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Our Lady of Mercy College | |
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Australia | |
Coordinates | 33°48′28″S 151°00′12″E / 33.8079°S 151.0032°E |
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Type | Independent single-sex secondary day school |
Motto | Latin: Sub tuum praesidium (Under Your Protection) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Sisters of Mercy |
Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
Established | 1889[1] |
Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
Oversight | Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Parramatta |
Chairman | Geraldine Star |
Principal | Lucie Farrugia |
Employees | ~76[2] |
Years | 7–12 |
Gender | Girls |
Enrolment | ~1,030[2] (2007) |
Colour(s) | Blue and white |
Slogan | Educating girls in the Mercy tradition |
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Website | www |
Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta (abbreviated as OLMC and OLMC Parramatta), is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in Parramatta, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The college is adjacent to St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Established in 1889 in the Mercy tradition, and based on the Gospel values of mercy and justice, the college caters for approximately 1,030 students from Year 7 to Year 12.[2]
OLMC is affiliated with the Combined Catholic Colleges, the Catholic Girls Secondary Schools Sporting Association, the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia,[3] the Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association (AMSSA),[4] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[5] and an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[6]