Ministry of Education Institution no. 284 Socio-economic decile 6N Motto Mercy and Wisdom School roll 249 (November 2015) | Principal Mary Curran Phone +64 4-939 8988 Founded 1950 Ministry of education institution number 284 | |
Type Integrated secondary (year 9-13) single sex, girls Established 1919 as a primary school before becoming a high school in 1950. Website stcatherinescollege.school.nz Similar Scots College, St Patricks College, StMary's College, Wellington College, Wellington Girls College | ||
St Catherine's College, a Catholic secondary school for girls, operates in the Wellington suburb Kilbirnie in New Zealand. The Sisters of Mercy founded St Catherine's in 1919 initially as a primary school before becoming a secondary school in 1950.
On 30 March 1983, St Catherine's College became an integrated school under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act of 1975. The Board of Trustees was first elected in 1989 and is responsible for the governance of the College. In recent years a new multi-functional hall, called "Mercy Hall", has been opened as well as a Food Technology Centre, a Music Suite, and a new Design Arts Centre. The college also has a new administration area, a chapel, and specialist teaching areas which was completed in September 2016.