St Catherine's College, Wellington

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
14 Upper Bourke Street

Kilbirnie, Wellington

New Zealand
Coordinates41.3178°S 174.7928°E / -41.3178; 174.7928
Information
TypeState-integrated, secondary
MottoMercy and Wisdom
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1919; 104 years ago
FoundersSisters of Mercy
Ministry of Education Institution no.284
PrincipalKatrina Kerr-Bell
Grades9–13
GenderGirls
Enrolment203[1] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile6N[2]
Websitestcatherinescollege.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.

References
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

Sources
  • 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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