St. Mary's Academy, Meerut

St. Mary's Academy

Rectis Corde Laetitia
Joy to the Upright of Heart
Address

St. Mary's Academy, Cariappa Street, Meerut Cantt. 250001, U. P. India
India Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 250005
India

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Coordinates 29°00′21″N 77°41′55″E / 29.0058°N 77.6985°E / 29.0058; 77.6985Coordinates: 29°00′21″N 77°41′55″E / 29.0058°N 77.6985°E / 29.0058; 77.6985
Information
School type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Secular
Established 4 February 1952 (1952-02-04)
Founded 1952
Founder Patrician Brothers
Status open
School board CISCE
Principal Rev. Brother ( Dr.) Babu Varghese
Grades Lower 1-12
Gender Co-Ed
Age 6 years+
Enrollment 150 (2014)
Number of students 2000
Average class size 30
Medium of language English
Hours in school day 6
Campuses 1
Campus size 400 acre
Campus type Suburb
Houses Nehru, Gandhi, Shastri, Tagore
Colour(s) Blue
Slogan Rectis Corde Laetitia
Song The School of St. Mary's
Website www.stmarysmeerut.com

St. Mary's Academy is a private Catholic convent school in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The school was established as a boys-only school on 4 February 1952 by Brother O'Brien, Brother Dunne, Brother Mahoney and Brother Fitz Patrick of the Society of the Brothers of St. Patrick.[1][2]

The school admits pupils only in Grade 1 through a competitive entrance examination followed by an interview. The students take the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education in tenth grade and Indian School Certificate (ISC) thereafter. The principal is Rev. Brother (Dr.) Babu Varghese[3] and Vice-Principal is Rev. Bro. Solomon.

Campus

Since the early 1960s, the school has had its campus in the leafy suburbs of Meerut, next to the Mall Road and Gandhi Park. The 400-acre campus has sports facilities along with an auditorium.

The school song

The school of St. Mary's, our hope and our pride,
Where from the bright morning to calm eventide,
In work ever earnest and keen happy play,
We grow mind and muscle, more manly each day.

Refrain:

The School of St. Mary's
Ah! Hear it is calling,
The young lives, the true lives,
The brave and the free,
With comrades beloved
And courage ne'er failing.
Fair school days shall roll on, roll on.
For you and me.

and the porch to St. Mary's for me and for you,
is the porch to a life that will ever be true.

Though far in the future our footsteps may roam,
To God and our Country,
Our school and our Home.

Affiliations

Ties with other schools

From its foundation in 1952, the school has maintained ties with the all-girls school Sophia Girls' School (established by Mission Sisters of Ajmer). Several families who send their sons to St. Mary's send their daughters to Sophia, and many Marians have married Sophians. The alumni of both schools collaborate in organizing events.

The school is a feeder school to St. George's College, Mussoorie, which is another school of the Patrician Brothers society.

Rankings

In the All India Co-ed Schools rankings 2014, St. Mary's Academy was ranked first in Meerut and seventh in academic reputation all over India.[4]

Course curriculum

The courses of study follow the pattern of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examination, conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. The subjects of study include English, Hindi, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Sanskrit, Art, Craft, Economics, Commerce, Accounting, Computer Science, Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service.

Extracurricular activities and sports

Debates, elocution contests and dramatics are some of the cultural activities. Sports include physical training, outdoor games, athletics and gymnastics.

Ex-Marian Association

The Ex-Marian Association (EXMA) is the alumni association of the school.[5]

Notable alumni

Old students of the school are commonly known as Ex-Marians. A networking group on Facebook is Marians Connect

Gallery

See also

References

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