St Mary's College (University of Melbourne)

St Mary's College is a medium sized residential college affiliated with the University of Melbourne and is located on the Melbourne University College Crescent. It was founded on and still practices the Catholic tradition. St Mary's is home to around 160 students, the majority of which attend the University of Melbourne. A small percentage attend other institutions such as Australian Catholic University and RMIT University. The vast majority of students at St Mary's are from rural and regional Victoria. St Mary's has a very strong sporting tradition, particularly in the disciplines of Australian rules football and netball. The official colours of St Mary's are navy blue and red, with the football jumper design a solid red V on a navy background.

History

St Mary's College was originally established in 1918 as St Mary's Hall, catering to women mainly from the country. Formerly on The Avenue in Parkville, it moved to its present position on the corner of Tin Alley and Swanston Street in 1966. It was in that year that it became a college, the female affiliate of the Catholic male Newman College. In 1977 St Mary's became co-residential. It now exists strongly independent to Newman. Since its inception, St Mary's College has been administered by the Sisters of Loreto.

Table Tennis

St Mary's College prides itself on its exceptional performances in inter-collegiate table tennis. The college regularly holds intra-college table tennis competitions which often draw crowds of considerable size. From these tournaments the SMCSCTTA (St Mary's College Student Club Table Tennis Association) rankings are released annually. The rankings for the 2007 season are as follows:

External links

• St Mary's College website
• St Mary's College by the University of Melbourne