Marist College, New Zealand
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| Marist College | |
| Motto | Ad Jesum per Mariam |
| Type | State integrated girls secondary, years 7-15 |
| Year established | |
| Address | 31 Alberton Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | |
| Principal | Monica Johnson |
| School roll | 756 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 7[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 70 |
| Website | www.maristcollege.school.nz |
Marist College is a Catholic Girls High School located in Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from Year 7 through to Year 13. The school is committed to creating a caring and supportive environment based on Roman Catholic values and pastoral care. 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. In 1928, Chavoin and Colin arrived in New Zealand and co-founded the school known as Marist Sisters College in Mt Albert. 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.
[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] Notable alumni
- Lucy Lawless, born Lucille Frances Ryan on March 29, 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)
