Mt Maria College

Mt Maria College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school. A school in the Marist tradition, we also draw upon the richness of the Good Samaritan and Good Shepherd charisms as we bring faith and learning to life for our students. Together with neighbouring Catholic primary schools, we provide families with quality P-12 Catholic education, in co-educational settings.

Our passionate staff are committed to preparing this generation of young people for the future – nurturing strong minds and igniting compassionate hearts. While our students leave our College with an excellent education, we are just as proud that they graduate with well-developed life skills, nurtured faith, strong friendships, and positive values fashioned by the rich experiences they share at our College.

​​MM Opening Liturgy-353 Cropped.jpgAs part of the Marist Schools Australia network, we combine timeless Marist values with exciting innovations in learning for the 21st Century.

Our dedicated teachers are committed to preparing this generation of young people for the future. Parents, students and visitors often comment on the welcoming, caring and inclusive nature of our Mt Maria College community.

While students leave our College with an excellent education, we are just as proud that our students graduate with a broad range of life skills, strong friendships and positive values gained through the many experiences they encounter at our College.

We expect the best of and for our students and support them as they encounter the opportunities and challenges inherent in our contemporary culture.

Our intention is that our students learn, grow, laugh, persist, support each other and work hard to be their personal best – all within our safe College family environment. Faith formation and social justice opportunities are grounded in the Marist Charism – our aim is for Jesus to be known and loved by our students and their families.

Vision and Mission
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Mt Maria College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school in the Marist tradition, making Jesus Christ known and loved. Our VISION is to form young people to be of 'Strong Mind and Compassionate Heart'. Our MISSION is to educate and nurture students to be knowledgeable, ethical, resilient and generous.

Philopsophy and Aims

Promoting excellence and equity, Mt Maria’s 'philosophy and aims' supports a student-centred, holistic approach to education, recognising that students have different strengths, needs and backgrounds. We affirm our commitment to the importance of meeting these individual needs, with a focus on student progress and growth, regardless of the starting point.

Embedded in the Australian context, we respect and learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge, and histories.

Our educational goals have as a specific focus the building of students’ capacity to develop empathy-enhanced skills in collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication. We work to unlock the potential of each student, aspiring to extend their potential and develop agency for their learning, so as to be active and informed members of the community.

We affirm education’s role in developing young people’s resilience and mental wellbeing, enabling them to confidently recognise, adapt to, and manage change.

Inspired by our Catholic Marist tradition, positive relationships are the basis of partnerships among learners, families, and staff. We endeavour to build a local and global network of learning and engagement through which our students mature into meaningful, compassionate, and confident contributors to society.

In making our vision a reality, we have high expectations of our students and staff. We support all students – irrespective of students’ background, relative advantage, or cultural heritage – to develop a growth mindset to enable their progress into self-directed, confident, and creative, life-long learners. Our teachers aspire to be positive, enthusiastic, and engaging, so as to facilitate differentiated, quality teaching and learning experiences which will engage and motivate our students. This is especially critical for individual success in our current ‘change of era’.

As an inclusive learning community, we recognise the importance celebrating success, acknowledging the achievements and efforts of all. ​