News and Events

Student artists shine at 2024 Art and Design Exhibition

On Friday 15 November, the College proudly hosted the launch of the 2024 Art and Design Exhibition. This vibrant event celebrated the collective artistic achievements of our studen

Colours of culture: Student diversity artwork

During Term 3, students from Kindergarten to Year 12 were invited to contribute to a collaborative art display celebrating our students’ diverse cultural backgrounds.

We receive

Introducing the St Mary’s College Prefects for 2025

1We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Prefects for 2025. After a thorough selection process, these outstanding students have been chosen to lead with integrity a

School therapy dog plays a paw-sitive role in student wellbeing

A school therapist of the four-legged variety is lending an ear – and a comforting paw – to students at St Mary’s College.

Millie is the College’s newly accredited schoo

St Mary’s College joins eSafety Champions Network

St Mary’s College’s ICT Manager, Neil Thomas has joined a community of teachers and staff representatives dedicated to prioritising cyber safety at schools across Australia.

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Building Works Master Plan video

This video showcases the recent and upcoming works at the College and what they mean to our extended community. In the video, you’ll hear from our Head Prefect, Gabi Radic, Princip

Back to School Toolkit 2024

All the information you need for the new school year can be found by following the links below. Please be sure to carefully read through the documents provided, as each contains

Child safe communities

Catholic 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

Father’s Day Breakfast

On Wednesday 28 August, we welcomed more than 400 members of our community to our annual Father’s Day Breakfast, held in the Nagle Centre.

It was heartwarming to see students an

Celebrating the magic of reading with Book Week

Highlights from our Book Week parade
Our annual Book Week parade was a true spectacle of literary magic and creative flair, with colourful book characters and mythical legends com

Curtains close on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Our College production of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory came to a close on Saturday 3 August after four marvellous performances at the Playhouse Theatre.

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Kinder gardeners unearth buried treasure

Taking a break from the classroom recently, the Kinder Platypuses enjoyed an afternoon in the veggie patch with Mr Phil Shanny (Murphy’s Café Manager), planting carrots and peas f

Book Week 2024

Our Book Week bonanza is just around the corner, and our College is excited to celebrate books and the joys of reading with our community.

Book Week is one of the most eagerly a

July 2024 edition of Alma Mater out now

The latest edition of the Alma Mater, our twice-yearly magazine, is now available, with printed copies sent home with students last week. You can also find the full maga

Official opening and blessing of Murphy’s Café outdoor seating area

On Tuesday 24 July, the St Mary’s College community celebrated the blessing and official opening of our new Murphy’s Café outdoor seating area.

We were privileged to be joined

Staff Spotlight – Catherine Vout

What is your present responsibility at the College?

I’m currently based in Year 3 where I work one-on-one with students – across the two classes – in Learning Support progra

Staff Spotlight – Scott Grant

How long have you been working at St Mary’s College – and what were you doing before then?

It will be three years in November. Before St Mary’s College, I was a firefighte

SMC cross country all-stars

On Thursday 13 June, St Mary’s College sent a wonderful team of 25 Senior School athletes to the All Schools Cross Country at Symmons Plains. All students showed fantastic resili

A round of applause for Cosi

A big congratulations goes out to all cast and crew members whose hard work and dedication made Cosi the resounding success that it was!

The Drama 3 and Theatre Performance 3 st

Year 4 Choir takes centre stage at Hobart Eisteddfod

The St Mary’s College Year 4 Choir had some exceptional success in the 2024 City of Hobart Eisteddfod achieving first place in the ‘Year 6 and Under Choral Section’.

Display

Year 4 Singing Success

Congratulations to our Year 4 choir who represented the College at the City of Hobart Eisteddfod recently in the ‘Year 4 and under’ choir section. They sung and clapped the

2024 Rowing Awards Evening

The Saints Rowing Club celebrated yet another very successful season with their Awards Presentation night held at Blundstone Arena on Thursday 9 May. St Mary’s rowers joined

Staff Spotlight – Kurt Collins

What do you most enjoy about working in Murphy’s Café? 

The change! I’ve been doing hospitality for 27 years now and have always worked nights, long weekends and split shifts.

Mother’s Day celebrations

On Wednesday 8 May, St Mary’s College mothers and mother-figures were treated to a lovely breakfast in the Nagle Centre in anticipation of Mother’s Day.

The Mother’s Day breakfa

Liturgy to mark ANZAC Day 2024

As we welcomed students and staff back for Term 2, we gathered as a College to acknowledge and honour the contributions and sacrifices of the ANZACS who served and continue to

Stepping in the right direction

Our First Nations staircase art is guaranteed to put a little pep in our step, but do you know the meaning and inspiration behind its design?

A collaboration between the College

Grandparents and Special Friends’ Day

On Wednesday 27 March, the Junior School welcomed grandparents and special friends to the College for a taste of school life and to celebrate the important role they play in the li

Staff Spotlight – Rebecca Godfrey

A St Mary’s College alumna from the class of 2000, Rebecca Godfrey returned to the College in 2024 to join our teaching staff. Rebecca is an active and passionate member of the

Commissioning and Belling In

On Monday 26 February, St Mary’s College celebrated the commissioning of Year 11 and 12 students at the Commissioning Mass held in the Cathedral.

His Grace, Archbishop Julian Po

Rowing report: Schools Regatta 2

More than 50 students from Years 7-12 travelled to Lake Barrington last weekend to compete in the second School’s rowing regatta.

A few rowers were unavailable due to other comm

2023 TASC Results

It is with great pride that we share the ATAR results for St Mary’s College Year 12 2023 cohort.

17% of our graduates have achieved an ATAR score of 95 or higher, placin

Year 6 students ready to take next steps

The Year 6 Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday 7 December was a wonderful celebration of our leaders of the Junior School as they prepare to move into Year 7 in 2024.

On

The end of an era: Year 2 boys farewelled

On Friday 1 December we farewelled our Year 2 boys with a liturgy and graduation ceremony held at St Mary’s Cathedral. As we reflect on their happy times at the College, we cel

Senior students celebrated at Prize Giving

Family, friends and members of the wider St Mary’s College community were welcomed to the annual Senior School Prize Giving ceremony at Wrest Point on Monday 4 December.

The eve

Art and Design Exhibition 2023

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of the 2023 Art and Design Exhibition last Friday night. View the full image gallery online here.

Hosted by the College Art

Congratulations to our Prefects for 2024

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2024 St Mary’s College Prefect team.

Congratulations to these confident, capable and compassionate students who have been entruste

Year 12 Graduation 2023

Recently we celebrated our wonderful Year 12 cohort and their graduation from St Mary’s College.

Family, friends, teachers, Presentation Sisters and VIPs filled the Cathed

Pilgrimages and labyrinths

As part of 11/12 Religion in Society class, students have been investigating many ways of expressing religious ideas and understandings about the world. One of these ways is th

An evening of musical delights

Our College community gathered in the Nagle Centre on Thursday 14 September to support our Junior and Senior School students as they took to the stage to present a variety of instr

First Nations update

 
Riawunna program
On Tuesday 5 September, a group of St Mary’s Year 10-12 First Nations students were accompanied by First Nations Officer, Ella Ber

Meet your Prefects

Meet Elizabeth Monks (Prefect for Environment and Sustainability) and Estella Edwards (Prefect for Arts and Culture)

What has been the highlight of your year at St Mary’s

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

Imagination and creativity merge for Tournament of Minds

On 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

Chinese awards celebrate linguistic excellence

On 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

Blessing of St Mary’s College Labyrinth

College 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

Staff Spotlight – Emily Jenkins

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

Meet your House Prefects

They 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

Medical Sciences taster day

A 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

Staff Spotlight – Michael Power

What 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

Alma Mater – July 2023 edition

The 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

NAIDOC Week 2023

ya 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

Senior production receives rave reviews

The 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

Staff Spotlight – Helen Han

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

Woolworths grant for Murphy’s

We 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.

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Successes celebrated at rowing awards night

St 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

Careers showcase brings industry professionals under the one roof

St 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

Bright minds rise to the Science and Engineering Challenge

Over 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

Staff Spotlight – Courtney Hartog

Courtney 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

Staff Spotlight – Chelsea Mouritz

Get 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

Meet your Prefects

Meet 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

Hannah Carter awarded prestigious scholarship

We 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

New labyrinth makes its mark

Transformation 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

Meet your Prefects

Meet 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

St Mary’s College Café goes platinum

St 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

Junior School Lantern Hub

If 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

Meet your Prefects

We 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

College welcomes First Nations Learning Support Officers

With 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.

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Murphy’s Café launches new menu for Term 1 2023

Murphy’s Café is back with a bang in 2023 with a brand-new menu

Coffee table showcases student skills and craftmanship

Three 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

Students wear First Nations badges with pride

A 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

2023 Prefects announced

Meet 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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Teresa Klimek (class of 1987)

Teresa 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

Official opening of St Mary’s College Art Exhibition

3SMC 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

SMC fosters excellence in educational leadership

It 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

Year 10 Pillars camp

The 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

Julia McCullough (class of 1997)

When Julia McCullough (nee Skeggs) co

Music Gala hits the right notes

Our 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

School garden program gets green tick of approval

St 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

English teachers converge for 2022 national conference

Lorise 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

Students showcase What Matters to them

3Three 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

Jayne Brown (class of 1994)

When 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

Our Learning Engagement Framework is here!

We 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

First Nations signage unveiled

If 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

Program sparks curiosity about world of AI

On 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

UTAS STEM program engages bright minds

Always 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

Claire Wilson (class of 1999)

The 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

Students named finalists for 2022 Nagle Prize

The 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

Kate Conway (class of 2006)

Kate 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

The Overland Track adventure

Six 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

Brittanie McCarthy (class of 2018)

It 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

Flexible Kindergarten

We 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.

COVID-19 Parent and Carer Information

If 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

Back to School Toolkit 2023

 
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