St. Patrick's College, Wellington
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History
Founded by Archbishop Francis RedwoodFrancis Redwood
Francis William Mary Redwood SM , was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.Redwood was born on 8 April 1839 on the Tixall estate, Staffordshire, England. In 1842 he sailed to New Zealand with his parents on the George Fyfe...
SM
Society of Mary (Marists)
The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
, St Patrick's opened on June 1, 1885 with nine day-boy
Day pupil
Day pupils are students who attend boarding school but who are not boarders and who travel between home and school every day...
s and twelve boarders.
The College represents one of the earliest educational establishments of the Society of Mary (Marists)
Society of Mary (Marists)
The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
the religious congregation whose members accompanied Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier
Jean Baptiste Pompallier
Jean Baptiste François Pompallier was the first vicar apostolic to visit New Zealand. He was born in Lyon, France. He became the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland.-Appointment and voyage:...
to New Zealand in 1838, and who played a prominent role in the establishment of the Catholic church in New Zealand. The first members of staff, Irish Marists who came principally from the Marist College at Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
,established a number of Marist colleges such as St Bede's College, Christchurch
St Bede's College, Christchurch
St. Bede's College is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school in Christchurch, New Zealand for boys aged 13 to 18 . St. Bede's is the oldest Roman Catholic Boys' College in New Zealand's South Island. It is also the only Catholic day and boarding college for boys in New Zealand's South Island....
and St John's College, Hastings
St John's College, Hastings
St John's College is a State Integrated, Catholic, Day School for boys, located in Hastings, a provincial city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.Founded in 1941 by the Marist Fathers, St John's College has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 450 students from Year 9 ...
in New Zealand.
Plans in 1931 envisaged the College moving to a more suitable site at Silverstream
Silverstream
Silverstream is a suburb of Upper Hutt in the lower North Island of New Zealand. It is at the southern end of the city close to the Taita Gorge, which separates Upper Hutt from Lower Hutt...
in the Hutt Valley
Hutt Valley, New Zealand
The Hutt Valley is the large area of fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Like the river that flows through it, it takes its name from Sir William Hutt, a director of the New Zealand Company in early colonial New Zealand.The river flows roughly along...
, but a high demand for education eventually led to a split: the original establishment continued and the boarding section moved to become St Patrick's College, Silverstream, thus allowing room for the expansion of day-student numbers on the Cambridge Terrace site in central Wellington city.
From that time the city college has borne the nickname "St Pat's Town". The two separate Colleges bearing the same name have developed a shared history,and a healthy rivalry. They share an Old Boy's Association. In 1979 St Patrick's College shifted from its Cambridge Terrace site to a new facility near Kilbirnie
Kilbirnie, New Zealand
Kilbirnie , a suburb of Wellington in New Zealand, lies 3 kilometers to the south-east of the city centre. Travellers can reach Kilbirnie from the Wellington central business district either via the Mount Victoria Tunnel and Hataitai; over Mount Victoria; or around the coast...
Green in Evans Bay.
The college held its 125th Jubilee over Queen's Birthday Weekend in 2010..
Houses
- Chanel (Blue) - Named after Saint Peter ChanelPeter ChanelPierre Louis Marie Chanel, known in English as Saint Peter Chanel was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr.-Early years:Chanel was born in La Potière near Cuet in the area of Belley, Ain département, France....
SMSociety of Mary (Marists)The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
, who came to the Pacific as a missionary. - Kennedy (Yellow) - Named after the third Rector of the college, Father David KennedyDavid KennedyDavid Anthony Kennedy was the fourth of eleven children of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy.-Life:...
SM. - Redwood (Red) - Named after an important founder of the college, Archbishop Francis Redwood SM.
- Watters (Green) - Named after the first Rector of the college, Father Felix Watters SM.
Educational Philosophy
Saint Patrick's College bases its education on Catholic and gospelGospel
A gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
values embodied in the Marist tradition and philosophy, which regards each student as a unique individual. The school fosters growth within a nurturing and sustaining environment in six facets: spiritual, academic, cultural, emotional, physical and social.
Day by day this means involving all students in religious-education classes, retreats, liturgies and masses designed as participative opportunities for a lively faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
suited to the young and involving them at all stages from preparation to celebration.
The Church establishes the resources of the College to assist parents as the "first educators" of their children. The Marist approach to education sees this partnership between the College and parents as fundamental.
Foundational to this philosophy is the Catholic belief that God has created each person as a unique individual with a range of talents. Developing these gifts in the College community means that the school encourages each boy to do his best in every endeavour. The synthesis of this idea with the New Zealand and ANZAC spirit
ANZAC spirit
The Anzac spirit or Anzac legend is a concept which suggests that Australian and New Zealand soldiers possess shared characteristics, specifically the qualities those soldiers are believed to have shown on the battlefield in World War I. These qualities cluster around several ideas, including...
of attempting to achieve the best that can be in all circumstances identifies a unique feature of the College. Also underpinning the philosophy, the College offers a wide range of courses and activities:
- In the curriculum this is manifest in different courses within the same subject are and by an expanding range of subjects.
- In sport it is achieved by entering teams at different levels, and by the diverse range of sports available to students
- In cultural activities there is tuition at different levels in art, music, drama, public speaking, and by educating students to be informed and appreciative listeners and viewers if their talents do not lie in performing.
Students at St Patrick’s share so much of their time and lives together that this develops a camaraderie and sense of belonging leading to life-long friendships. Pride in current achievements and in those who have gone before them is an integral part of pride in themselves and in their College. Belonging, community and family are powerful cohesive forces and provide the motivation to do one's best in all things.
Each student is encouraged to develop personal confidence and self-discipline. Standards of behaviour and appearance are clear, and all know exactly what is expected. The foundations of the College's approach to discipline are: Respect for oneself, Respect for others, Respect for society and Respect for the environment
These are placed within the context of loving God, loving one's neighbour, and an appreciation of creation.
Sport
Aside from the winter and summer tournament weeks, major events on the calendar include:- McEvedy ShieldMcEvedy ShieldThe McEvedy Shield is an annual athletics competition held in Wellington, New Zealand, for four of the region's boys' secondary schools. It is the largest annual athletics meet in the Southern Hemisphere, in terms of its number of athletes competing....
- Annual Athletics competition – involving four of the boys' schools in Wellington: Rongotai CollegeRongotai CollegeRongotai College is an all-boys state secondary school in the south-eastern suburb of Rongotai in Wellington, New Zealand. The students are aged 12 to 19.The decile 6 school has a roll of over 650 students...
, St Patrick's College Wellington and St Patrick's College, Silverstream, and Wellington CollegeWellington College (New Zealand)Wellington College is a state secondary school for boys in Mount Victoria in Wellington, New Zealand.-History:Wellington College opened in 1867 as Wellington Grammar School in Woodward Street, though Sir George Grey gave the school a deed of endowment in 1853. In 1874 it opened at its present...
. St Pats Town regained the shield in 2008 and 2010. - Old Boys' Cup - Annual Athletics competition against brother college St Patrick's Silverstream. (St Pat's Stream current champions)
- 1st XV Rugby Union season - Involving Rongotai College, Wellington College, Hato Paora College, St John’s College and St Patrick’s College Silverstream. The Traditional Rugby match between St Pat's Town and Wellington College is recognised as one of the great rivalries in New Zealand secondary school rugby, due to the fact that the two schools were, for nearly a century, in close proximity to each other by the Basin Reserve and also that it is one of the longest standing traditional fixtures in the country, having been played since 1885. As of 2010, Wellington College have won 75 matches, St Pat's have won 43 matches, with 8 matches being drawn. The first rugby game televised live in New Zealand was this traditional fixture, at Athletic Park on 27 June 1967, with St Pat's winning 9-8. The 100th match was drawn 3-3 in 1984.
- St John's College Sports Exchange - Annual winter sports exchange between the two schools in rugby, basketball, soccer, hockey and badminton. The venue of this event alternates each year, i.e. In 2005 it was held at St Pat's and in 2006 it was held at St John's.
- St Pat's Silverstream Sports Exchange - Annual winter sports exchange between the two schools in rugby, basketball, soccer, badminton, hockey and cross country running. The venue of this event alternates each year, i.e. In 2005 it was held at St Pat's Silverstream and in 2006 it was held at St Pat's Town.
- Wellington College Sports Exchange - Annual winter sports exchange involving the 1st XV rugby team and the 1st XI soccer team. The venue of this event alternates each year: in 2005 it took place at St Pat's Town and in 2006 at Wellington College.
St Pat's Town has produced 17 All Blacks, including two All Black captains, Maurice Brownlie
Maurice Brownlie
Maurice Brownlie was a New Zealand Rugby Union player. Along with his brothers Cyril and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Maurice Brownlie played 61 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 21 tries. These matches included eight tests. Maurice was a member of The Invincibles during...
and Jerry Collins
Jerry Collins
Jerry Collins is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who formerly played for the national team, the All Blacks in which he was capped 48 times. He now plays for Yamaha Jubilo, in Japanese Top league rugby.-Early career:...
. Others include E. Harper, G. McKenzie, T. Lynch, P. Markham, L. Brownlie, P. McCarthy, J. Blake, T. Corkill, A. Mahoney, J. Best (transferred to Silverstream in 1931), R. O'Callaghan, B. Finlay, and M. Berry (1st All Black from Kilbirnie site).
Basketball
the College features prominently in New Zealand Secondary Schools' Basketball. The Senior A team has won the Wellington Secondary Schools Championship in the years: 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 2006, 2007 and 2008. The team has also won the National Secondary Schools Basketball Tournament (The National Championship for High School Basketball) 4 times, in 1971 and 1978 and also winning the title back-to-back in 2007 and 2008 in a team that lost only 4 games over 3 years. The school has also dominated the junior basketball grades in recent history winning the Wellington Junior Championship for 2009 and 2010. The Wellington Saints basketball team has its origins in St Patrick's College.| Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Competition | Number of Championships | Year |
| Winter | Wellington Premier Championship | 17 | 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Winter | National Championship National championship A national championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest in a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, individual in a particular nation and in a particular field... |
4 | 1971, 1978, 2007, 2008 |
| Total | 21 | ||
Culture
The college choir, Con Anima, won the national platinum award in 2004. They have produced five albums, and sing under the direction of HOD music, Roger Powdrell. Their most recent CD, Jubilation, was launched to commemorate the 125th Jubilee of St Patrick's College. The college has a proud history in the art of A Capella singing, with many significant national placings, including 2 national quartet championships, 2 national chorus championships and 2 chorus silver medals. The Saints Chorus are the two-time 2010 & 2011 NZ Male Chorus Champions. They attended the 2011 BHS International Youth Chorus Festival in Las Vegas, NV USA, where they placed in the Top 10 and were the highest placed secondary school chorus in this International Contest. The Saints have been under the direction of Henare Mihaere since 2008. .The Arts
- Richard FarrellRichard FarrellRichard Farrell was a gifted New Zealand classical pianist who achieved almost legendary status, but whose flourishing career was cut short in a road accident at the age of 31...
- world-famous classical pianist - Michael GalvinMichael GalvinMichael Galvin is a New Zealand actor, singer and playwright, well known for his role as Dr. Chris Warner on the soap opera Shortland Street, a character he has played almost continuously since the shows debut in 1992.-Early life:...
- actor, most notably on Shortland StreetShortland StreetShortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in... - Robbie MagasivaRobbie MagasivaRobbie Magasiva is a Samoan New Zealand actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Zealand's Tagata Pasifika with famed athlete Beatrice Faumuina. Magasiva is also known...
- actor - Geoff MurphyGeoff MurphyGeoff Murphy is a successful New Zealand filmmaker best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s....
- film director
Broadcasting & journalism
- Dennis Katsanos - sports presenter for Prime TVPrime Television New ZealandPrime is the seventh national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. The station airs a mixed group of programmes, largely imported from Australia, the UK and the United States, as well as free-to-air rugby union, cricket and rugby league matches....
and SKY SportSKY Sport (New Zealand)Sky Sport is a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by New Zealand's satellite pay-TV company, Sky Network Television. Sky Sport 1 was launched in 1990...
Public service
- Chris FinlaysonChris FinlaysonChristopher Francis Finlayson is a New Zealand lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament, representing the National Party. He is a Cabinet minister and the Attorney-General of New Zealand...
- National Party MP, cabinet minister and Attorney-General of New Zealand - Phillip O'Shea CNZMNew Zealand Order of MeritThe New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
, LVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
- New Zealand Herald Extraordinary - Paul SwainPaul SwainPaul Desmond Swain, QSO is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party.-Early life:Swain was born in Palmerston North on 20 December 1951. He attended St. Patrick's College in Wellington...
QSOQueen's Service OrderThe Queen's Service Order was established by Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, awarded by the government of New Zealand "for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or...
- former Labour MP and cabinet minister
Religion
- Archbishop Thomas O'SheaThomas O'Shea (Archbishop)Thomas O'Shea, SM was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.He was born at San Francisco, California on 13 March 1870, the son of Edmond O'Shea, a miner, and his wife, Johanna Sullivan, both Irish-born, who had emigrated from Charleston, New Zealand. The family...
SMSociety of Mary (Marists)The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
- former Archbishop of Wellington - John RodgersJohn Rodgers (New Zealand bishop)John Hubert Macey Rodgers, SM was a Missionary bishop. He was Vicar Apostolic of Tonga and Niue Bishop of Tonga then Bishop of Rarotonga , Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland , Superior of the Mission, Funafuti, Tuvalu .Rodgers was born in Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand on 9 October 1915...
SMSociety of Mary (Marists)The Society of Mary , is a Roman Catholic religious congregation or order, founded by Father Jean-Claude Colin and a group of other seminarians in France in 1816...
- Vicar Apostolic of TongaRoman Catholic Diocese of TongaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga in Tonga is immediately subject to the Holy See. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania in 1842, had subsequent name changes in 1937 and 1957 and was elevated to the Diocese of Tonga in 1966....
(1953-1957), Vicar Apostolic of Tonga and NiueRoman Catholic Diocese of TongaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga in Tonga is immediately subject to the Holy See. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania in 1842, had subsequent name changes in 1937 and 1957 and was elevated to the Diocese of Tonga in 1966....
(1957-1966), Bishop of TongaRoman Catholic Diocese of TongaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga in Tonga is immediately subject to the Holy See. It was erected as the Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania in 1842, had subsequent name changes in 1937 and 1957 and was elevated to the Diocese of Tonga in 1966....
(1966-1973), Bishop of RarotongaRoman Catholic Diocese of RarotongaThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suva. It was erected as the Prefecture Apostolic of Cook e Mnihiki in 1922, elevated to the Vicariate Apostolic of Cook Islands in 1948 and elevated as the Diocese of Rarotonga...
(1973-1977), Auxiliary Bishop of AucklandRoman Catholic Diocese of AucklandThe Latin Rite Catholic Diocese of Auckland is one of the two original dioceses in New Zealand. Although formally a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Wellington, both were erected on 20 June 1848...
(1977-1985), Superior of the Mission, Funafuti, TuvaluRoman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of FunafutiThe Roman Catholic Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti in Tuvalu is a suffragan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia. The Diocese of Tarawa, Nauru and Funafuti was split in 1982 into the Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru and the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti. The current administrator is Camille...
(1986). - Cardinal Thomas Williams - New Zealand's only Cardinal, former Archbishop of Wellington, Patron of the College
Sport
- Arnold TancredArnold TancredArnold Joseph P. Tancred was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative flanker. He was prominent in the meat industry in Australia with significant family business interests in meat wholesaling...
- WallabyAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
1927-28 and President of the New South Wales Rugby UnionNew South Wales Rugby UnionThe New South Wales Rugby Union is the organisation responsible for the sport of rugby union in most of the state of New South Wales, Australia...
1959. - Kosta Barbarouses - footballer (Wellington Phoenix FCWellington Phoenix FCWellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. The club competes in the Football Federation of Australia A-League. Ricki Herbert has been the coach since the club's inception to the A-League in July 2007. The current club captain is...
, All Whites, Brisbane Roar FC) - John Blake - rugby union player (All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
) - Maurice BrownlieMaurice BrownlieMaurice Brownlie was a New Zealand Rugby Union player. Along with his brothers Cyril and Laurence he represented the country during the 1920s. Maurice Brownlie played 61 matches for the All Blacks, scoring 21 tries. These matches included eight tests. Maurice was a member of The Invincibles during...
- rugby union player (All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
) - Tinoi ChristieTinoi ChristieTinoi Christie is an association football player who represented New Zealand.Christie made his full All Whites debut as a substitute in a 0-5 loss to Indonesia on 25 September 1997. He was originally named in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confederations Cup but later omitted from the finals...
- footballer (All Whites) - Jerry CollinsJerry CollinsJerry Collins is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who formerly played for the national team, the All Blacks in which he was capped 48 times. He now plays for Yamaha Jubilo, in Japanese Top league rugby.-Early career:...
- rugby union player (Wellington Lions, Hurricanes, All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
) - Lome Fa'atauLome Fa'atauLome Fa'atau is a rugby union player. He currently plays for the Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur in the French Fédérale 1. The speedy winger is recognisable by his traditional Samoan tattoo ....
- rugby union player (Wellington Lions, Hurricanes, Manu SamoaSamoa national rugby union teamThe Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...
) - Thomas Lynch - rugby union player (All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
) - Alehana MaraAlehana MaraAlehana Mara is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors.-Early years:...
- rugby league player (NZ Warriors) - Patrick McCarthy - rugby union player (All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
) - Wayne Mills - Deputy Rector and past New Zealand Waterpolo representative
Other
- Sir Tipene (Stephen Gerard) O'Reagan - kaumatuaKaumatuaKaumātua are respected tribal elders of either gender in a Māori community who have been involved with their whānau for a number of years. They are appointed by their people who believe the chosen elders have the capacity to teach and guide both current and future generations...
of Ngai TahuNgai TahuNgāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi of the southern region of New Zealand, with the tribal authority, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, being based in Christchurch and Invercargill. The iwi combines three groups, Kāi Tahu itself, and Waitaha and Kāti Mamoe who lived in the South Island prior...
Notable staff
- The Very Rev. Dr. David KennedyDavid Kennedy (New Zealand)David Kennedy was born at Lyttelton, New Zealand, the son of an Irish mother and a Scottish father who came to New Zealand from Melbourne in 1863. He became the first New Zealand born priest of the Society of Mary , a noted astronomer and educator.As a boy he showed a keen interest in both...
SM: In 1910 the third Rector, Father Kennedy, together with two Marist seminarians, Joseph Cullen and Ignatius von Gottfried, whom Kennedy had trained, photographed Halley's Comet. Their photographs rank among the best in the world for that passage of the comet: NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
republished them in the United States in 1986. Kennedy continued as Rector until 1917. He held fellowships of the Royal Astronomical and Royal Meteorological societies.
External links
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