Marist College, Auckland
| Marist College | |
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| Address | |
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31 Alberton Avenue, Mount Albert Auckland New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 36°52′54″S 174°43′33″E / 36.8817°S 174.7257°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State integrated |
| Motto | Template:Lang-la "To Jesus through Mary" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1928; 96 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 70 |
| Principal | Raechelle Taulu |
| Years | 7-13 |
| Gender | Girls |
| School roll | 786[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[2] |
| Website | maristcollege.school.nz |
Marist College is a Catholic girls high-school located in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. It teaches from year 7 through to year 13 with a broad curriculum and an ethos based on Roman Catholicism. It has a maximum student roll of 800 girls.
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, a large cluster of cases was associated with the school. [3] As of 2 June 2020[update], there were 96 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the Marist College cluster, making it the second-largest cluster in New Zealand, behind a wedding that took place in Bluff.[4]
History
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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. The Marist Sisters founded the school known as Marist Sisters College in Mt Albert in 1928. 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 live and teach the values of Jesus Christ. Marist College has daily prayers, regular celebrations of the sacrament of the Eucharist and formal study of a religious education programme.
Each year, Marist College celebrates Marist Day, starting with Mass in the morning and a themed fun time after that. It is always on 15 August, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. In 2008, it celebrated Marist Day's 30th Anniversary, which started in 1978.
Marist College's school colours are gold and blue.
School events
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Every year, Marist College holds Family Festival, a festival for numerous cultures dances, many foods and cultural activities.
For year 7 and 8, a social is held either at Marist College, St Peters College, etc around October. The social includes dancing and formality.
Ethnic composition
The New Zealand Education Review Office provided the following statistics for the year 2019:- European/Pākehā 40%, Māori 10%, Indian 10%, Samoan 10%, Tongan 8%, South-east Asian 8%, Chinese 5%, other Pacific groups 5%, other 4%.[5]
Houses
| Name | Colour | Named after |
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| Chavoin | Red | Jeanne-Marie Chavoin (1786–1858), founded the Marist Sisters with Jean-Claude Colin |
| Chanel | Yellow | St Peter Chanel (1803–1841), a Marist priest who, as a missionary in Futuna was martyred in 1841 |
| Colin | Green | Jean-Claude Colin – (1790–1875), founded the Society of Mary and helped found the Marist Sisters with Chavoin |
| Champagnat | Blue | St Marcellin Champagnat – (1789–1840), a Marist priest who founded the Marist Brothers |
Notable alumnae
- Lucy Lawless, an actress noted for her work as Xena in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess
- Sonja Yelich, a prize-winning New Zealand poet and mother of singer-songwriter, Lorde.
References
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ Clent, Danielle (1 April 2020). "Coronavirus: Auckland's Marist College cluster reaches 50". Stuff. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "COVID-19 - Significant clusters". Ministry of Health NZ. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Education Review Report 2019 (from the Education Review Office. Retrieved 19 April 2020.)
External links
- Marist College (official school website)