St. Mary's Hall () was a

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that existed in

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, established by the

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History

The history of St. Mary's Hall, Shanghai goes back to a training school that was started in 1851 near the Episcopal Cathedral in Shanghai. This school was officially named as St. Mary's Hall in 1881 and was located next to St. John's College. In 1923, it moved to Brenan Road (currently No. 1187 Changning Road) of

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. Because of high tuition, St. Mary's and

McTyeire School McTyeire School () was a private girls' school in Shanghai. It was established by Young John Allen Young John Allen (January 3, 1836 – May 30, 1907) or Young J. Allen, was an American Methodist missionary in late Qing dynasty China with the ...

for Girls of the

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were called the "Christian Schools for Wealthy/Noble Maidens". English Literatures,

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, and Music/Dancing subjects there were famous. After the establishment of the

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, St. Mary's Hall was merged with McTyeire School to become No. 3 Middle School of Shanghai City, located at No. 155 Jiangsu Road in 1952. The site of St. Mary's Hall was used by the Shanghai Spinning Industry College, and then, in 1999, became the Chang'an Branch of

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's Spinning Industry Department. As of 2020, the former school buildings of St. Mary’s Hall have been preserved and renovated as part of a new commercial complex. After the

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government moved to

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, the alumni and other people related to St. Mary's Hall and St. John's University established a school which later became St. John's University (Taiwan) St. John's University (Taiwan).

Noted alumna

Eileen Chang Eileen Chang ( zh, t=張愛玲, s=张爱玲, first=t, w=Chang1 Ai4-ling2, p=Zhāng Àilíng；September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995), also known as Chang Ai-ling or Zhang Ailing, or by her pen name Liang Jing (梁京), was a Chinese-born Am ...

* Gong Peng

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History

Noted alumna

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