Francis Douglas Memorial College
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Francis Douglas Memorial College | |
Motto | Christo Duce (With Christ as our leader) |
Type | State Integrated Catholic Boys High School (Years 7-13) with Boarding facilities |
Year established | 1959 |
Address | PO Box 5124, Westown, New Plymouth |
Principal | Br. Peter Ryan |
School roll | 760 |
Socio-economic decile (10 is high) | 8 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | |
Website | www.fdmc.school.nz |
Francis Douglas Memorial College (also known as FDMC) is an all-boys state integrated Catholic school located in New Plymouth, New Zealand. The college was founded in 1959 under the leadership of the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order of brothers based on the teachings of St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The name of the school is dedicated to the memory of Fr. Francis Vernon Douglas, a missionary priest who was killed while doing missionary work in the Philippines during the Second World War. The school currently educates approximately 750 boys, 130 of whom are boarders.
The current College Head Boy is Shaun Butler.
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Mitchell, former coach of the All Blacks, now coach of the Western Force
- Conrad Smith, current member of All Blacks rugby squad