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Bishop Viard College

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Established
  
1968; 49 years ago

Principal
  
Rose Sawaya

Socio-economic decile
  
1C

Founded
  
1968

Ministry of education institution number
  
256

Ministry of Education Institution no.
  
256

School roll
  
322 (July 2016)

Phone
  
+64 4-237 5248

Motto
  
Truth is Light

Type
  
State integrated, Co-educational, Secondary Years 7-13

Address
  
Similar
  
Aotea College, Tawa College, Porirua College, Mana College, Newlands College

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Bishop Viard College, Also known as Viard College or BVC is a coeducational secondary school (years 7-13) located in Porirua, New Zealand. The college is now integrated into the state system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.

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History

The college was founded in 1968 by Cardinal Peter McKeefry, Archbishop of Wellington, and was staffed by the Assumptionist Fathers and Brigidine Sisters. The school was named after Philippe Viard, the first Catholic Bishop of Wellington Originally the school consisted of two institutions (for boys and girls) on the same site, however it became a single co-educational unit in 1975. St Peter's College in Gore opened as a co-educational College in 1969.

The school celebrated its 40th Jubilee in 2008.

Notable alumni

  • Brent Andersonrugby union player
  • Faifili Levave – rugby union player
  • Vincent Mellars – rugby league player
  • Anthony Perenise – rugby union player
  • John Schwalger – rugby union player
  • References

    Bishop Viard College Wikipedia