St. Bernard's College, Lower Hutt

St Bernard's College
Address
183 Waterloo Road,
Lower Hutt,
New Zealand
Coordinates 41°12′37″S 174°55′01″E / 41.2104°S 174.9169°ECoordinates: 41°12′37″S 174°55′01″E / 41.2104°S 174.9169°E
Information
Type State integrated boys Secondary (Year 7-13)
Motto Respice Stellam Voca Mariam
"Look To The Star, Call Upon Mary"
Established 1946
Ministry of Education Institution no. 260
Principal Peter Fava
School roll 645[1] (March 2015)
Socio-economic decile 6N[2]
Website www.sbc.school.nz

St Bernard's College (often abbreviated to SBC) is a Catholic Year 7 to 13 (Form 1 to 7) secondary School for Boys, located at 183 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The school was opened by the Marist Brothers in 1946.

The College has a strong Catholic character and its students come from many backgrounds including European, Indian, Asian, Maori and Polynesian. The maximum roll is 660 pupils.

House system

St. Bernard's College has four house groups: Pompallier, Ignatius, Chanel and Marcellin (formerly known as and represented by Gold, Green, Red and Blue respectively). These house groups compete against each other in many different events each year. The overall winner at the end of the school year receives the House Shield.

Notable alumni


The main field in Saint Bernard's College

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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