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 students3500 (2019)
Average class size55
LanguageEnglish
Hours in school day6
Campus size11 acre
Campus typeSuburb
HousesGandhi, Nehru, Shastri, Tagore
Colour(s)Blue, Grey ,Red and Yellow
SongThe School of St. Mary's
Websitewww.stmarysmeerut.com

The school admits students 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 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 the leafy suburbs of 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 tournament, football tournament, 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 10. in India, No.2 in Uttar Pradesh, and No. 1 in Meerut under category "Top 20 ICSE Schools of India 2018".

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, and 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

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

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
  • CISCE
  • List of educational institutions in Meerut

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".
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  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. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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  10. "Forbes Asia 30 Under 30". Forbes. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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