Established 1918; 99 years ago School roll 801 (July 2016) Website www.villa.school.nz Phone +64 3-348 4165 | Ministry of Education Institution no. 326 Socio-economic decile 9Q Principal Deborah Brosnahan Founded 1918 | |
Type State integrated single-sex girls secondary (year 7–13) school Address 21 Peer St, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand Motto Learn to prize what is of value Similar Burnside High School, Christchu Girls' High School, Riccarton High School, Christchu Boys' High School, Rangi Ruru Girls' School Profiles | ||
Villa Maria College, Christchurch, New Zealand was opened on 18 February 1918 with 14 pupils. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy and served as a parish school when boys were admitted in 1921. From 1941 the school reverted to being a girl's college. Villa Maria College is a day school but it also had boarders between 1935 and 1979. In 1981, the college was integrated into the New Zealand state school system under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 but its proprietors remain the Sisters of Mercy (through the Sisters of Mercy Trust Board).
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Houses
Villa Maria College has six houses:
McAuley (yellow)
Brodie (orange)
Claver (purple)
Grace (blue)
Ennis (green)
Mercy (red)
Honour
In the 2001 Birthday Honours, former principal Sister Pauline Margaret O'Regan was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM). She had left the school and the convent in 1973 to work within Christchurch's poorer communities.