St Catherine's College, Wellington

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St Catherine's College
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The Marcia Wilson building at St Catherine's College
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St Catherine's College, Wellington
14 Upper Bourke Street

Kilbirnie, Wellington

New Zealand
Coordinates 41°19′04″S174°47′34″E / 41.3178°S 174.7928°E / -41.3178; 174.7928 Coordinates: 41°19′04″S174°47′34″E / 41.3178°S 174.7928°E / -41.3178; 174.7928
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Type State-integrated, secondary
MottoMercy and Wisdom
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1919; 103 years ago
Founders Sisters of Mercy
Ministry of Education Institution no. 284
PrincipalKatrina Kerr-Bell
Grades 913
GenderGirls
Enrolment196 [1] (March 2022)
Socio-economic decile6N [2]
Website stcatherinescollege.school.nz

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.

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.

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References

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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