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 | |
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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.