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Carmel College (New Zealand)
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Carmel College is a Catholic
secondary school
for girl
s located in Milford
on Auckland
's North Shore. It was established by the Sisters of Mercy
in 1957 starting with a student roll of only fifteen girls.
The school has a number of clubs, including chess, choir, orchestra, ski, rowing, and netball.
The new science and maths block has been completed and is currently in use. Carmel College is currently undergoing major renovations expected to continue over a period of 10 years with a new gymnasium, auditorium, chapel, and a relocation of the Nun's Residence.
Carmel celebrated its 50th Jubilee in June 2007 with a reunion of many Carmel "Old-Girls", in celebrations lasting a week with songs by the various music groups, a wall of photographic remembrance, a time capsule (destined to be dug up in the next 50 years) and more.
Pauline Engel
was a founder of the school.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for girl
Girl
A girl is any female human from birth through childhood and adolescence to attainment of adulthood. The term may also be used to mean a young woman.-Etymology:...
s located in Milford
Milford, New Zealand
Milford is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. Located on Auckland's North Shore and part of North Shore City, Milford is located on the northern side of Lake Pupuke. It also has a popular swimming beach, which runs some two kilometers from Black Rock in the south to Castor Bay in the...
on Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
's North Shore. It was established by the Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy
The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland, in 1831. , the order has about 10,000 members worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations....
in 1957 starting with a student roll of only fifteen girls.
School activities
Carmel College students take part in a range of activities throughout New Zealand including Stage Challenge, Big Sing Choral Festival and Pacifica.The school has a number of clubs, including chess, choir, orchestra, ski, rowing, and netball.
The new science and maths block has been completed and is currently in use. Carmel College is currently undergoing major renovations expected to continue over a period of 10 years with a new gymnasium, auditorium, chapel, and a relocation of the Nun's Residence.
Carmel celebrated its 50th Jubilee in June 2007 with a reunion of many Carmel "Old-Girls", in celebrations lasting a week with songs by the various music groups, a wall of photographic remembrance, a time capsule (destined to be dug up in the next 50 years) and more.
Pauline Engel
Pauline Engel
Sister Pauline Frances Engel, DBE is a member of the Sisters of Mercy who served as the third principal of Carmel College in Auckland, New Zealand, and the first principal to be appointed by Carmel College's Board of Governors....
was a founder of the school.