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Marist Catholic College North Shore (often shortened to Marist North Shore or abbreviated as MCCNS), is a systemic Roman Catholic K-12 coeducational precinct (day school), located in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney.

Established in 1888 (founded 2021), Marist Catholic College North Shore is conducted by the Marist Brothers, based on the teachings of their patrons St. Marcellin Champagnat and St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. The educational precinct is predominantly non-selective, and currently caters for approximately 1300 students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The precinct is administered by the Catholic Education Office for the Archdiocese of Sydney, and is affiliated with the Association of Marist Schools of Australia (AMSA), as well as the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC).

Marist Brother's School (1888 - 1916)
Marist Catholic College North Shore was first established and opened under a different name on 2 July 1888 by the school's first headmaster, Br Walter Moore. Originally catering for boys in primary to intermediate years (Years 1-10), the school would not go on to teach Secondary (Years 7-12) years until 1965 and then in 2021 would change again to educate both girls and boys from Kindergarten through to Year 12.

St Mary's was originally opened in response to the educational needs of the poor in the North Sydney area, which was, at the time, a low socioeconomic area. The school was the fourth Marist School opened in Australia after Church Hill (1872), Parramatta (1875) and Hunters Hill (1881) and had a teaching staff of three Brothers and an enrolment of 65 boys. The school initially started as a two-room campus on the site of what is now the St Mary's Campus (Ridge Street).

The school was established with the motto “Esse Non Videri” (Latin), which is translated to, “to be, not to seem”.

Marist Brothers High School North Sydney (1916 - 1965)
In 1916 the school's enrolments had reached an excess of 300 students and the limited campus was inadequate to educate comfortably. In response to this, the school moved sites to what is now the La Valla Campus (Carlow Street) but had previously been a local business, Mark Foy's Furniture Repository before 1916. It had been purchased by the Parish Priest at the time, Fr. Cornish SJ and converted into classrooms and a hall known as the Manresa Hall. Once the transformation of the school's campus was completed, the school was named Marist Brother's High School North Sydney.

“Practice and Demonstration” School of St Joseph’s Training School (1916-1955)
After the Marist Brothers left what is now called the St Mary’s Campus (Ridge St) in 1916, the Sisters of St Joseph moved their primary school which was originally at a site on Mount St to the vacated school. This new primary school became known as the “Practice and Demonstration” School of St Joseph’s Training School. In the term of the first principal, Sr Mary Donatres Egan RSJ, the demand for Catholic education in North Sydney grew to the point where the school extended to educate from primary to secondary education which included the building of a new school on the Mount St property the school originated on. This new school specialised in commercial subjects; cooking, domestic Science and dressmaking.

In 1955 when the Archbishop of Sydney established an Education Office both the Mount St Commercial and Domestic Science School and Ridge St’s “Practice and Demonstration” school of St Joseph’s Training School combined. The Ridge St campus would educate the primary students with the Mount St campus becoming the senior campus for pupils from Ridge Street, Naremburn and Lavendar Bay. At the end of 1955, the Sister’s of St Joseph vacated the school and transferred to Lavendar Bay with the Sisters of Mercy taking over and renaming the school St Mary’s.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1955 - 2021)
In 1956 St Mary’s became solely a primary school, education boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 4. The construction of the expressway saw the demolition of a large part of the school campus which affected enrolment with there being only 69 students by 1978.

In 1980 however, their was an increased demand for primary education which saw the school extend to teach Kindergarten to Year 6 with enrolment back up to 186 by 1989. This year saw the introduction of the first Lay principal, Mrs Susan Clifton, the school was a single stream school with an entire Lay staff. By the early 1990s it became evident that the school was overdue for construction.

Beginning on 12 October 1992, a construction project which had been approved by St Mary’s Parish Priest Fr Joseph Sobb, began. Being entirely funded by the parents and parishioners of St. Mary’s School and Parish, the project included the upgrading and refurbishment of the existing building and outside areas. As well as this, a new school block of six classrooms was built adjacent to the existing building. The Blessing and Official Opening of the new building and renovations took place on 24 October 1993. Bishop Peter Ingham presided and over five hundred people were in attendance.

In 2010 as a result of Federal Government funding, the kindergarten to Year 4 learning environments were refurbished and extended along with two new learning areas for Years 5 and 6. These new and refurbished areas where designed and constructed with the intention of creating flexible learning areas and in 2011 and 2012 after a research project collaboration with UTS were further enhanced with new furniture suitable for a higher reliance on technology and flexibility.

In 2012 the North Sydney Parish and St Mary's Catholic Primary School hall was completed for gathering, recreational and performance purposes.

In 2014, a second stream of Kindergarten classes was introduced with the entire school becoming two streamed in 2020.

A construction project in 2015 saw the conjunction of the existing school buildings to form additional classrooms and learning areas.

The most recent phase of construction on the St Mary’s campus began in 2017 with the purchase of the property on the West hand side of the school. After demolishing the existing buildings on the property, the St Mary’s school building was extended onto the new property with four temporary demountable classrooms installed on the Presbytery grounds to cater for classrooms displaced during construction. After the completion of the construction in February 2018, the demountable classrooms remained to accomodate the students of Marist College North Shore whilst their campus was renovated in 2020.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Houses

 * Ignatius
 * McAuley
 * Marcellin
 * MacKillop

Marist College North Shore (1965 - 2021)
After 1916 the next major change to Marist Brother's High North Sydney was in response to the 1965 Wyndham Scheme which saw the merging of Marist Brothers Mosman and Marist Brothers High School North Sydney to create a completely new school.

The new school was named Marist College North Shore and was a Secondary school (Years 7-12) for boys in the North Sydney and Mosman area. The college adopted the colours blue, black and gold and the former Marist Brothers Mosman school motto, “Virtus Ubique Vincit” (Latin) meaning “''Courage Conquers All”. '' This change of school saw a complete redesign and construction of the campus.

In 1996 the La Valla Centre was opened for use as a multi purpose educational facility comprising a hall, art rooms, computer laboratories, music classrooms and practice rooms, Design and Technology workshops, and other assorted facilities and offices. In 2007 the most recent building project was completed. The Coyle Centre contains a new library, additional classrooms, and food technology kitchens. In addition several buildings and sections of the school were given names such as the Mosman Wing in homage to Marist Brothers Mosman and the Manresa Courts.

In 2017, the Academic Resource Centre (Library) underwent construction which saw the removal of most staff offices from the library and a larger area available to students. This was due to a school wide removal of department specific staff-rooms where instead of there being individual staff-rooms for the staff of each department, a larger centralised staff-room was available for all teaching staff. The only department to retain a seperate staff-room was the PDHPE department whose offices remained in the College Fitness Centre.

Marist College North Shore Houses



 * Chanel: Named in honour of St Peter Chanel, one of the earliest Marists and the first Marist Saint. He was a missionary to the Pacific and was martyred on the Island of Futuna. Motto: Unity, Passion, Commitment. Colour: Red.
 * Kelly: Named in honour of Fr. Michael Kelly SJ the Parish Priest of North Sydney who provided the original inspiration for the establishment of the College. Colour: Green (black before 2007). Motto: Service, Knowledge, Strength.
 * MacKillop: Named after St Mary Mackillop, Australia's first saint. Colour: Orange. Motto: Courage, Commitment, Compassion.
 * Montagne: Named after the man whose death inspired St Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Brothers, to begin his work for the poor. Colour: Purple. Motto: Faith Through Action.
 * Moore: Named in honour of the College's first Headmaster, Walter Moore. Colour: Blue. Motto: Success Through Determination.
 * Salta: Named in honour of Peter Salta, ex-student and staff member of the College. Peter attended the school as a boy and then returned as a staff member in 1967. He was the longest serving member of staff, finishing teaching duties in 1999. Colour: Gold. Motto: Life, Love, Loyalty
 * Ludovic: Usually if the intake of Year Seven students in a particular year is significantly larger than normal, an extra house is opened, often called Ludovic. It is a special house in that it does not have a specific House Coordinator, Senior Captains leadership team, house colour or emblem. Rather the students consist of an even distribution amongst the six main houses and are placed in the Ludovic House for administrative purposes only. This class is an extension class for English students based on exams & Naplan results. Ludovic has been discontinued as of 2017.

Prior to 2006, the four college houses were Chanel, Xavier, Marcellin and Sykes. However, after an extensive review, an overhaul of the house and pastoral systems resulted in significant structural changes and greater emphasis on intra-house relationships and less so on Year groups as collectives. The houses were subsequently renamed; Xavier became Kelly, Marcellin became Moore and Sykes became Salta. The only House that retained its name in the overhaul was Chanel. The house colours of the previous four houses was retained for their successors. The previous posts of Year Seven to Twelve Coordinators were abolished and four House Coordinators were established in their places.

In 2014, the school decided to increase the number of houses from four to six. The new houses of Mackillop and Montagne were established, becoming functional in 2015.

All former house were discontinued and replaced in 2021.

Marist College North Shore Crest

 * Motto: "Virtus Ubique Vincit" – Courage Conquers All
 * Southern Cross: Symbolises the nation, Australia, and is a reminder of our duty as citizens.
 * Sacred Heart: Reminds of the love of Jesus for all and also the association between the catholic parishes of Mosman and North Sydney.
 * Open Book: Represents the quest for learning and the Gospels – a reminder of the central place the word of God has in the lives of Catholics.
 * Interwoven A & M crowned with twelve stars: The Marist symbol – Ave Maria, crowned with twelve stars – (Book of Revelations 12.1) highlights the place Mary, the mother of Jesus, has in the life of the college.
 * College Colours: Blue, black and gold

Marist Catholic College North Shore (2021 - )
On June 27 2018 at a symposium for parents, parishioners and senior leaders, it was announced that the North Sydney Catholic School Network's Marist College North Shore and neighbouring co-ed primary school St Mary's would combine to become a new North Sydney Educational Precinct. This new precinct named Marist Catholic College North Shore would consist of two campuses which would offer students stage-specific contemporary learning spaces and provide a seamless curriculum pathway from Kindergarten to Year 12. The primary eduction would continue on the St Mary's Catholic Primary School campus under the shortened campus name of St Mary's, whilst secondary learning would take place on the former Marist College North Shore campus now named La Valla campus.

Both La Valla and St Mary's campus kept the existing leadership teams who would oversea their respective campus whilst running the educational precinct as a whole in a combined team.

From September 3 2018; Marist Catholic College North Shore opened its first wave of applications for both boys and girls for Year 7 2021.

In 2019, Richard Grech, previous Deputy Headmaster of Marist College North Shore (2016–2019), was appointed to Assistant Principal: Strategy and Transition of the new school, with Brigid Taylor taking over his former role of Assistant Principal at Marist College North Shore. Richard Grech joined Tony Duncan (Principal, Marist College North Shore), Beverly Coffey (Principal, St Mary's Catholic Primary School) and Fr Andrew Bullen SJ (Parish Priest, Our Lady of the Way Parish) on the transition and first leadership team for Marist Catholic College North Shore.

The first stage of construction on the newly updated La Valla campus began in January 2020 with the addition of a roof over the O'Mara Plaza creating an underground playground and a seperate campus to facilitate the first six years of coeducation at the precinct. The construction of state of the art bathroom facilities to accommodate the introduction of female students as well as a complete redesign and renovation of surrounding classrooms and the La Valla campus library (Mary Mackillop Academic Resource Centre). The precinct fitness centre (gym) and both the junior and senior hospitality kitchens were also updated and renovated. As well as the major architectural changes, the O'Mara Plaza and the surrounding buildings (Coyle Wing and La Valla Centre) were painted charcoal to reflect the design of the completed La Valla campus.

On August 5 2020, the new houses for the educational precinct were announced and are as follow; Aquinas, Barangaroo, Chisholm, Fourvière, O'Connor and Xavier (see more below).

Academically, Marist Catholic College North Shore rarely ranks in the top 150 schools in New South Wales in the HSC but is consistently above state averages. See more below.

Transition Phases
The Marist Catholic College North Shore educational precinct will be completed and transitioned over a 10 year plan from 2021 to 2030.

Prior Transitionary Projects
Prior to the induction of the initial phase of transition, there were measures required to take to accomodate for the precinct during its transition;


 * Renovations of art classrooms to fit in with the upcoming new facilities which saw all walls made of tinted windows to take advantage of natural light
 * Roof over O'Mara Plaza to create underground playground
 * Separation of O'Mara Plaza and the rest of the La Valla campus to accommodate the initial six of coeducation
 * Newly constructed female bathrooms
 * Coyle Wing and La Valla Centre painted charcoal

Phase One: One School. Unlimited Possibilities.
The initial phase of transition from Marist College North Shore, named ''One School. Unlimited Possibilities,'' will take place over 10 years from 2020 to 2030. The vision for the precinct is to go beyond a school and seamlessly integrate the parish, school and wider community together through the use of multi use piazza areas between the campuses. To accommodate this vision certain projects will have to be undergone;


 * Construction of a six storey, state of the art building on the corner of Miller and Carlow Street.
 * Construction of a six-storey building along Miller Street; accommodating contemporary learning facilities, an early learning centre, auditorium, and space for a potential third-party education provider.
 * The Presbytery building will undergo a full restoration
 * A landscaped piazza will be constructed in the gardens outside St Mary’s Church.
 * Construction of a new basement car park for approximately 51 vehicles. Two designated under-ground drop off zones for the school community.

Gifted Education
Marist Catholic College North Shore runs a selective stream from Years 7 to 9 following the Newman Gifted Education Program. To be considered for the Newman Gifted Education Program stream at the school, a student must first be nominated by their parents then are to sit an ability assessment followed by a panel meeting of identification and selection where successful applicants will pass through the first round of selection.

After being elected in the first round a student must prepare a portfolio. After this an Allwell Placement Test will determine who has been selected for the program. This process usually begins at least 3 years before a students first day at the precinct.

The Newman Gifted Education Program has been in use at the precinct since 2017.

Faith
The educational precinct is run based in faith off the five values of the Marist Charism.

The Five Values of the Marist Charism

 * Presence – To have the presence to stand in solidarity and community with other people, to always treasure the people around us and give us the strength to live out Jesus’ example of true presence with others.
 * Simplicity – To always remember what is important and to learn to value what is truly central in life.
 * Family Spirit – Our Marist family extends across seventy-nine countries but not all of our Brothers and Sisters are given the same opportunities that we are. We must endeavour to give voice to those Brothers and Sisters who cannot be heard and try to become the Lord's hands and feet on earth so that all members of our family are treated with respect and dignity.
 * A Love of Work – Whatever one is called to do, may each boy realise the value of living lives of integrity and compassion and always seek to do the Lord's work. It is important to value the opportunities that are given and maintain faith in the work when difficult times arise.
 * In the Way of Mary – Mary, the Mother of God, is our model of faith as each student comes to know their own faith as they journey through their secondary education and beyond...in the Marist tradition.

Vision for learning
Launched in 2017, the vision for learning at Marist Catholic College North Shore is Dare to be. This vision is split into four categories;


 * Dare to be relational
 * Dare to be challenged
 * Dare to be engaged
 * Dare to be deep thinkers

Theme
Every year the Precinct Student Leadership Team commissions a central theme for the school to conduct learning around.

Motto
The schools motto is "Virtus Ubique Vincit" which is Latin for "Courage Conquers All".

When the school was initially established it had the motto Esse Non Videri”, which was Latin for, “to be, not to seem”.Courage Conquers All - Marist College North Shore Motto

La Valla Campus
Major facilities of the La Valla Campus include:

Other notable named locations in the school include:
 * The Walter Moore Building – classrooms, offices, ICT centre.
 * The La Valla Centre – hall, conference room, storage areas, kitchen, art rooms, design and technology workshops, computer laboratories, health room, music practice rooms, music classrooms, offices, canteen.
 * The Andrew Power Centre – faith formation offices, counsellors office, careers advisor's office, general purpose religious education area, storage areas.
 * The Coman Sykes Wing – administration offices, board room, sick bay, staff accommodation, classrooms, storage areas, science laboratories and prep rooms.
 * The Mosman Wing – administration offices, board room, sick bay, staff accommodation, classrooms, storage areas, archives, book hire, science laboratories and prep. rooms, drama studio, fitness and training centre.
 * Manresa Courts – basketball courts, cricket nets
 * Coyle Centre – food technology classrooms, kitchens, MacKillop Library, media room and classrooms.
 * Fitness Centre – gym equipment, new fitness and training area
 * The Costello Quadrangle – Within the walls of the Mosman Wing and the Coman Sykes Wing, where most informal whole school or other partial group meetings and assemblies take place.
 * The O'Mara Plaza – A quadrangle named in memory of The O'Mara Green which was demolished and subsequently replaced with the Coyle Centre and its namesake plaza.

St Mary's Campus
Opening 2021.

Precinct Crest

 * Font: Garamond, used in the time of the founding Marist father, St Marcellin Champagnat.


 * Bible stamped with the Miraculous Medal: Illustrates Marist Catholic College North Shore’s Marist charism, which values love and care for others. The Miraculous Medal is a medal design based on the visions of St. Catherine Labouré in the 19th century. (Formerly on the St Mary's Catholic Primary School crest)
 * Mary's Monogram: The Marist symbol – Ave Maria, crowned with twelve stars – (Book of Revelations 12.1) highlights the Precinct's connection to Mary, the mother of Jesus. It combines A and M representing Ave Maria (Hail Mary). The twelve stars are a reference to the woman of the Apocalypse, a Christian picture of Mary and her role in bringing Christ to birth. (Formerly on the Marist College North Shore crest)
 * Southern Cross: Symbolises the history that both Marist College North Shore and St Mary's Catholic Primary School had. Also symbolising Australia, being a reminder of the student's and staff's duty as citizens. The stars of the cross are also used to represent the four moral virtues of justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. (Formerly on the Marist College North Shore crest)
 * Stylised Crucifix: Symbolises the Catholic Faith held by the school.
 * Sacred Heart: Symbolises the Jesuit charism of the local parish and the connection between the Mosman parish. Represents Jesus' heart. (Formerly on the Marist College North Shore and St Mary's Catholic Primary School crest)
 * Precinct Colours: Navy, gold and cerise

Houses
The current houses for the Precinct have been in effect since 2021;

Aquinas
Named in honour of St Thomas Aquinas; patron saint of universities and scholars.

Barangaroo
Named in honour of Barangaroo; a Cammeraygal leader of the Eora Nation at the time of European colonisation.

Chrisholm
Named in honour of Caroline Chrisholm; a Catholic philanthropist who provided outreach to vulnerable immigrants to the early European Colony in Australia, particularly women and children.

Fourvière
Named in honour of the French district of Fourvière where St Marcellin Champagnat and his followers made their pledge promising to devote themselves to the foundation of the Society of Mary, effectively beginning Marist education.

O'Connor
Named in honour of Mother Eileen O'Connor, Founder of Our Lady's Nurse of the Poor and most likely candidate to be Australia's next saint.

Xavier
Named in honour of St Francis Xavier; is credited for his idea that the missionary must adapt to the customs and language of the people he evangelises, and for his advocacy of an educated native clergy.

Timetable Structure
The precinct follows a two-week timetable with each day consisting of 5 one hour periods. Internal and external sporting activities take place after Period 3 on Thursdays. Every second Wednesday following the first four periods, students are sent home allowing staff to work on professional learning programs.

Sport
The precinct competes in inter-school sport competitions through the Metropolitan Catholic Colleges Sports Association (MCC). The precinct has been incredibly successful for a school of its size, having emerged as premiers several times in several sports. Many talented students who have contributed to the college's successes have later gone on to become professionals in their specialist sport.

Other MCC member schools are: Marcellin College Randwick, Marist College Pagewood, Marist College Kogarah, De La Salle College Ashfield, LaSalle Catholic College Bankstown, Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham and Holy Cross College Ryde. The college has held sporting rivalries with the other member schools for many years.

Summer sports include basketball, cricket, tennis, and touch football. Winter sports include rugby league, football (soccer), and water polo. Other sports available throughout the year within the MCC include athletics, cross country running, golf, squash, swimming, and volleyball.t

Culture and Arts
The precinct has a long history of running productions every year that showcases the talent and creative spirit of the students. It has performed a variety of popular and contemporary productions over the years.

Co-curricular activities

 * Chess: Marist College North Shore has a chess team which compete in the Metropolitan Secondary Schools Chess Competition.
 * Paper-plane contest: Marist College North Shore holds an annual paper plane throwing contest.
 * Science club: A science club is held twice a week.
 * Philosophy club
 * Maths club
 * Marching band
 * Music ensemble
 * String ensemble
 * Jazz band
 * Music tuition
 * Drama club
 * Anime club
 * Vocal ensemble
 * Shakespeare carnival
 * Mock trial
 * Debating and public speaking: Marist College North Shore has been involved in the CSDA Competition for over thirty years. This competition involves Catholic Secondary Schools from all parts of Sydney. Held during the Term 1, this competition involves speakers from over 80 Catholic secondary schools in and around Sydney. It runs over five weeks, with three preliminary rounds followed by semi-final and final rounds.
 * Army cadets: The Australian Army Cadets is a training and development organisation for Australian youth. Its purpose is to provide a unique opportunity to experience aspects of life within the Australian Defence Force.

Notable alumni

 * Entertainment, media and the arts
 * Steve Ahern – radio broadcaster, Director of Radio at AFTRS, international broadcasting consultant
 * Steve Balbi – Australian singer/songwriter – Noiseworks
 * Dan Ewing – actor
 * Ben Harris – award-winning journalist
 * Kyle Linahan – Australian singer/songwriter and media presenter
 * Mike Munro – television journalist


 * Dean Lewis – singer /songwriter.


 * Politics, law, and business
 * Brian Sully – former justice of the Supreme Court of NSW


 * Sport


 * Kieran Foran – rugby league player
 * Liam Foran – rugby league player
 * Ken Irvine – rugby league player for the North Sydney Bears and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
 * Guy Leech – ironman
 * Mitchell Pearce – rugby league player for the Sydney Roosters
 * Daniel Petkovski – football player for the Sydney FC
 * Phil Ritchie – rugby league player
 * Eddie Scarf – Olympic (Bronze medal) and Empire Games (Commonwealth Games Gold Medal)
 * Matt Shirvington – Olympic athlete
 * Simon Taufel – international cricket umpire