Campion College, Gisborne
| Campion College | |
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| Address | |
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Campion Rd Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 38°38′55″S 177°59′18″E / 38.6485°S 177.9884°ECoordinates: 38°38′55″S 177°59′18″E / 38.6485°S 177.9884°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Integrated Co-Educational Secondary School (Years 7-13) |
| Motto | In Christ We Are Alive |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 211 |
| School roll | 510 (2011) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6 |
| Website | www.campioncollege.school.nz |
Campion College, Gisborne is a Catholic, State-integrated, co-educational college located in Gisborne, New Zealand including students from Year 7 to Year 13.[1] The college received its name from its patron saint, St Edmund Campion whose feast day is 1 December. Religious Education is provided for all classes.[2]
History
The origins of the school lie in two former single sex colleges which operated in Gisborne; Saint Edmund Campion College founded by the Marist Brothers for males St Marys College founded by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart for females. In 1960 the Marist Brothers transferred the boys' school to the site presently occupied by Campion College.
In 1974 the boys' and girls' schools were merged into one on the site of Edmund Campion College. In 1976 the administration as a co-educational College from Year 9-13 was set in place and the name changed to Campion College. In 1982 Campion College entered the State education system as an integrated school when an integration agreement under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 was signed by the school's proprietor and the Minister of Education. In 2005, following the addition of the Hato Maria block to the grounds of Campion, year 7 & 8 students from St Mary's Primary School joined the college. Campion now caters for students from years 7 to 13.
Sports
Although the college focuses mainly on academia, sports have become a dominant aspect of college life. Campion specialises in sports such as volleyball, basketball, cricket, hockey & football (soccer).
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References
- Pat Gallagher, The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji & Samoa 1876-1976, New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976.
- E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
- Michael King, God's farthest outpost : a history of Catholics in New Zealand, Viking, Auckland 1997.
- Dominic O'Sullivan and Cynthia Piper (eds), Turanga nagatahi: Standing Together: The Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, 1840-2005, Dunmore Press for the Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, 2005.
- Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.