Iona College, Havelock North

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Iona College
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Iona College, Havelock North
42 Lucknow Road, Havelock North, Hawke’s Bay
Coordinates 39°40′46″S176°52′42″E / 39.6794°S 176.8784°E / -39.6794; 176.8784 Coordinates: 39°40′46″S176°52′42″E / 39.6794°S 176.8784°E / -39.6794; 176.8784
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TypeState integrated single sex-girls' school from Year 7 to Year 13 with Boarding Facilities
MottoLove Joy Peace
Established1914
Ministry of Education Institution no. 224
PrincipalHelen Armstrong
School roll309 [1] (March 2021)
Socio-economic decile10Z [2]
Website iona.school.nz

Iona College is a state-integrated girls' school in the Hawke's Bay area of New Zealand's North Island. Founded in 1914 by the Presbyterian Church, it was intended to provide boarding facilities for girls from rural communities. Today, the college has a capped roll of 250 New Zealand and international students – 150 boarders and 100-day girls. Iona is consistently ranked amongst the top schools in New Zealand for academic results.

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A large performing arts centre and information centre started being built in March 2013 and were finished halfway through 2014. During the 100 years celebration that took place in March 2014 tours were conducted of the partially finished buildings.

History

Iona College is the oldest Presbyterian School in New Zealand. It was established as a girls' boarding school built on land donated by Hugh Campbell.

The Prime Minister, the Right Honourable W F Massey, opened Iona College on 14 February 1914.

Iona opened with a roll of 48 pupils who were accommodated in buildings that were habitable but unfinished.

Iona's buildings were severely affected by the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake and the College had to be closed for a year while refinancing and rebuilding took place. The opening roll in 1932 was 27 boarders and nine-day pupils.

The school chapel is named after Saint Martin.

Iona was a private school until December 1998, when it integrated into the state education system. [3]

Shannon Warren (formerly of Seymour College, Adelaide) replaced Pauline Duthie as Principal in July 2014.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. "Integration Agreement -- Iona College, Havelock North". New Zealand Gazette . 1999: 56. 14 January 1999.