St. Mary's Academy, Meerut
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Cariappa Street , , 250001 | |
| Coordinates | 29°00′21″N 77°41′55″E / 29.0058°N 77.6985°ECoordinates: 29°00′21″N 77°41′55″E / 29.0058°N 77.6985°E |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Rectis Corde Laetitia (Joy to the Upright of Heart) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 4 February 1952 |
| Founder | Patrician Brothers |
| School board | CISCE |
| Principal | Rev. Brother Edward Sebastian |
| Grades | 1-12 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Age | 6 years+ |
| Number of students | 4000 (2021) |
| Average class size | 58 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 6 |
| Campus size | 11 acre |
| Campus type | Suburb |
| Houses | Gandhi, Nehru, Shastri, Tagore |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Green ,Red and Yellow |
| Song | The School of St. Mary's |
| Website | www |
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]
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
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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 5. in India, No.1 in Uttar Pradesh, and No. 1 in Meerut under category "Top 20 ICSE Schools of India 2021".
Course curriculum
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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
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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.
- Abhishek Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder, Shadowfax[5]
- Gaurav Dublish, Co-Founder, Wildcraft Private Ltd.
- Ashu Garg, General Partner, Foundation Capital[6]
- Gaurav Manglik, President and CEO, CliQr Technologies[7][8]
- Manav Mital, Co-Founder, Instart
- Lieutenant General, Harcharanjit Singh Panag
- Pravesh Rana, Model, VJ
Gallery
See also
References
- ^ "About Us – St. Mary's Academy Meerut". Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "The Patrician Brothers in India". Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "St. Mary's Academy;Meerut Rankings; Education World India". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "EXMA official website".
- ^ ShadowFax
- ^ "Ashu Garg - Foundation Capital". Foundation Capital. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ CliQr Technologies
- ^ "The Truth behind Cisco's Acquisition of CliQr Technologies - Market Realist". marketrealist.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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