Sacred Heart College, Auckland
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| Sacred Heart College (Auckland) | |
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| Motto | Confortare Esto Vir
"Take Courage Act Manfully" |
| Type | Integrated boys-only intermediate-secondary (year 7-13) |
| Year established | 1903 |
| Address | 250 West Tamaki Drive, Glendowie, Auckland |
| Principal | Rob Pepping(Acting) |
| School roll | 1000+ |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is high) | 8 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | |
| Website | http://www.sacredheart.school.nz |
Sacred Heart College is a secondary school based in Auckland, New Zealand.
Sacred Heart College is a Catholic, Marist College set on 60 acres of land overlooking the Tamaki Estuary in Glendowie. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious Catholic boys' schools in New Zealand.
On Monday 18th September 2006, Westlake Boys' High School Headmaster Jim Dale announced his resignation publicly to take the Headmaster position at Sacred Heart College.
Notable Old Boys include cultural icons Dave Dobbyn and the Finn Brothers, Sean Fitzpatrick, and the current Governor-General of New Zealand, Anand Satyanand.
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[edit] History
The college was opened in 1903 in Ponsonby, by the Marist Brothers. It moved to its current Glendowie site in 1955. The Marist Brothers continue to be a presence in the school community, with both teaching and maintinance of school ground undertaken by the Brothers. The Headmaster role at the college was served solely by Marist Brothers up until 1993, where Mr. Brenden Schollum took the role; the college's first lay principle in its history. In 2003, the college held its centenary celebrations, which included the opening of a new admistration building, technology block and Year 7 & 8 Department, and in 2005 it celebrated 50 years of being at the Glen Innes site.
[edit] Education
Sacred Heart currently offers NCEA as its national qualification standard.
[edit] Houses
The houses of Sacred Heart College are named after either famous people in the Catholic and Marist community in New Zealand, or important figures in the school's history. The houses include:
- Basil - Yellow
- Coolahan - Green
- Lenihan - Red
- Marcellin - Teal
- Pompallier - Blue
- Stephen - Purple
Marcellin house is named after Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist order. Pompallier house is named after Jean Baptiste Pompallier, the first Catholic vicar apostolic and bishop to visit New Zealand.
[edit] Old Boys
A number of renowned academics, musicians and sportsmen have come from the college. Some of these well-known men include:
- Sean Fitzpatrick, Rugby Player and former captain of the All Blacks
- Tim Finn, Musician
- Neil Finn, Musician
- Toa Fraser, Writer
- Dave Dobbyn, Musician
- Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand
- Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Former President of Fiji
- Mike Chunn, Musician
- Ian Morris, Musician
