St Bernard's College | |
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Address | |
183 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
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Coordinates | 41°12′37″S 174°55′01″E / 41.2104°S 174.9169°ECoordinates: 41°12′37″S 174°55′01″E / 41.2104°S 174.9169°E |
Information | |
Type | State integrated boys Secondary (Year 7–13) |
Motto |
Respice Stellam Voca Mariam "Look To The Star, Call Upon Mary" |
Established | 1946; 71 years ago |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 260 |
Principal | Simon Stack |
School roll | 644(July 2017) |
Socio-economic decile | 6N |
Website | www.sbc.school.nz |
St Bernard's College (often abbreviated to SBC or SBC183) is a Catholic Year 7 to 13 (Form 1 to 7) secondary School for Boys, located at 183 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The school was opened by the Marist Brothers in 1946.
The maximum roll is 660 pupils.
The school crest was designed by Brother Gerard who served as Principal of the school from 1959 to 1964. The crest of St. Bernard's consists of a shield divided into three panels:
Surmounting the shield is a combination of stars resting on a bar divided into three parts. The Latin inscription at the foot of the shield translates to "Look to the star, call upon Mary."
St. Bernard's College has offered many sports as extra-curricular activities. It currently offers Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Mountain Biking, Rowing, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby 7s, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Touch Rugby, Volleyball and Waterpolo.
With Simon Stack's appointment at the start of 2016, fifteen principals have served St. Bernard's College since its formation in 1946.