St Margaret's College

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St Margaret's College
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Motto Beati mundo corde
Type Private: Fully Reg. Single Sex-Girls Composite (Year 1-13) with Boarding Facilities
Year established 1910
Address 12 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch
Principal Claudia M. Wysocki (Executive Principal)
School roll 740
Socio-economic decile (10 is high) 10
Ministry of Education Institution no.
Website www.stmargarets.school.nz

St Margaret's College is a high achieving independent Anglican girls' day and boarding school in Merivale, Christchurch, New Zealand. The school has some 145 boarders.

The school was established in 1910 on the initiative of Bishop Julius of the Diocese of Christchurch, who invited the London, England-based Sisters of the Kilburn Order to set up the school.

Prominent former students include author Ngaio Marsh.

St Margaret's College is the only school in Christchurch to offer the International Baccalaureate Qualification.