Bishop Viard College
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| Location | |
| 20 Kenepuru Drive, Porirua, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 41°08′25″S 174°50′21″E / 41.1404°S 174.8393°ECoordinates: 41°08′25″S 174°50′21″E / 41.1404°S 174.8393°E |
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| Type | State integrated, Co-educational, Secondary Years 7-13 |
| Motto | Truth is Light |
| Established | 1968 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 256 |
| Principal | Teresa Cargo |
| School roll | 485 (2011) |
| Socio-economic decile | 2 |
| Website | viard.school.nz |
Bishop Viard College, Also known as Viard College or BVC is a coeducational secondary school (years 7-13) located in Porirua, New Zealand. The college is now integrated into the state system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.
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[edit] History
The college was founded in 1968 by Cardinal Peter McKeefry, Archbishop of Wellington, and was staffed by the Assumptionist Fathers and Brigidine Sisters. The schools was named after Philippe Viard, the first Catholic Bishop of Wellington Originally the school consisted of two institutions (for boys and girls) on the same site, however it became a single co-educational unit in 1975. St Peter's College in Gore opened as a co-educational College in 1969.
The school celebrated its 40th Jubilee in 2008.[1]
[edit] Notable Ex Students
- John Schwalger-Wellington Lions, Hurricanes & All Black Representative
- Anthony Perenise- Wellington Lions and Highlanders rugby Representative
- Faifili Levave- Wellington Lions, Chiefs, Waikato and Hurricanes Representatives
[edit] School Rivalries
On 2 September 2009, at lunchtime, around 20 Mana College Students arrived at the school, armed with a baseball bat, and threatened Bishop Viard students. The police were called, but no charges were laid.[2][3]
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[edit] References/Sources
- General
- Lillian G. Keys, Philip Viard, Bishop of Wellington, Pegasus Press, Christchurch, 1968.
- Ernest Richard Simmons, Brief history of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publications Centre, Auckland, 1978.
- Michael King, God's farthest outpost : a history of Catholics in New Zealand, Viking, Auckland 1997.
- Michael O'Meeghan S.M., Steadfast in hope : the story of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington 1850-2000, Dunmore press, Palmerston North, 2003.
- Broadbent, John V. "Viard, Philippe Joseph 1809 - 1872 Priest, missionary, bishop". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1v1. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- Te Kete Ipurangi
- Specific
- ^ "Bishop Viard College 40th Jubilee". Education Gazette. 17 Mar 2008.
- ^ Easton, Paul (3 September 2009). "Pupils invade rival Porirua college". The Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2828831/Pupils-invade-rival-Porirua-college.
- ^ Gay, Edward (3 September 2009). "No charges to be laid over Wellington school incident - police". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10594986.
