angelo or Monte) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in North Sydney, on the lower north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Coordinates | 33°50′9″S 151°12′24″E |
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Type | Independent single-sex secondary day school |
Motto | Latin: Religio Scientia Cultus (Religion, Knowledge, Culture) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Established | 1875; 149 years ago (1875) |
Founder | Mother Ignatius McQuoin |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Chairman | Steven Rubic |
Principal | Nicole Christensen |
Staff | ~96[1] |
Years | 7–12[1] |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | c. 1,200 |
Campus type | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Blue and white |
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Website | www |
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1875, Monte is the oldest independent girls school on Sydney's north shore,[2] and caters for approximately 1,600 students from Year 7 to Year 12.
The College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] the Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association (AMSSA),[4] the Alliance of Girls Schools Australasia (AGSA),[5] and is an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[6]
Since 2007, Monte has offered its students the option of the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) program. Including the MYP and SYP programs.[7][8]