St Thomas of Canterbury College
Address
Map
69 Middlepark Rd,
Upper Riccarton,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Coordinates43°32′04″S 172°33′24″E / 43.5344°S 172.5566°E / -43.5344; 172.5566
Information
TypeIntegrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Year 7-13)
MottoVirtute Scientiam Complete
Established1961
Ministry of Education Institution no.331
PrincipalChristine O'Brien
School roll545 (2010)
Socio-economic decile8
WebsiteSt Thomas of Canterbury College website

St Thomas of Canterbury College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is located in Christchurch, New Zealand. The college is integrated into the state education system under an integration agreement which was first entered into by the Christian Brothers (as the proprietors of the college) and the Government of New Zealand on 11 November 1981 under Section 7 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.[1] St Thomas of Canterbury College is located in the Christchurch suburb of Sockburn.

Roll

In 2006 the ethnic composition of St Thomas of Canterbury College was New Zealand European/Pākeha 72%, Māori 7%, Samoan 3%, Other Pacifica 1%, Asian 13%,Middle Eastern 2% and Others 2%.[2] The college excels in sporting, cultural, scientific and enterprise[3] activities. Academically, the school offers for senior years the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA).

History

A Christian Brothers' school in Christchurch was first proposed in the 1880s. The third Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Patrick Francis Lyons (Bishop 1944-1950) acquired land on Sockburn in West Christchurch and formally invited the Christian Brothers to provide the staff. There was no progress for several years. Eventually Brother Marlow, the Provincial of the Christian Brothers, and Edward Michael Joyce, the fourth Catholic Bishop of Christchurch (Bishop 1950-1964), agreed, and St Thomas of Canterbury College held its first classes on 6 February 1961 (Waitangi Day not being a holiday at that time).[4]

Houses

The names and colours of the St Thomas of Canterbury College Houses are:

Principals

Notable former staff

Notable alumni

Main category: Former students of St Thomas of Canterbury College

Church

Sport

Notes

  1. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986, p. 48.
  2. ^ Education Review Report
  3. ^ TKI - Education for Enterprise – St Thomas of Canterbury College
  4. ^ Donaldson, p. 12; http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/?sid=202
  5. ^ Marc Hinton, "Hurricanes won't change under Hammett", Stuff, 17 February 2011 (retrieved 17 February 2011)

References/Sources

  • J.C. O'Neill, The History of the Work of the Christian Brothers in New Zealand, unpublished Dip. Ed. thesis, University of Auckland, 1968.
  • St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986.
  • Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996.
  • Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001.
  • Education Review Office, Education Review Report: St Thomas of Canterbury College, November 2005
  • Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008.

External links

Christian Brother secondary schools in New Zealand
Marist Albion Rugby Club schools, Christchurch
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