St Mary's College Gunnedah

Melbourne School introduces St Mary's College Gunnedah in Gunnedah, for all your education and learning needs.

St Mary’s College is an independent Catholic College in Gunnedah serving young men and women in Years 7-12 throughout North Western New South Wales.

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1879, the College has received girls and boys from throughout Gunnedah district and beyond who have excelled in educational achievement and personal, social, spiritual and emotional growth.

Inspired by a distinctive Catholic tradition under the charism of the Sisters of Mercy, the College motto “Via Vitae Virtus Est” – Virtue is the Way of Life – provides the educational vision for all those who teach within its walls.

Under the governance of the Sisters of Mercy, a Board of Management was established in 1996, to support the principal and monitor the activities of the College, providing advice and direction where necessary and in accordance with the constitution by which it is governed.

Despite the closure of the boarding school for girls in 1987, the College has continued to grow, enrolling students from not only Gunnedah but as far away as Tambar Springs, Boggabri and Narrabri.

Drawing on students from a rural setting, St Mary’s fosters the uniqueness of the individual and encourages the giftedness that each brings to the College.