Ministry of Education Institution no. 211 Socio-economic decile 6 Motto In Christ We Are Alive Ministry of education institution number 211 | School roll 515 (July 2016) Phone +64 6-867 9309 Founded 1976 | |
Type Integrated Co-Educational Secondary School (Years 7-13) Website www.campioncollege.school.nz Address Campion Rd, Te Hapara, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand Similar Lytton High School, Gisborne Girls' High School, Gisborne Boys' High School, Gisborne Intermedi School, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa | ||
Campion College, Gisborne is a Catholic, State-integrated, co-educational college located in Gisborne, New Zealand including students from Year 7 to Year 13. 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.
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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).