Marist College, New Zealand
| Marist College | |
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| Location | |
| 31 Alberton Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′54″S 174°43′33″E / 36.8817°S 174.7257°ECoordinates: 36°52′54″S 174°43′33″E / 36.8817°S 174.7257°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State integrated girls secondary, years 7-13 |
| Motto | Latin: Ad Jesum per Mariam "To Jesus through Mary" |
| Established | 1928 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 70 |
| Principal | Monica Johnson |
| School roll | 760 (2011) |
| Socio-economic decile | 7[1] |
| Website | maristcollege.school.nz |
Marist College is a Catholic girls high-school located in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year 7 through to Year 13 with a curriculum based on Roman Catholicism. It has a maximum student capacity of 800 girls.
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[edit] History
The Marist Sisters congregation or order of Roman Catholic women was started in France during the early 19th century by Jeanne-Marie Chavoin and Jean-Claude Colin. The Marist Sisters founded the school known as Marist Sisters College in Mt Albert in 1928. The school officially changed its name to Marist College in 2000.
The whole school community, through the general school programme and its instruction and observances, exercises the right to love and teach the values of Jesus Christ. Marist College has daily prayers, regular celebrations of the sacraments of Eucharist and formal study of a religious education programme.
Each year, Marist College has a Marist Day, starting with a Mass in the morning and a themed fun time after that. It is always on 15 August, also the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. In 2008, it celebrated Marist Day's 30th Anniversary, which started in 1978.
Marist College's school colours are gold and blue.
[edit] Ethnic composition
The New Zealand Education Review Office provided the following statistics for the year 2003:- Caucasian 53%, Māori 5%, Indian 13%, Samoan 10%, Tongan 6%, Chinese 6%, Filipino 2%, Japanese 1% Korean 1%, Other Pacific 1%, Other Asian 1%, Other 1%.[2]
[edit] Houses
| Name | Colour | Named after |
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| Chavoin | Red | Jeanne-Marie Chavoin (1786–1858), formed the Marist sisters with Jean-Claude Colin |
| Chanel | Yellow | St Peter Chanel (1803–1841), a Marist father who, on a missionary trip to Wallis and Futuna was beaten to death |
| Colin | Green | Jean-Claude Colin - (1790–1875), founded the Marist brothers and helped found the Marist sisters with Chavoin |
| Champagnat | Blue | St Marcellin Champagnat - (1789–1840), founded the Marist brothers |
[edit] Notable alumni
- Lucy Lawless, born Lucille Frances Ryan on 29 March 1968 - actress noted for her work as Xena on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess
[edit] References
- ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ^ Education Review Report 2003 (from the Education Review Office. Retrieved 2007-10-12.)
[edit] External links
- Marist College (official school website)
