St Catherine's College, a Catholic secondary school for girls, operates in the Wellington suburb of Kilbirnie in New Zealand. The Sisters of Mercy founded St Catherine's in 1919 initially as a primary school before becoming a secondary school in 1950.
| St Catherine's College | |
|---|---|
 The Marcia Wilson building at St Catherine's College | |
| Address | |
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14 Upper Bourke Street Kilbirnie, Wellington New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41°19′04″S 174°47′34″E / 41.3178°S 174.7928°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State-integrated, secondary |
| Motto | Mercy and Wisdom |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1919; 105 years ago |
| Founders | Sisters of Mercy |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 284 |
| Principal | Amélie Kelder |
| Grades | 9–13 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | 211[1] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | stcatherinescollege.school.nz |
On 30 March 1983, St Catherine's College became an integrated school under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act of 1975. The Board of Trustees was first elected in 1989 and is responsible for the governance of the College. In recent years a new multi-functional hall, called "Mercy Hall", has been opened as well as a Food Technology Centre, a Music Suite, and a new Design Arts Centre. The college also has a new administration area, a chapel, and specialist and multi functional teaching areas which were completed in September 2016.
Principals
editSt Catherine's College principals include:
- Katrina Kerr-Bell (? - 2024)
- Amélie Kelder (2024 - present)
References
edit- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
Sources
edit- Ernest Richard Simmons, Brief history of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publications Centre, Auckland, 1978.
- Michael King, God's farthest outpost : a history of Catholics in New Zealand, Viking, Auckland 1997.
- Mary de Porres Flannigan R.S.M., Mercy comes to Wellington : a history of St. Mary’s College, St. Mary's College Board of Trustees, Wellington, 2000.
- Michael O'Meeghan S.M., Steadfast in hope : the story of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington 1850-2000, Dunmore press, Palmerston North, 2003.
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