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| Our Lady of Mercy College | |
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 The front lawn and main administration building of 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 |
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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]
- ^ "History". Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta. Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ a b c "Annual School Report 2006" (PDF). Our School. Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ "Member Schools". The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ "New South Wales". Member Schools & Colleges. Australasian Mercy Secondary Schools Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
- ^ "New South Wales". Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. April 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
- ^ "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2007.