St Mary's College, Sefton
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St Mary's College is an independent Roman Catholic day school for boys and girls in North West England
, comprising an early years department
(age 4 and under), preparatory school
(age 4-11) and secondary school
(age 11-18). It was formerly a direct grant grammar school
for boys, founded and controlled by the Christian Brothers
order.
, a clerical order founded by Blessed
Edmund Rice
in the early nineteenth century.
The college became a direct grant grammar school in 1946 as a result of the 1944 Education Act
. Post-war alumni describe "a heavy emphasis on rote learning and testing, underpinned by the brutal punishment that the Christian Brothers favoured", "the carrot-and-stick method—without the carrot", "a hard, disciplined education ...generous with the strap". "But it wasn't a bad school; they took working-class Catholic boys, gave them an education and got them to university," "the school was good, and still is", and "the sixth form at St Mary's was an altogether different experience". An article was published in The Guardian in 1998 surrounding alleged sexual abuse at the college. 10 years on the school have yet to make a statement on these allegations.
When direct grants were abolished by the 1974–79 Labour government St Mary's became an independent school
and is a member of the HMC
. It began teaching girls in the sixth form in 1983 and became fully co-educational in 1989. The college is now administered by laypersons, ceasing to be a Christian Brothers' school in January 2006 on becoming an independent charity (St Mary's College Crosby Trust Limited) that "exists to educate children and welcomes families from all faiths".
, a suburb of Liverpool, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton. The college originally comprised a mansion, Claremont House, on Liverpool Road, Crosby and the neighbouring property, Everest House, until the purpose-built school was built on Everest Road in 1930. Science blocks were added over the years and an assembly hall in 1978. Claremont House is now occupied by the early years department. The Mount preparatory school is located a short distance away in Blundellsands
.
The college has its own multi-gym and sports hall, formerly the Mecca Bingo Hall on Liverpool Road, which is open for public use as well as to the students. There are seven laboratories, two workshops and a library. In 2005 a new Sixth Form Centre was built, consisting of a new common room (including a cafe and vending machines) and two computer rooms. Until 1987, the college had a smoking room for the use of Sixth Form pupils who were smokers.
20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of playing fields are sited nearby on Little Crosby Road.
The founding fathers of the club had wisely inserted clauses in the club constitution which effectively gave the School overriding authority over the club, including the power of veto. Bizarrely, instead of exercising that authority, Headmaster Hammond instead held a secret meeting with Chairman Kentigern Smith, at which he invited the chairman to delete those clauses from the constitution, which Smith immediately did. Thus the removal of the last checks and balances over the operation of the club was procured by the School itself. Mr. Hammond also wrote a letter to Chairman Smith, in which he opined that it was 'inaccurate to view the club as an Old Boys' club', and that the club 'did not serve the interests of the School.'
Despite the school's repudiation of the club, and a specific request from Headmaster Hammond to change its name, the club carried on regardless under the name of St Mary's Old Boys' Club. A further court case, Stringer v. Smith and Shaw followed in 2000 when the committee attempted to change the club's constitution to allow illegal functions at the club premises. Again the committee capitulated, incurring £3000 in costs. In 2000 and 2004 Merseyside Police raised objections to the continuance of the club on the grounds that it was 'improperly run' and for 'blatant disregard' of the licensing laws. Additionally, the Police did not believe the club was operating as a 'bona fide' members club. In 2007, the school formed a new alumni association following a number of previous attempts to set up a similar organisation. The new alumni association recently held its first annual dinner but the event had poor ticket sales.
In March 2010 St Mary's Old Boys' Club collapsed when the police revoked its licence on the grounds that it was not a bona fide club operated in good faith. Simultaneously, the club trustees found themselves being sued by their landlords for £72,000 of unpaid rent dating back to 2005. The Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise are also investigating the club for failure to pay Corporation Tax and VAT dating back to the 1990s.
On 18th October 2011 the club chairman Kentigern Smith was declared bankrupt
for club debts of £67,617, plus costs.
In the 1980s the song was replaced with a completely new song, with words more in tune with the School's co-educational, lay-teacher status.
's posthumous novel, Byrne
, makes reference to the Christian Brothers, and Crosby; the author had relatives who attended the school, although Burgess himself was educated by the Jesuits.
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
, comprising an early years department
Preschool education
Preschool education is the provision of learning to children before the commencement of statutory and obligatory education, usually between the ages of zero and three or five, depending on the jurisdiction....
(age 4 and under), preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
(age 4-11) and secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
(age 11-18). It was formerly a direct grant grammar school
Direct grant grammar school
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees....
for boys, founded and controlled by the Christian Brothers
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
order.
Founding and affiliation
The college was established as a boys' school in 1919 by the Irish Christian BrothersCongregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
, a clerical order founded by Blessed
Beatification
Beatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
Edmund Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice , was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two orders of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers....
in the early nineteenth century.
The college became a direct grant grammar school in 1946 as a result of the 1944 Education Act
Education Act 1944
The Education Act 1944 changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. This Act, commonly named after the Conservative politician R.A...
. Post-war alumni describe "a heavy emphasis on rote learning and testing, underpinned by the brutal punishment that the Christian Brothers favoured", "the carrot-and-stick method—without the carrot", "a hard, disciplined education ...generous with the strap". "But it wasn't a bad school; they took working-class Catholic boys, gave them an education and got them to university," "the school was good, and still is", and "the sixth form at St Mary's was an altogether different experience". An article was published in The Guardian in 1998 surrounding alleged sexual abuse at the college. 10 years on the school have yet to make a statement on these allegations.
When direct grants were abolished by the 1974–79 Labour government St Mary's became an independent school
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
and is a member of the HMC
Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference
The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 243 leading day and boarding independent schools in the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies and the Republic of Ireland...
. It began teaching girls in the sixth form in 1983 and became fully co-educational in 1989. The college is now administered by laypersons, ceasing to be a Christian Brothers' school in January 2006 on becoming an independent charity (St Mary's College Crosby Trust Limited) that "exists to educate children and welcomes families from all faiths".
Location and buildings
St Mary's College is based in CrosbyCrosby, Merseyside
Crosby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Historically part of Lancashire it is situated north of Bootle, south of Southport, Formby and west of Netherton-History:...
, a suburb of Liverpool, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton. The college originally comprised a mansion, Claremont House, on Liverpool Road, Crosby and the neighbouring property, Everest House, until the purpose-built school was built on Everest Road in 1930. Science blocks were added over the years and an assembly hall in 1978. Claremont House is now occupied by the early years department. The Mount preparatory school is located a short distance away in Blundellsands
Blundellsands
Blundellsands or Blundell Sands is an area of Merseyside, England in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, and a Sefton council electoral ward...
.
The college has its own multi-gym and sports hall, formerly the Mecca Bingo Hall on Liverpool Road, which is open for public use as well as to the students. There are seven laboratories, two workshops and a library. In 2005 a new Sixth Form Centre was built, consisting of a new common room (including a cafe and vending machines) and two computer rooms. Until 1987, the college had a smoking room for the use of Sixth Form pupils who were smokers.
20 acres (80,937.2 m²) of playing fields are sited nearby on Little Crosby Road.
Academics
Exam results consistently exceed national averages achieved by state funded schools, although they are generally not quite as good as some other local independent schools. The school aims to develop the person as a whole, not just academically but many areas: spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical and cultural. In 2010, at A level, more than 25% of candidates achieved at least three A grades. At GCSE over a third of the students achieved seven A grades or better.Notable former teachers
- Eugene Genin, MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1902–1983), music teacher, pupil of Arthur CatterallArthur CatterallArthur Catterall was an English concert violinist, orchestral leader and conductor, one of the best-known English classical violinists of the first half of the twentieth century.- Early training :...
; former lead violist with the RLPO; played in the pre-1933 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool - Hugh Rank (1913–2006), Viennese-born Jewish teacher of German literatureGerman literatureGerman literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. This includes literature written in Germany, Austria, the German part of Switzerland, and to a lesser extent works of the German diaspora. German literature of the modern period is mostly in Standard German, but there...
- Raymond "Bodge" Boggiano, DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
(1920–1985), French master; former Lancaster bomber pilot who took part in the raids on DresdenBombing of Dresden in World War IIThe Bombing of Dresden was a military bombing by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force and as part of the Allied forces between 13 February and 15 February 1945 in the Second World War...
Politics and industry
- Brendan BarberBrendan BarberBrendan Paul Barber has been the General Secretary of the United Kingdom's Trades Union Congress since June 2003.-Early life:...
, General Secretary of the TUC - Brian Quinn, Director General, International Institute of Communications
- Anthony Redmond, Chairman and Chief Executive, Commission for Local Administration, and Local Government Ombudsman
- Sir David RowlandsDavid Rowlands (civil servant)Sir David Rowlands, , was a British civil servant, who rose to the rank ofPermanent Secretary to the Department for Transport....
, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport, 2003–07 - Lord Birt, erstwhile Director General of the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and advisor to the BlairTony BlairAnthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
administration - John O'Sullivan, CBEJohn O'Sullivan (columnist)John O'Sullivan CBE is a leading British conservative political commentator and journalist and currently Vice President and executive editor of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty....
, conservative political columnist and pundit; adviser to former Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
Lady ThatcherMargaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990... - Kevin MorleyKevin MorleyKevin Morley , is an English businessman, known for being the former Managing Director of the former Rover Group.Holding an MSc...
, businessman and former MD of Rover GroupRover GroupThe Rover Group plc was the name given in 1986 to the British state-owned vehicle manufacturer previously known as British Leyland or BL. Owned by British Aerospace from 1988 to 1994, when it was sold to BMW, the Group was broken up in 2000 with the Rover and MG marques being acquired by the MG... - Kevin McNamaraKevin McNamara (politician)Dr. Joseph Kevin McNamara, KSG is a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament for almost 40 years.-Early life:...
KSG, Labour MP - Mike CarrMichael Carr (Labour politician)Michael Carr was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bootle for 57 days in 1990 from his election until his death. He was a dockworker who later became a trade union official, but his political rise was assisted by the help he gave the Labour Party leadership...
, Labour MP
Diplomats and the law
- Sir Ivor RobertsIvor Roberts (ambassador)Sir Ivor Anthony Roberts, KCMG, MA Oxford, FCIL is President of Trinity College, Oxford and was formerly British Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Ireland, and Italy...
KCMG, former HM Ambassador to Ireland and Italy; current President of Trinity College, OxfordTrinity College, OxfordThe College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,... - Andrew Mitchell, HM Ambassador to Sweden
- John McDermott, QC, barrister
- Vincent Fraser, QC, barrister
- Richard Pratt, QC, barrister
Clergy
- The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, leader of the Roman Catholics of England and Wales.
- The Right Reverend John RawsthorneJohn RawsthorneJohn Rawsthorne is an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, currently serving as Bishop of Hallam.John Rawsthorne was the first son of Harold and Miriam Rawsthorne; he has two brothers, Paul and Christopher, and three sisters, Elizabeth, Ann, and Katherine. After attending St...
, Roman Catholic Bishop of Hallam - Father Gerard WestonGerard WestonFather Gerard Edward Weston MBE was a Roman Catholic priest and military chaplain.Educated at St Mary's College, Crosby and Upholland, where he was ordained by Archbishop Heenan in 1960. He joined the British Army in 1966 as an army chaplain, serving in Germany, the Persian Gulf, Kenya and...
, MBE - Roman Catholic priest, killed by the Official IRAOfficial IRAThe Official Irish Republican Army or Official IRA is an Irish republican paramilitary group whose goal was to create a "32-county workers' republic" in Ireland. It emerged from a split in the Irish Republican Army in December 1969, shortly after the beginning of "The Troubles"...
in the 1972 Aldershot bombing1972 Aldershot BombingThe Aldershot bombing was a car bomb attack by the Official Irish Republican Army on 22 February 1972 in Aldershot, England. The bomb targeted the headquarters of the British Army's 16th Parachute Brigade and was claimed as a revenge attack for Bloody Sunday. Seven civilian staff were killed and... - Father Brian Foley - Roman Catholic priest and hymnist
Authors and broadcasters
- Professor David CrystalDavid CrystalDavid Crystal OBE FLSW FBA is a linguist, academic and author.-Background and career:Crystal was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. He grew up in Holyhead, North Wales, and Liverpool, England where he attended St Mary's College from 1951....
OBE, broadcaster and professor of linguistics - Major John FoleyJohn Foley (author)Major John Foley MBE was a British soldier and author.He was educated at St Mary's College, Crosby and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst...
MBE, military author and broadcaster - Danny KellyDanny Kelly (BBC WM Presenter)Danny Kelly is a radio presenter based in Birmingham.-Career:Danny Kelly has had a varied career working as a used car salesman and chef before moving into local radio 10 years ago. He started as a reporter at BBC Radio Coventry and became a roving reporter on the Adrian Goldberg breakfast show at...
, BBC WMBBC WMBBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands, South Staffordshire, north Worcestershire and north Warwickshire, operated by BBC Birmingham. Launched on 9 November 1970 as BBC Radio Birmingham, it broadcasts from central Birmingham on 95.6 FM, DAB and on the internet...
radio presenter - Roger McGoughRoger McGoughRoger Joseph McGough CBE is a well-known English performance poet. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please and records voice-overs for commercials, as well as performing his own poetry regularly...
CBE, poetLiverpool poetsThe Liverpool Poets are a number of influential 1960s poets from Liverpool, England, influenced by 1950s Beat poetry. They were involved in the 1960s Liverpool scene that gave rise to The Beatles, during a time when the city was termed by US beat poet Allen Ginsberg "the centre of the consciousness...
, playwright, broadcaster and children's author - Laurie TaylorLaurie Taylor (sociologist)Laurence John "Laurie" Taylor is an English sociologist and radio presenter originally from Liverpool.-Academic career:After attending Roman Catholic schools including the direct grant grammar school St Mary's College in Crosby at the same time as Liverpool poet, Roger McGough, Taylor first...
, broadcaster and sociologist, thought to be the model for Howard Kirk in Malcolm Bradbury'sMalcolm BradburySir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury CBE was an English author and academic.-Life:Bradbury was the son of a railwayman. His family moved to London in 1935, but returned to Sheffield in 1941 with his brother and mother...
novel The History ManThe History ManThe History Man is a campus novel by the British author Malcolm Bradbury set in 1972 in the fictional seaside town of Watermouth in the South of England. Watermouth bears some resemblance to Brighton. For example, there is a frequent and fast train service to London.-Plot introduction:Howard Kirk... - Nicholas MurrayNicholas MurrayNicholas Murray was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of America.Murray was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. In 1818, he emigrated to the United States, becoming an apprentice printer with Harper Brothers...
, historian and biographer, Kafka, Matthew Arnold, Aldous Huxley, Bruce Chatwin - Will HanrahanWill HanrahanWilliam Hanrahan is a British television and radio producer best known for working on BBC programmes such as Watchdog and Good Morning...
, BBC TV reporter - Steve Boulton, former Editor World in ActionWorld in ActionWorld in Action was a British investigative current affairs programme made by Granada Television from 1963 until 1998. Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks and gained a solid reputation for its often...
, currently Steve Boulton Productions, BAFTA winner
Entertainers
- Tony Booth, actor; the "Scouse Git" in Til Death Us Do PartTil Death Us Do PartTill Death Us Do Part is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1968, 1970, and from 1972 to 1975. First airing as a Comedy Playhouse pilot, the show aired in seven series until 1975. Six years later, ITV continued the sitcom, calling it Till Death......
; father-in-law of Tony BlairTony BlairAnthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007... - Chris CurtisChris CurtisChris Curtis was an English drummer and singer with the 1960s pop band, The Searchers. He originated the concept behind Deep Purple and formed the band in its original incarnation of 'Roundabout'.-Early years:...
, drummer with 1960s pop group The SearchersThe Searchers (band)The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers.... - Tom O'Connor, comedian and former game-show host
Alumni association
The college had an alumni association, St Mary's Old Boys' Club, until 1999, when links were severed due to a scandal and resulting court case, Stringer v. Usher, Smith, Flanagan and Fleming. A member of the committee had been assaulted by fellow committee members while attempting to prevent illegal sales of liquor to non-members. An attempted witch-hunt against that member collapsed when the committee was forced into a humiliating climb-down at Liverpool County Court, incurring £10,000 in costs.The founding fathers of the club had wisely inserted clauses in the club constitution which effectively gave the School overriding authority over the club, including the power of veto. Bizarrely, instead of exercising that authority, Headmaster Hammond instead held a secret meeting with Chairman Kentigern Smith, at which he invited the chairman to delete those clauses from the constitution, which Smith immediately did. Thus the removal of the last checks and balances over the operation of the club was procured by the School itself. Mr. Hammond also wrote a letter to Chairman Smith, in which he opined that it was 'inaccurate to view the club as an Old Boys' club', and that the club 'did not serve the interests of the School.'
Despite the school's repudiation of the club, and a specific request from Headmaster Hammond to change its name, the club carried on regardless under the name of St Mary's Old Boys' Club. A further court case, Stringer v. Smith and Shaw followed in 2000 when the committee attempted to change the club's constitution to allow illegal functions at the club premises. Again the committee capitulated, incurring £3000 in costs. In 2000 and 2004 Merseyside Police raised objections to the continuance of the club on the grounds that it was 'improperly run' and for 'blatant disregard' of the licensing laws. Additionally, the Police did not believe the club was operating as a 'bona fide' members club. In 2007, the school formed a new alumni association following a number of previous attempts to set up a similar organisation. The new alumni association recently held its first annual dinner but the event had poor ticket sales.
In March 2010 St Mary's Old Boys' Club collapsed when the police revoked its licence on the grounds that it was not a bona fide club operated in good faith. Simultaneously, the club trustees found themselves being sued by their landlords for £72,000 of unpaid rent dating back to 2005. The Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise are also investigating the club for failure to pay Corporation Tax and VAT dating back to the 1990s.
On 18th October 2011 the club chairman Kentigern Smith was declared bankrupt
Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom
Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom does not have a singular law. There is one system for England and Wales, one for Northern Ireland and one for Scotland.Across the United Kingdom, bankruptcy refers only to insolvency of individuals and partnerships...
for club debts of £67,617, plus costs.
The school song
The former School Song, composed in the 1920s by music master Frederick R. Boraston (1878–1954) was sung by former pupils, most notably at the annual Speech Day, which were once held at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall.The song is written as a march, with repeated crotchet notes in the opening melody. The unusual seven-bar phrases, and alternating major and minor keys, produce a feeling that is at once rousing and wistful. The words anticipate the day we leave school, and the "broad highway of Life" lies before us. We look forward to reaping "a golden harvest not yet sown", but shall "sometimes pause a moment" to think of yesterday, and the old school and its associations will find a place in our hearts "most wondrous kind". Thoughts of games, songs, and the friends we made give way to thanks that the school has taught us wisdom in both thought and deed. In the soaring finale, pupils past and present raise their voices to cheer St Mary's, and wish her long life, with the repeated Latin exclamation Vivat!
In the 1980s the song was replaced with a completely new song, with words more in tune with the School's co-educational, lay-teacher status.
In fiction
While not explicitly mentioned by name, Anthony BurgessAnthony Burgess
John Burgess Wilson – who published under the pen name Anthony Burgess – was an English author, poet, playwright, composer, linguist, translator and critic. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess's most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works...
's posthumous novel, Byrne
Byrne: A Novel
Byrne is the English author Anthony Burgess's last novel, published posthumously in 1995.Composed mostly in the same ottava rima stanzas that Byron used for his Don Juan, the story follows the fortunes of Michael Byrne, an Irishman with Spanish blood in him, as a result of Spanish survivors of the...
, makes reference to the Christian Brothers, and Crosby; the author had relatives who attended the school, although Burgess himself was educated by the Jesuits.
External links
- Friends of St. Mary's
- The Mount prep school
- "When our boyhood days are over", a karaoke version of the School Song, played on a digital church organ.
- Class of 1973 website with reminiscences, photos and a rendition of St Mary's school song