St Matthew's Collegiate School

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St Matthew's Collegiate School
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St Matthew's Collegiate School
33 Pownall Street, Masterton, New Zealand
Coordinates 40°56′45″S175°39′02″E / 40.945758°S 175.650675°E / -40.945758; 175.650675
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TypeTrinity school single sex girls (Years 7–13)
Established1914
Ministry of Education Institution no. 246
PrincipalKiri Gill
Website www.stmatts.school.nz

St Matthew's Collegiate School is a state-integrated Anglican girls' secondary school in Pownall Street, Masterton, New Zealand. [1]

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