Established 2002; 15 years ago Principal Mr John McGuire Socio-economic decile 8 Founded 2002 Ministry of education institution number 6975 | Ministry of Education Institution no. 6975 School roll 492 (July 2016) Phone +64 3-543 9488 Motto Small School, Big Heart | |
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Type Integrated secondary (year 9-13) co-ed Address 35 Champion Rd, Richmond 7020, New Zealand Similar Waimea College, Nayland College, Nelson College Preparato, Waimea Intermedi, Nelson College for Girls | ||
Introduction to garin college
Garin College, Nelson is an integrated, co-ed day and boarding secondary school located in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand. The college was founded in 2002 to serve the Catholic community, especially in Nelson, Golden Bay and Marlborough. The college first opened on 28 January 2002.
Contents
- Introduction to garin college
- Liturgical dance at garin college
- Houses
- Boarding hostels
- Haka
- Notable alumni
- References
The college is named after Father Antoine Marie Garin (1810–1889) who was the founding pastor of the Catholic Church in Nelson. The proprietor of the school is the Catholic Archbishop of Wellington.
Liturgical dance at garin college
Houses
Garin College has four houses. The houses all have individual names and are represented by colours. Siblings enrolled at the college are often put in the same house.
Boarding hostels
The school has accommodation for up to 60 boarders in two boarding hostels, separated by gender. Francis Douglas House (male) and Mother Teresa House (female) which have been catering for students of the college since its opening in 2002.
The Garin College boarding hostels typically serve the Catholic community in the “top of the South”-the region north of a line between Westport and Kaikoura in the South Island of New Zealand.
Third hostel
A third hostel has been proposed, discussed and fund-raised for a number of years, but it is unlikely that it will be built in the near future, as the school is comfortably catering for its existing boarding students. The third hostel would be designed to cater for the senior students of the college, most notably students who are in years 12 and 13. It would be a co-ed hostel unlike the two existing ones.
Haka
The college's haka was written and performed for the first time in 2006, four years after the school first opened. It was first unveiled to the school and spectators at the 2006 annual Te Wairua o nga Mahi Toi festival. It was the opening act on the 2006 final Mahi Toi night.