St Mary's College, Derry

St. Mary's College, opened in 1959, is an all-girls Catholic-maintained secondary school and Specialist Science School located in Derry, Northern Ireland. It attracts pupils from a wide catchment area, with an enrolment of nearly one thousand pupils aged 11–18 and a staff of 92.

St. Mary's College, Derry
Address
35 Northland Road

Derry
,
BT48 0AN

Northern Ireland
Information
TypeSecondary School
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1959
Local authorityEducation Authority (Western)
PrincipalMr. Brendan. McGinn (Acting)
Staff90
GenderAll-Female
Age11 to 19
Enrollment1000
Colour(s)            
Websitestmaryscbgs.com

The school was formerly situated in the heart of Creggan, but moved to a newly built campus on the Northland Road. St Cecilia's College moved to a newly built campus on the grounds of where St. Marys was formerly based in Creggan.

History

It was announced in early around 2001 onwards that St. Marys and St Cecilia's College would compete for a new school in the grounds of the former Templemore Secondary school on the Northland Road. St. Marys got the grounds but St Cecilia's College is currently located in the old Templemore School while their new school is being rebuilt on Blighs Lane. Although it was first thought that the new school would be ready for 2007, this date has been changed to 2009.

The school has achieved much success throughout the world. It was the first school in the UK to receive three charter marks for excellence, the government's public service "gold medal". Dame Geraldine Keegan had been Principal of the school for many years but in 2006 Mrs Marie Lindsay a Science Teacher in the school became the new Principal and served as Principal until June 2020. Notable alumnae include Bronagh Gallagher.

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