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A place where students can
flourish academically, socially and emotionally

Academy of Mary Immaculate is the oldest girls’ secondary college in Victoria. We have a deep commitment to prepare students for the future role young women
will play in Australia and the world.

Our school proudly delivers high-quality education and experiences to students from years 7 to 12 in a close knit and accessible space.

As a contemporary school, our focus draws on our foundations in the Mercy tradition, while our
vision and values shape the college’s daily life. We provide a friendly and supportive learning
environment for our community.

Why the Academy of Mary Immaculate

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The Girls' School Advantage

A girls’ only space where they can excel.

The Academy offers a broad-based learning and teaching environment for girls, where each student’s needs are catered for.

Our college is dedicated to cultivating an environment where students can thrive, build their confidence and take on leadership roles.

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The Value of our Educational Model

The Academy’s educational model is a holistic model combining learning and wellbeing thus enhancing the development of each student.

Our Educate for Excellence Model underpins our innovative educational community that maximises student potential.

Our model strives to create curious, collaborative and
courageous students who accept responsibility for their own learning.

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The Academy
Masterplan

The future is our business.

The Academy has developed a comprehensive Master Plan which will be implemented between 2026 – 2028. Our proposed education precinct will reflect Melbourne’s laneways, green open spaces and create transformative leaning hubs where students can thrive.

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Our Spiritual
Tradition

The Academy is a Catholic College in the Mercy tradition and a member of the Mercy Ministry Companions (MMC). We draw strength from the rich heritage and charism of the Sisters of Mercy and invite our community members to encounter this spiritual tradition based on hope, love, integrity, truth, mercy, justice, love of God, and love of neighbour.

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Liturgy

We express sacramental life by being inclusive to the diversity of gifts and talents found in our students, staff, and parents. And we celebrate as one Eucharistic community by sharing the sacrifice of giving and receiving. Formally, our liturgy program extends to daily morning homeroom prayers, College assembly prayers, year level retreats, weekly Tuesday morning mass, and whole-of-College mass for Mercy Day and the beginning or conclusion of
the school year.

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QnA with our 2025 Grads

Hear from our 2025 graduates about the Academy.

A message from the Principal

Our education philosophy supports each student
to find her voice, be her own leader, and empower leadership in her fellow students.

Sr Mary Moloney, Principal

A message from the Principal

The Academy of Mary Immaculate is a Catholic College in the Mercy Tradition united by our six Mercy values – Respect, Compassion, Justice, Service, Hospitality and Courage. These values underpin all our endeavours and are expressed in deed and word.

Each year the new Senior Student Leadership Team has the privilege of selecting a theme for the year.  The theme for 2026 is Courage to Care. As our College Co-Captain, Grace Tull shared, “This theme encapsulates the importance of having the bravery to try our best, support those around us, and care for ourselves and the world.”

The Academy is a strong and united community, a place where students are known and feel safe and connected. We are a College of learning excellence and innovation and educate our students to be strong, resilient women.

We understand the intrinsic link between learning and wellbeing and ensure that our students are guided and supported in their learning, that they strive to excel and that challenges are met with grit, grace and determination. We educate the whole person.

Located just opposite the Melbourne Museum, we are “the city school for girls”. The city is our classroom. Much of our teaching and learning is based in and around the City of Melbourne.

We were established in 1857 and the College has operated continuously on this one site since then. As the oldest girls’ Catholic College in Victoria we celebrate our 170th year in 2027.
We invite you to visit us and see the vibrant, dynamic College that is the Academy.

With every blessing,

Sr Mary Moloney, rsm
Principal

A hidden gem in the city

The Academy is located opposite the iconic Carlton Gardens, is directly accessible by public transport and a moment's walk to all the facilities of the CBD.

A hidden gem in the city
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The Academy of Mary Immaculate acknowledges the Wurendjeri people of the Kulin nation as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we learn. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.