Carmel College (New Zealand)

For schools of the same name, see Carmel School (disambiguation).

Carmel College
Location
108 Shakespeare Road, Milford, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates	36.7792°S 174.7573°E / -36.7792; 174.7573
Information
Type	Integrated single sex-girls Secondary (Year 7-13)
Motto	'With Mary as Our Guide'
Established	1957
Ministry of Education Institution no.	35
Principal	Kath Deady
School roll	974 (2011)
Socio-economic decile	10
Website	carmel.school.nz

Carmel College is a Catholic secondary school for girls located in Milford on Auckland's North Shore. It was established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1957 starting with a student roll of only fifteen girls.

Location

Carmel College is situated on the northern shore of Lake Pupuke.

School activities

Carmel College students take part in a range of activities throughout New Zealand including Stage Challenge, Big Sing Choral Festival and Pacifica.

The school has a number of clubs, including chess, choir, orchestra, ski, rowing, and netball.

The new science and maths block has been completed and is currently in use. Carmel College is currently undergoing major renovations expected to continue over a period of 10 years with a new gymnasium, auditorium, chapel, and a relocation of the Nun's Residence.

Carmel celebrated its 50th Jubilee in June 2007 with a reunion of many Carmel "Old-Girls", in celebrations lasting a week with songs by the various music groups, a wall of photographic remembrance, a time capsule (destined to be dug up in the next 50 years) and more. Pauline Engel was a founder of the school.

Subjects

Carmel has a vast range of subjects for students to study. For intermediate students there is: Mathematics, English, Music, Food Technology, Reading, Social Studies, Science, Material Technology and Art. They also have the opertunity to study French, Latin, Japanesse and Maori.

External links

• Carmel College Website
• NZ Government Education Website