St Margaret's College

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St Margaret's College

Motto	Beati Mundo Corde "Blessed Are The Pure In Heart"
Type	Private: Fully Reg. Single Sex-Girls Composite (Year 1-13) with Boarding Facilities
Year established	1910
Address	12 Winchester Street, Merivale, Christchurch
Coordinates
Executive Principal	Gillian Simpson^[1]
School roll	740
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest)	10
Ministry of Education Institution no.	333
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.