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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = St. Mary's Academy<br />
| image = St. Mary's Academy,Meerut Cantt..jpg<br />
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| motto = Rectis Corde Laetitia<br />
| motto_translation = Joy to the Upright of Heart<br />
| address = Cariappa Street<br />
| city = [[Meerut]]<br />
| state = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| postalcode =250001<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|29.0058|77.6985|region:IN-UP|display=inline,title}}<br />
| type = Private<br />
| religious_affiliation = Catholic<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1952|02|04|df=y}}<br />
| founder = [[Patrician Brothers]]<br />
| school_board = [[CISCE]]<br />
| principal = Rev. Brother Edward Sebastian<br />
| grades = 1-12<br />
| gender = Co-ed<br />
| lower_age = 6 years<br />
| upper_age = <br />
| enrollment_as_of = 2019<br />
| students = 3500<br />
| average_class_size = 55<br />
| medium_of_language = English<br />
| hours_in_day = 6<br />
| campus_size = 11 [[acre]]<br />
| campus_type = Suburb<br />
| houses = Gandhi, Nehru, Shastri, Tagore<br />
| colours = Blue, Green ,Red and Yellow<br />
| song = The School of St. Mary's<br />
| website = {{URL|www.stmarysmeerut.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''St. Mary's Academy''' is a private Catholic convent school in [[Meerut]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. The school was established as a boys-only school on 2 February 1952 by [[Patrician Brothers|Society of the Brothers of St. Patrick]].<ref name=au>{{cite web|title=About Us – St. Mary's Academy Meerut|url=http://www.stmarysmeerut.com/about%20us.html|accessdate=2 June 2011}}</ref><ref name=pb>{{cite web|title=The Patrician Brothers in India|url=http://www.patricianbrothers.com/patwebsite/india/india.html|accessdate=2 June 2011}}</ref><br />
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The school admits students only in Grade 1 through a competitive entrance examination followed by an interview. The students take the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] in [[tenth grade]] and [[Indian School Certificate]] (ISC) thereafter. The principal is Rev. Brother Edward Sebastian.<br />
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In the All-India Co-ed Schools rankings 2014, St. Mary's Academy was ranked first in Meerut and seventh in academic reputation all over India.<ref name="educationworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.educationworld.in/institute/st-marys-academy-meerut.html|title=St. Mary's Academy;Meerut Rankings; Education World India|accessdate=2015-02-12}}</ref><br />
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==Campus==<br />
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Since the early 1960s, the school has had its campus in the leafy suburbs of Meerut, next to the Mall Road and Gandhi Park. The 400-[[acre]] campus has sports facilities along with an auditorium.<br />
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===Ties with other schools===<br />
From its foundation in 1952, the school has maintained ties with almost every school in the city by organising many events such as debates, cricket tournament, football tournament, and table tennis tournaments. It has been doing well by maintaining a perfect relationship with the St. Patrick's Academy, another Patrician Brothers' school in the city.<br />
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St. Mary's Academy is also a feeder school to [[St. George's College, Mussoorie]], which is another school of the [[Patrician Brothers]] society.<br />
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===Rankings===<br />
St. Mary's Academy, Meerut Cantt. (U.P.) was ranked No 10. in India, No.2 in Uttar Pradesh, and No. 1 in Meerut under category "Top 20 ICSE Schools of India 2018".<br />
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==Course curriculum==<br />
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The courses of study follow the pattern of the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE) and the [[Indian School Certificate]] (ISC) examination, conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. The subjects of study include English, Hindi, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Sanskrit, Art, Craft, Economics, Commerce, Accounting, Computer Science, and [[Socially Useful Productive Work|Socially Useful Productive Work and Community Service]].<br />
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==Extracurricular activities and sports==<br />
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Debates, elocution contests and dramatics are some of the cultural activities. Sports include physical training, outdoor games, athletics and gymnastics.<br />
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==Ex-Marian Association==<br />
Old students of the school are part of EXMA (Ex-Marian Association).<ref>{{cite web |title= EXMA official website.|url=http://www.exma.in}}</ref> Networking groups on LinkedIn and Facebook are active.<br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
Marians have gone on to achieve prominence in business, politics, government service, the armed forces of India, commerce, journalism, the arts and literature. Marians have founded and led companies while raising millions of dollars in funding. Some of the popular companies founded by Marians are WildCraft, Four Fountains Spa, CliQr Technologies, and Instart Logic.<br />
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* Abhishek Bansal, CEO and Co-Founder, Shadowfax<ref>[http://shadowfax.in/ ShadowFax]</ref><br />
* Gaurav Dublish, Co-Founder, [[Wildcraft]] Private Ltd.<br />
* Ashu Garg, General Partner, [[Foundation Capital]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://foundationcapital.com/people/profile/ashu-garg/|title=Ashu Garg - Foundation Capital|newspaper=Foundation Capital|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-01}}</ref><br />
* Gaurav Manglik, President and CEO, CliQr Technologies<ref>[http://cliqr.com CliQr Technologies]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marketrealist.com/2016/03/truth-behind-ciscos-acquisition-cliqr-technologies/|title=The Truth behind Cisco's Acquisition of CliQr Technologies - Market Realist|website=marketrealist.com|access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref><br />
* Manav Mital, Co-Founder, [[Instart]]<br />
* Lieutenant General, [[Harcharanjit Singh Panag]]<br />
* [[Pravesh Rana]], Model, VJ<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination|CISCE]]<br />
* [[List of educational institutions in Meerut]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.stmarysmeerut.com/}}<br />
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