Established 1915 School roll 594 (July 2016) Phone +64 3-467 5188 Founded 1915 Principal Juliette Hayes | Ministry of Education Institution no. 386 Socio-economic decile 10Z Total enrollment 550 (2010) Ministry of education institution number 386 | |
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Type Integrated single sex girls secondary(Year 7-13) co-education primary(Year 1-6) Motto Gratia et Disciplina Bona"Grace and Good Discipline" Similar John McGlashan College, Kavanagh College, Otago Girls High School, Otago Boys' High School, St Hilda's Collegiate | ||
Columba college prize giving 2016
Columba College (Irish: Coláiste Choilm) is an integrated Presbyterian school in Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand. The roll is made up of pupils of all ages. The majority of pupils are in the girls secondary, day and boarding school, but there is also a primary school consisting of boys and girls in years 1-6.
Contents
- Columba college prize giving 2016
- Columba college choir
- History
- Boarding facilities
- Notable alumnae
- References
Columba college choir
History
Columba College was established in 1915 by the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand as a private day and boarding school for girls with co-educational primary classes and a kindergarten. The Rev'd Alexander Whyte was a key figure in the foundation of Columba College, through his vision for a Presbyterian girls school.
Columba College was created from two earlier Dunedin girls' schools, Girton College and Braemar House. Girton College had been founded in 1886 by the first woman graduate of the University of Otago, Caroline Freeman, who later sold it to Frances Ross in 1891. Ross subsequently purchased Braemar House, combined it with Girton College, and became the first Head Mistress of the newly created Columba College. The schools moved to the current site, at Bishopscourt, a property purchased from the first Anglican bishop for Otago and Southland, Bishop Nevill which had a large house on it designed by William Mason (architect) built in 1872.
Columba College became integrated as a composite school under the terms of the Private Schools' Integration Act in 1994.
Boarding facilities
Attached to the school are boarding facilities, catering for approximately 100 international and domestic students from years 7 to 13. Students live in one of two on-campus buildings, Katharine Buchan House (years 12 to 13) or Bishopscourt (years 7 to 11).