The College was established in 1865, on the corner of Miller and McLaren Street, North Sydney, by Mother Ignatius McQuoin of the Sisters of Mercy.

[10] Monte offers a variety of sporting activities to its students including aerobics, athletics, basketball, cricket, dance, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, netball, softball, swimming, soccer, tennis, touch football, Tae Kwon Do, volleyball, and water polo.

Monte associates with all-boys schools such as Aloysius, Marist, Shore, Riverview and Joeys to create a musical.

In 2012 Monte collaborated with local boys schools to produce a stage version of Beauty and the Beast and in 2014, Hairspray.

The plays are run by the year eleven students, who choose music, dance routines, story line and performance costumes for their house.