Our Lady of Mercy College
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Our Lady of Mercy College (O.L.M.C), is a Roman Catholic, secondary
day school
for girls, situated in Heidelberg
, a north-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
, Australia.
The college is conducted by the Sisters of Mercy
, a congregation of religious Sisters founded in Dublin, Ireland
, by Catherine McAuley
.
O.L.M.C is a member of Girls Sport Victoria
(GSV) and the Catholic All Schools Sports Association (CAS).
The convent
of Mercy was built in 1911, and was blessed and opened on the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, 24 September 1911. A new wooden school house was built in 1911 and the school had an enrolment of 14 pupils.
The school was named Our Lady of Mercy College in 1927. Two brick classrooms which today are part of the administration block were built in 1928. By this time the enrolment had risen to around 70.
The school buildings were further extended in the 1950s and, in 1959, the area opposite the college in Yarra Street was bought for sports and playing space. A gym
nasium was built on this area and initially completed in early 1985. This original building was incorporated into the theater/gymnasium complex in 1997–8.
OLMC will celebrate 100 years in 2010.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
for girls, situated in Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Victoria
Heidelberg is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule....
, a north-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia.
The college is conducted by the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
, a congregation of religious Sisters founded in Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, by Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley
The Venerable Mother Catherine Elizabeth McAuley was an Irish nun, who founded the Sisters of Mercy in 1831...
.
O.L.M.C is a member of Girls Sport Victoria
Girls Sport Victoria
Girls' Sport Victoria was established in 2001, and is one of the largest independent school sporting association in Victoria, with 24 member schools from around Melbourne....
(GSV) and the Catholic All Schools Sports Association (CAS).
History
On 24 January 1910, three Sisters of Mercy came to "Roma", a private house in Cape Street. Two Sisters took charge of St. Monica's (now St. John's) Primary School and a secondary school was commenced with a nucleus of six pupils.The convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
of Mercy was built in 1911, and was blessed and opened on the feast of Our Lady of Mercy, 24 September 1911. A new wooden school house was built in 1911 and the school had an enrolment of 14 pupils.
The school was named Our Lady of Mercy College in 1927. Two brick classrooms which today are part of the administration block were built in 1928. By this time the enrolment had risen to around 70.
The school buildings were further extended in the 1950s and, in 1959, the area opposite the college in Yarra Street was bought for sports and playing space. A gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium was built on this area and initially completed in early 1985. This original building was incorporated into the theater/gymnasium complex in 1997–8.
OLMC will celebrate 100 years in 2010.
Notable alumnae
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.