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St Paul's College, Auckland

October 27, 2023

St Paul's College is a Catholic secondary school for boys owned by the Marist Brothers and located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby on a spacious 7.3 hectare campus. The Marist Brothers first opened a school on the site (Sacred Heart College) in 1903. St Paul's College (named after the apostle Paul) commenced operations in 1955..

St Pauls College, Auckland
Address
183 Richmond Road,
Ponsonby,
Auckland
Coordinates36°51′15″S 174°44′14″E / 36.8542°S 174.7373°E / -36.8542; 174.7373
Information
TypeIntegrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Year 7–13)
MottoConfortare Esto Vir — take courage , be a man
Established1955; 68 years ago (original school founded in 1903)
Ministry of Education Institution no.51
PrincipalKeith Simento[1]
School roll391[2] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile2E[3]
WebsiteSt Pauls College website

The school edit

 
St Paul's College

The college, which became a State-integrated school in 1982, makes full use of its extensive grounds in sporting and other activities.[4] The school offers the standard intermediate and secondary school curriculum[5] leading, for the senior year levels, to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA). The school has good pass rates in NCEA.[6][7] The college excels in sport, especially Rugby football[4] and in Polynesian and other cultural activities, notably in the annual ASB Polyfest competitions.[8] The Marist Brothers, the proprietors of the school, maintain a small community of non-teaching brothers on the campus to encourage the continuation of the Marist charism.[9]

Ethos edit

The school aims to incorporate students' families in the life of the college and to encourage the spirit of independence and personal responsibility amongst the students.[10] The school roll has grown as the college continues "exhorting students" to "exam success" and "altruistic action."[9]

Houses edit

The names and colours of the St Paul's College Houses are:

History edit

The Marist Brothers arrived in Auckland in 1885 and began operations on the site of previous schools in Pitt St in the Auckland city centre. In the 1890s they began teaching secondary classes there but it became evident that the Pitt St site was too small and noisy. By 1900 negotiations were underway with Bishop Lenihan who arranged for the brothers to lease part of a block of land of 48 acres (10 hectares) near Cox's Creek in Ponsonby. This land had been gifted to the Diocese of Auckland in 1851 by Hugh Coolahan, an Auckland Catholic businessman.[11] He had come from Ireland and had prospered during the early days of Auckland's commercial development. He had been a member of the building committee for St Patrick's Church (later the cathedral)[12] and was a founding member of the board of St Peter's School in Pitt St.[13] The Marist Brothers leased 7.3 hectares of the land at £30 a year for a 42-year term.[11]

The school, Sacred Heart College, was opened on 21 June 1903. The first building was a large three storied building with a prominent encompassing verandas. It was built from brick resting on concrete foundations. The bricks were coated in white plaster which later became grey with age. This building was a prominent landmark and became the main school building of St Paul's College until it was demolished in 1980.[14]

The site required much development. A gully ran through the middle of the property and the land was very unevenly contoured. Some of the land was farmed by the college. Over time the land was levelled, grassed and drained and other buildings were gradually built.[15] In 1955 the complete campus and buildings was taken over by St Paul's. But by the 21st century, the only Sacred Heart College structures left at St Pauls were a classroom, the old infirmary and a statue of the Sacred Heart.[16] However the campus's well-wooded character testifies to its historic character.

It was only on 4 September 1946 that the Marist Brothers had acquired the freehold of the St Paul's College Richmond Rd site. On 14 June 1946 the site was vested in the New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board and there was a small ceremony and Bishop Liston was thanked by the Marist Brothers. One brother later observed, perhaps sardonically, that the Marist Brothers had been paying for the land for over forty years and had effected great improvements.[17]

The school operated as St Paul's College after Queen's Birthday 1955 (from Tuesday 7 June) under the same motto "Confortare esto vir". The same traditions were faithfully upheld as they had been for the previous 50 years. Many sons of old boys preferred to attend St Paul's in the following years, both because it was more central and because their fathers had attended school there.[18] The school maintained a substantial roll into the 1970s. On 8 August 1982, when the school was integrated it had a roll of 330 (280 in the secondary section and 50 in the middle or intermediate school), but this was increased in 1998 to a maximum roll of 400.[19] However, with the establishment of other secondary schools in the school's traditional catchment, enrolment numbers declined.[9] Many of the families associated with the school moved out of the local area as the socio-economic character of suburbs adjacent to the school changed although many still sent their sons to St Paul's by bus, mostly from South Auckland.[4][7] The school was attempting to attract the sons of the new local demographic as well as the college's traditional supporters. In 2015 a 1700 square metre slice of unused school land was sold to fund new class rooms, an administration block and a new middle school was opened in 2018.[9] The expansion of buildings resulted in the St Paul's roll increasing to nearly 400 in 2023.[4]

Headmasters edit

  • Br. Brian Wanden (Br Anselm) "Headmaster at St Paul's College for many years"[20]
  • Denys Marra (1991 - 2009)[21]
  • Mark Rice (2009 - 2016)[22]
  • Kieran Fouhy (2016 - 2021)
  • Keith Simento (2021 - present)

Notable alumni edit

Main category: People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland

The arts edit

Business edit

Politics and public service edit

Sport edit

Olympians edit

Cricket edit

Kick-boxing edit

Rugby league edit

Rugby union edit

References edit

  1. ^ Michal Otto, "New Headmaster for St. Paul's", NZ Catholic, 15 September 2021
  2. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Laura Walters, "St Paul's College sells chunk of land in trendy Ponsonby", Stuff News, 2 July 2015 (Retrieved 20 June 2016)
  5. ^ The New Zealand Curriculum (Retrieved 22 June 2016)
  6. ^ Laura Walter, "How Auckland's St Paul's College is fighting back", Stuff News, 7 July 2015. (Retrieved 20 June 2016)
  7. ^ a b St Paul's College (Ponsonby) – 03/09/2012, Education Review Office report (Retrieved 20 June 2016)
  8. ^ ASB Polyfest 2016 (Retrieved 20 June 2016)
  9. ^ a b c d Matt McEvoy, pp. 153–154.
  10. ^ Michael Otto, "Papal Knight headmaster earns MNZM", NZ Catholic, 26 June – 8 July 2016, p. 2.
  11. ^ a b Tony Waters, p. 22.
  12. ^ Father E.R. Simmons, "The first St Peter's School", Zealandia, 9 January 1977, p. 9.
  13. ^ Tony Waters, P. 314 (Note 6).
  14. ^ Tony Waters, pp. 25–26.
  15. ^ Tony Waters, pp. 49–52.
  16. ^ Tony Waters, p. 61.
  17. ^ Tony Waters, p. 124.
  18. ^ Tony Waters, p. 138.
  19. ^ Deed of Agreement between the New Zealand Marist Brothers Trust Board and Her Majesty the Queen, 8 August 1982 Clause 8, P. 7; Supplementary Deed of Agreement, 27 May 1998, Clause 1, p. 1.
  20. ^ "What's Up? Keeping our old boys in the loop", St Paul's College, 2 July 2020 (Retrieved 11 October 2021)
  21. ^ Carly Tawhiao, "St Paul's College farewells principal", Stuff News, 31 March 2009 (Retrieved 12 October 2021)
  22. ^ Laura Walters, "How Auckland's St Paul's College is fighting back", Stuff News, 6 July 2015 (Retrieved 12 October 2021)
  23. ^ Ticketfly: Brendan Perry, Guthrie Baldwin(Retrieved 14 January 2014)
  24. ^ Bennett, Adam (9 August 2008). "Exhilarating ride may finally be over". The New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  25. ^ Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 323. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  26. ^ Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi and Peter Swain, Pālemia, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2017, pp. 50–51
  27. ^ Richmond Rovers Rugby League Club; also educated at St Peter's College, Auckland.

Sources edit

  • Jenny Carlyon & Diana Morrow, Urban Village: The Story of Ponsonby, Freemans Bay and St Mary's Bay, Random House, Auckland, 2008.
  • Pat (Patrick Owen) Gallagher, The Marist Brothers in New Zealand, Fiji & Samoa, 1876–1976, New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976.
  • Matt McEvoy, The Grey Lynn Book: The life and times of New Zealand's most fascinating suburb, Paul Little Books, Auckland, 2016, pp. 149–153 (Chapter 29, "Change of Heart – Saint Paul's College")
  • E.R. Simmons, In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 – 1980, Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982.
  • Tony Waters, Confortare, A History of Sacred Heart College, Auckland 1903 – 2003: a Marist Brothers secondary school, Sacred Heart College, Auckland, 2003.

External links edit

  • St Paul's College website
  • All Blacks website, St Paul's College All Blacks
  • Catholic Diocese of Auckland
  • Catholic Church in New Zealand

October 27, 2023
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St Paul s College is a Catholic secondary school for boys owned by the Marist Brothers and located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby on a spacious 7 3 hectare campus The Marist Brothers first opened a school on the site Sacred Heart College in 1903 St Paul s College named after the apostle Paul commenced operations in 1955 St Pauls College AucklandAddress183 Richmond Road Ponsonby AucklandCoordinates36 51 15 S 174 44 14 E 36 8542 S 174 7373 E 36 8542 174 7373InformationTypeIntegrated Catholic Boys Secondary Year 7 13 MottoConfortare Esto Vir take courage be a manEstablished1955 68 years ago original school founded in 1903 Ministry of Education Institution no 51PrincipalKeith Simento 1 School roll391 2 April 2023 Socio economic decile2E 3 WebsiteSt Pauls College website Contents 1 The school 2 Ethos 3 Houses 4 History 5 Headmasters 6 Notable alumni 6 1 The arts 6 2 Business 6 3 Politics and public service 6 4 Sport 6 4 1 Olympians 6 4 2 Cricket 6 4 3 Kick boxing 6 4 4 Rugby league 6 4 5 Rugby union 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksThe school edit nbsp St Paul s CollegeThe college which became a State integrated school in 1982 makes full use of its extensive grounds in sporting and other activities 4 The school offers the standard intermediate and secondary school curriculum 5 leading for the senior year levels to the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system NCEA The school has good pass rates in NCEA 6 7 The college excels in sport especially Rugby football 4 and in Polynesian and other cultural activities notably in the annual ASB Polyfest competitions 8 The Marist Brothers the proprietors of the school maintain a small community of non teaching brothers on the campus to encourage the continuation of the Marist charism 9 Ethos editThe school aims to incorporate students families in the life of the college and to encourage the spirit of independence and personal responsibility amongst the students 10 The school roll has grown as the college continues exhorting students to exam success and altruistic action 9 Houses editThe names and colours of the St Paul s College Houses are Xavier named for Francis Xavier red Champagnat named for Marcellin Champagnat yellow Lavalla named for La Valla en Gier where the Marist Brothers were founded blue Aquinas named for Thomas Aquinas greenHistory editThe Marist Brothers arrived in Auckland in 1885 and began operations on the site of previous schools in Pitt St in the Auckland city centre In the 1890s they began teaching secondary classes there but it became evident that the Pitt St site was too small and noisy By 1900 negotiations were underway with Bishop Lenihan who arranged for the brothers to lease part of a block of land of 48 acres 10 hectares near Cox s Creek in Ponsonby This land had been gifted to the Diocese of Auckland in 1851 by Hugh Coolahan an Auckland Catholic businessman 11 He had come from Ireland and had prospered during the early days of Auckland s commercial development He had been a member of the building committee for St Patrick s Church later the cathedral 12 and was a founding member of the board of St Peter s School in Pitt St 13 The Marist Brothers leased 7 3 hectares of the land at 30 a year for a 42 year term 11 The school Sacred Heart College was opened on 21 June 1903 The first building was a large three storied building with a prominent encompassing verandas It was built from brick resting on concrete foundations The bricks were coated in white plaster which later became grey with age This building was a prominent landmark and became the main school building of St Paul s College until it was demolished in 1980 14 The site required much development A gully ran through the middle of the property and the land was very unevenly contoured Some of the land was farmed by the college Over time the land was levelled grassed and drained and other buildings were gradually built 15 In 1955 the complete campus and buildings was taken over by St Paul s But by the 21st century the only Sacred Heart College structures left at St Pauls were a classroom the old infirmary and a statue of the Sacred Heart 16 However the campus s well wooded character testifies to its historic character It was only on 4 September 1946 that the Marist Brothers had acquired the freehold of the St Paul s College Richmond Rd site On 14 June 1946 the site was vested in the New Zealand Marist Brothers Trust Board and there was a small ceremony and Bishop Liston was thanked by the Marist Brothers One brother later observed perhaps sardonically that the Marist Brothers had been paying for the land for over forty years and had effected great improvements 17 The school operated as St Paul s College after Queen s Birthday 1955 from Tuesday 7 June under the same motto Confortare esto vir The same traditions were faithfully upheld as they had been for the previous 50 years Many sons of old boys preferred to attend St Paul s in the following years both because it was more central and because their fathers had attended school there 18 The school maintained a substantial roll into the 1970s On 8 August 1982 when the school was integrated it had a roll of 330 280 in the secondary section and 50 in the middle or intermediate school but this was increased in 1998 to a maximum roll of 400 19 However with the establishment of other secondary schools in the school s traditional catchment enrolment numbers declined 9 Many of the families associated with the school moved out of the local area as the socio economic character of suburbs adjacent to the school changed although many still sent their sons to St Paul s by bus mostly from South Auckland 4 7 The school was attempting to attract the sons of the new local demographic as well as the college s traditional supporters In 2015 a 1700 square metre slice of unused school land was sold to fund new class rooms an administration block and a new middle school was opened in 2018 9 The expansion of buildings resulted in the St Paul s roll increasing to nearly 400 in 2023 4 Headmasters editBr Brian Wanden Br Anselm Headmaster at St Paul s College for many years 20 Denys Marra 1991 2009 21 Mark Rice 2009 2016 22 Kieran Fouhy 2016 2021 Keith Simento 2021 present Notable alumni editMain category People educated at St Paul s College Auckland The arts edit David Fane actor Malo Luafutu aka Scribe musician Brendan Perry musician member of group Dead Can Dance 23 Feleti Strickson Pua professional musician Lemi Ponifasio director artist dancer designer and choreographerBusiness edit Mark Hotchin company director 24 Ron Holland yacht designerPolitics and public service edit Dail Jones born 1944 lawyer Member of Parliament 1978 1984 and 2002 2008 25 Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi born 14 April 1945 sixth Prime Minister of Samoa 1998 2021 26 Lautafi Fio Selafi Purcell Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister member of the Human Rights Protection Party Lefau Harry Schuster born 1965 Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister member of the FAST Party Sport edit Olympians edit David Aspin Wrestling 1972 1976 John Leonard Canoeing 1976Cricket edit Sebastian Kohlhase first class cricketer sports administrator and businessmanKick boxing edit Jason Suttie Muay Thai Kingboxing champion playerRugby league edit Bunty Afoa professional rugby league player Paki Afu Parramatta Eels rugby league player Mark Elia New Zealand Rugby League Kiwi Maurie Fa asavalu Manu Samoa Rugby player St Helens Rugby League Sosaia Feki NZ Warriors Rugby League Player Pita Godinet Auckland Warriors rugby league player Mark Graham rugby league player former captain of the Kiwis Siliva Havili rugby league player Nuko Hifo professional rugby league player Stacey Jones New Zealand Warriors rugby league player Phillip Leuluai Cronulla Sharks Sam Lousi New Zealand Warriors rugby league player Sione Lousi New Zealand Warriors rugby league player Tu u Maori Papua New Guinea National Rugby League 2008 Rugby League World Cup team Newtown Jets Sydney Roosters under 20 s previously played for Cronulla Sharks Melbourne Storm and Richmond Rovers Manu Ma u Parramatta Eels rugby league player Arden McCarthy rugby league player Fullback wing centre position current Club Vodafone Warriors previously played for Cronulla Sharks and Richmond Rovers 27 Francis Meli nz warriors St Helens rugby league player Jirah Momoisea Parramatta Eels Rugby League Prop Second Rower Siose Muliumu born 1976 professional rugby league player played for Whitehaven the United States and the New Zealand Warriors Dane O Hara professional rugby league player Hull Agnatius Paasi Nz Warriors Rugby League player John Palavi NZ Warriors rugby league player Jerome Ropati New Zealand Warriors rugby league player Nafe Seluini Penrith Panthers rugby league player Michael Sio Auckland Warriors Toa Samoa Rugby League World Cup 2013 David Solomona Bradford Bulls rugby league player Shannon Stowers NZ Warriors Rugby League Player Mark Taufua Newcastle Knights Cronulla sharks Elijah Taylor Auckland Warriors rugby league player Ben Te o Brisbane Broncos rugby league player Starford To a West Tigers rugby league winger centre fullback Evarn Tuimavave New Zealand Warriors rugby league player Prop Forward Christian Tuipulotu Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Rugby League winger centre Joe Vagana Auckland Warriors rugby league player Nigel Vagana Auckland Warriors rugby league player Daniel Vasau Rugby league international represented Tonga at the 2000 World Cup Greg Wolfgramm Rugby league international represented Tonga at the 2000 World CupRugby union edit Edwin Cocker New Zealand Rugby Union Sevens Player Auckland Rugby Union Colin Farrell All Black 1977 Auckland representative 1974 1981 Bernie Fraser All Black rugby union player Liaki Moli Rugby Union player for the Auckland Blues 2012 2014 and the Japanese Sunwolves 2016 present Isaia Tuifua Professional Rugby Union player Legi Matiu born 1969 played for France at lock and number eight 2000 amp for the French Barbarians 1998 Ben Te o Rugby union player for Leinster European domestic comp 2014 15 Worcester warriors English prem 2016 present England national and British Irish lions 2016 presentReferences edit Michal Otto New Headmaster for St Paul s NZ Catholic 15 September 2021 New Zealand Schools Directory New Zealand Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 December 2022 Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State amp State Integrated Schools Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 February 2015 a b c d Laura Walters St Paul s College sells chunk of land in trendy Ponsonby Stuff News 2 July 2015 Retrieved 20 June 2016 The New Zealand Curriculum Retrieved 22 June 2016 Laura Walter How Auckland s St Paul s College is fighting back Stuff News 7 July 2015 Retrieved 20 June 2016 a b St Paul s College Ponsonby 03 09 2012 Education Review Office report Retrieved 20 June 2016 ASB Polyfest 2016 Retrieved 20 June 2016 a b c d Matt McEvoy pp 153 154 Michael Otto Papal Knight headmaster earns MNZM NZ Catholic 26 June 8 July 2016 p 2 a b Tony Waters p 22 Father E R Simmons The first St Peter s School Zealandia 9 January 1977 p 9 Tony Waters P 314 Note 6 Tony Waters pp 25 26 Tony Waters pp 49 52 Tony Waters p 61 Tony Waters p 124 Tony Waters p 138 Deed of Agreement between the New Zealand Marist Brothers Trust Board and Her Majesty the Queen 8 August 1982 Clause 8 P 7 Supplementary Deed of Agreement 27 May 1998 Clause 1 p 1 What s Up Keeping our old boys in the loop St Paul s College 2 July 2020 Retrieved 11 October 2021 Carly Tawhiao St Paul s College farewells principal Stuff News 31 March 2009 Retrieved 12 October 2021 Laura Walters How Auckland s St Paul s College is fighting back Stuff News 6 July 2015 Retrieved 12 October 2021 Ticketfly Brendan Perry Guthrie Baldwin Retrieved 14 January 2014 Bennett Adam 9 August 2008 Exhilarating ride may finally be over The New Zealand Herald ISSN 1170 0777 Retrieved 21 December 2010 Gustafson Barry 1986 The First 50 Years A History of the New Zealand National Party Auckland Reed Methuen p 323 ISBN 0 474 00177 6 Tuila epa Sa ilele Malielegaoi and Peter Swain Palemia Victoria University Press Wellington 2017 pp 50 51 Richmond Rovers Rugby League Club also educated at St Peter s College Auckland Sources editJenny Carlyon amp Diana Morrow Urban Village The Story of Ponsonby Freemans Bay and St Mary s Bay Random House Auckland 2008 Pat Patrick Owen Gallagher The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji amp Samoa 1876 1976 New Zealand Marist Brothers Trust Board Tuakau 1976 Matt McEvoy The Grey Lynn Book The life and times of New Zealand s most fascinating suburb Paul Little Books Auckland 2016 pp 149 153 Chapter 29 Change of Heart Saint Paul s College E R Simmons In Cruce Salus A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 1980 Catholic Publication Centre Auckland 1982 Tony Waters Confortare A History of Sacred Heart College Auckland 1903 2003 a Marist Brothers secondary school Sacred Heart College Auckland 2003 External links editSt Paul s College website All Blacks website St Paul s College All Blacks Catholic Diocese of Auckland Catholic Church in New Zealand Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Paul 27s College Auckland amp oldid 1171144733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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