St John's College, Hamilton
| St John's College | |
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| St. John's College logo
Caritas Christi Urget Nos
(The love of Christ urges us on) |
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| Address | |
| 85 Hillcrest Road, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Information | |
| Type | State-integrated single-sex boys, secondary (year 9–13) |
| Established | As a part of an area school in 1923; separated in 1961 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 136 |
| Principal | Shane Tong[1] |
| School roll | 787[2] (March 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[3] |
| Website | stjohns-hamilton.school.nz |
St John's College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand with a school roll of 801 as of October 2015. The school was established by the Marist Order in 1961 from Marist School (now Marian Catholic School). The school crest features the eagle of St. John the Apostle, with the motto "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" strewn across the bottom, a Latin motto translating loosely into "Christ's love urges us on". The mission statement for the school is "Preparing Young Men For Life".
History
St John's College moved to its current Hillcrest Road location in October 1962.[4]
Facilities
A Pompallier technology centre was opened at St John's College in May 2002, which contains facilities for art, food technology, graphic design and materials technology classes.[4] St John's College has an 3,360 square metres (36,200 sq ft) Astroturf centre, named the Paul Honiss Tennis and Hockey Centre. It was completed in May 2003 on a budget of NZ$250,000.[5]
Houses
St. John's College has four houses. The houses are named after four prominent figures in the Catholic Faith.
- Chanel – Red
- Marcellin – Blue
- Pompallier – Green
- Roncalli – Gold
Notable alumni
- Sosene Anesi – All Black fullback[citation needed]
- David Bennett – MP for Hamilton East[6]
- Mark van Gisbergen – England fullback[citation needed]
- Marty Holah – All Black Openside flanker[7]
- Mike Homik – New Zealand Tall Black (2006), Silver medal at Commonwealth games in 2006[8]
- Paul Honiss – rugby referee[9]
- Benjamin Mitchell – Shortland Street actor[10]
- Michael Redman – former Mayor of Hamilton, former CEO of the Hamilton City Council[11]
- Bob Simcock – former MP for Hamilton West, former Mayor of Hamilton[citation needed]
- Jozef Maynard Borja Erece - Youngest law graduate in Australian history and youngest practising solicitor in the southern hemisphere.[12]
See also
References
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- ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/meet-our-youngestever-solicitor-18yearold-whizkid-jozef-erece/news-story/e4aa1a41c4e6a67b014e811b6ffcbc4f
- Pat Gallager, The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji & Samoa 1876–1976, New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976.
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2010
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Boys' schools in New Zealand
- Educational institutions established in 1923
- Secondary schools in Hamilton, New Zealand
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in Hamilton, New Zealand
- Marist Brothers schools
