St. Patrick's College, Wellington
| St Patrick's College | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Address | |
| 581 Evans Bay Parade, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand |
|
| Coordinates | 41°18′47″S 174°47′46″E / 41.31306°S 174.79611°ECoordinates: 41°18′47″S 174°47′46″E / 41.31306°S 174.79611°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State integrated boys Secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto |
Sectare Fidem 'Hold Firm to the Faith' |
| Established | 1885; 132 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 276 |
| Rector | Mr Neal Swindells |
| School roll | 816(February 2017) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P |
| Website | stpats.school.nz |
St Patrick's College is the oldest Catholic boys' secondary school in New Zealand.
Founded by Archbishop Francis Redwood SM, St Patrick's opened on 1 June 1885 with nine day-boys and twelve boarders.
The College represents one of the earliest educational establishments of the Society of Mary (Marists) the religious congregation whose members accompanied Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier to New Zealand in 1838, and who played a prominent role in the establishment of the Catholic church in New Zealand. The first members of staff, Irish Marists who came principally from the Marist College at Dundalk, established a number of Marist colleges such as St Bede's College, Christchurch and St John's College, Hastings in New Zealand.
Plans in 1931 envisaged the College moving to a more suitable site at Silverstream in the Hutt Valley, but a high demand for education eventually led to a split: the original establishment continued and the boarding section moved to become St Patrick's College, Silverstream, thus allowing room for the expansion of day-student numbers on the Cambridge Terrace site in central Wellington city.
From that time the city college has borne the nickname "St Pat's Town". The two separate Colleges bearing the same name have developed a shared history, and a healthy rivalry; they share the St Patrick's College Old Boy's Association also. In 1979 St Patrick's College shifted from its Cambridge Terrace site to a new facility near Kilbirnie Green in Evans Bay.
The college held its 125th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend in 2010.
Saint Patrick's College bases its education on Catholic and gospel values embodied in the Marist tradition and philosophy, which regards each student as a unique individual. The school fosters growth within a nurturing and sustaining environment in six facets: spiritual, academic, cultural, emotional, physical and social.
...
Wikipedia