Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt
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Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt is a Catholic secondary school situated in the Wellington Region
of New Zealand
. It was established in 1912 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
and was the first secondary school to be opened in the Hutt Valley.It was originally sited in high street on the property known as Margaret street. In 1957 the school was shifted to the existing site on Laings road. In May 1980 it became the first Catholic secondary school to be integrated under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. The school has six house groups: Lisieux (Pink), Avila (Red), Aubert (Green), Lourdes (Light Blue), Barbier (Dark Blue) and Siena (Yellow).
Wellington Region
The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island.-Governance:The official Wellington Region, as administered by the Wellington Regional Council covers the conurbation around the capital city, Wellington, and the cities of Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Upper Hutt, each...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It was established in 1912 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions
Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions
The Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women. They were founded in Lyons, France in 1861 by Euphrasie Barbier. The Congregation's presence is felt worldwide...
and was the first secondary school to be opened in the Hutt Valley.It was originally sited in high street on the property known as Margaret street. In 1957 the school was shifted to the existing site on Laings road. In May 1980 it became the first Catholic secondary school to be integrated under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. The school has six house groups: Lisieux (Pink), Avila (Red), Aubert (Green), Lourdes (Light Blue), Barbier (Dark Blue) and Siena (Yellow).