St. Mary's Academy, Meerut

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 2 February, 1952 by Society of the Brothers of St. Patrick.[1][2]

St. Mary's Academy
Address
Cariappa Street

Meerut
,
Uttar Pradesh
,
250001

India
Coordinates29.0058°N 77.6985°E / 29.0058; 77.6985
Information
TypePrivate
MottoRectis Corde Laetitia
(Joy to the Upright of Heart)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established4 February 1952 (1952-02-04)
FounderPatrician Brothers
School boardCISCE
PrincipalRev. Brother Edward Sebastian
Grades1-12
GenderCo-ed
Age6 years+
Number of students4000 (2021)
Average class size58
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6
Campus size2 acre
Campus typeSuburb
HousesGandhi, Nehru, Shastri, Tagore
Colour(s)Blue, Green ,Red and Yellow
SongThe School of St. Mary's
Websitewww.stmarysmeerut.com

The school only admits students 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 Edward Sebastian.

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.[3]

Campus

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

Ties with other schools

From its foundation in 1952, the school has maintained ties with almost every school in the city by organising many events such as debates, cricket tournaments, football tournaments, and table tennis tournaments. It has been doing well by maintaining a perfect relationship with the St. Patrick's Academy, another Patrician Brothers' school in the city.

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

Rankings

St. Mary's Academy, Meerut Cantt. (U.P.) was ranked No 5. in India, No.1 in Uttar Pradesh, and No. 1 in Meerut under the category "Top 20 ICSE Schools of India 2021".

Extracurricular activities and sports

Some cultural activities include debates, elocution contests and dramatics. Sports include physical training, outdoor games, athletics and gymnastics.

Ex-Marian Association

Old students of the school are part of EXMA (Ex-Marian Association).[4] There are active networking groups on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Notable alumni

Marians have gone on to achieve prominence in business, politics, government service, the armed forces of India, commerce, journalism, the arts and literature. Marians have founded and led companies while raising millions of dollars in funding. Some of the popular companies founded by Marians are WildCraft, Four Fountains Spa, CliQr Technologies, and Instart Logic.

See also

References
  1. "About Us – St. Mary's Academy Meerut". Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  2. "The Patrician Brothers in India". Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  3. "St. Mary's Academy;Meerut Rankings; Education World India". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "EXMA official website".
  5. ShadowFax
  6. "Ashu Garg - Foundation Capital". Foundation Capital. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. CliQr Technologies
  8. "The Truth behind Cisco's Acquisition of CliQr Technologies - Market Realist". marketrealist.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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