Established 1971; 46 years ago Principal Mr Richard Stanton Socio-economic decile 7 Founded 1971 | Ministry of Education Institution no. 17 School roll 515 (July 2016) Phone +64 9-438 3950 Ministry of education institution number 17 | |
Type State integrated Secondary (Year 7-13) Address 475 State Highway 14, Maunu, Whangarei 0179, New Zealand Motto Deligere Verum; Love the Truth Similar Whangarei Girls High School, Whangarei Boys' High School, Kamo High School, Whangarei Intermedi, Tikipunga High School | ||
Pompallier Catholic College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school located in the suburb of Maunu in Whangarei, New Zealand. It is one of nine secondary schools within the Marist network. Pompallier Catholic College is named after Bishop Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier who led the first group of Catholic Missionaries from Lyons, France, to New Zealand. The patron saint of the college is John the Baptist. Students of Pompallier Catholic College are colloquially known as Pompallians.
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History
Pompallier College is named after Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier who led the first group of Catholic Missionaries to New Zealand, arriving in the Hokianga with Fr Servant and Br Michel a Marist Priest and Brother in 1838. He was the first Catholic Bishop of New Zealand; Bishop Pompallier of the Diocese of Auckland.
The school was founded in 1971 after fund-raising among Northland parishes. It started as a private Boys' Boarding School owned and administered by the Society of Mary. The school became co-educational in 1977, closed the boarding facility in 1981 and in the same year became a state-integrated secondary school owned by the Diocese of Auckland and administered by a Board of Trustees. An Attached Intermediate was opened in 1995 and Form 1-7 status was achieved in 1997. It is now known as a Year 7-13 state-integrated co-educational secondary school.
Controversy
In August 2012, the principal published an article opposed to Louisa Wall's Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill, which would legalise same-sex marriage in New Zealand, in the school's newsletter. A staff member was suspended, and later dismissed, for not abiding to his contract. Some students and parents also protested against the article.
School Structure
The school is divided into four houses. The houses are named after notable Marists (with the exception of Hobson). They are:
HOBSON Green house. Named after William Hobson
DOWLING Blue house. Named after Fr. John Dowling
CHAVOIN Yellow house. Named after Jeanne-Marie Chavoin
COLIN Red house. Named after Jean-Claude Colin