Marist College, New Zealand
Encyclopedia
Marist College is a Catholic
girls high-school located in Mount Albert
, Auckland
, New Zealand
. It teaches from year 7 through to Year 13 with a curriculum based on Roman Catholicism. It has a maximum student capacity of 800 girls.
congregation or order of Roman Catholic women was started in France during the early 19th century by Jeanne-Marie Chavoin
and Jean-Claude Colin
. The Marist Sisters founded the school known as Marist Sisters College in Mt Albert in 1928. The school officially changed its name to Marist College in 2000.
The whole school community, through the general school programme and its instruction and observances, exercises the right to love and teach the values of Jesus Christ. Marist College has daily prayers, regular celebrations of the sacraments of Eucharist and formal study of a religious education programme.
Each year, Marist College has a Marist Day, starting with a Mass in the morning and a themed fun time after that. It is always on 15 August, also the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. In 2008, it celebrated Marist Day's 30th Anniversary, which started in 1978.
Marist College's school colours are gold and blue.
Caucasian 53%, Māori 5%, Indian 13%, Samoan 10%, Tongan 6%, Chinese 6%, Filipino 2%, Japanese 1%
Korean 1%, Other Pacific 1%, Other Asian 1%, Other 1%.
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"...
girls high-school located in Mount Albert
Mount Albert, New Zealand
Mount Albert is a volcanic peak and suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb was Auckland's second, after Remuera, and was mostly settled by well-off families in the late 1800s and early 1900s...
, 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...
, 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 teaches from year 7 through to Year 13 with a curriculum based on Roman Catholicism. It has a maximum student capacity of 800 girls.
History
The Marist SistersMarist Sisters
The Marist Sisters are an international congregation or order of Roman Catholic women. The Marist Sisters recognise Jeanne-Marie Chavoin as their Foundress and Jean-Claude Colin as their Founder.-Early life of Mother Saint Joseph:...
congregation or order of Roman Catholic women was started in France during the early 19th century by Jeanne-Marie Chavoin
Jeanne-Marie Chavoin
Jeanne-Marie Chavoin and Jean-Claude Colin together founded the Marist Sisters, a Catholic religious order of women....
and Jean-Claude Colin
Jean-Claude Colin
The Venerable Jean-Claude Colin, S.M. was a French priest who became the founder of the Society of Mary ....
. The Marist Sisters founded the school known as Marist Sisters College in Mt Albert in 1928. The school officially changed its name to Marist College in 2000.
The whole school community, through the general school programme and its instruction and observances, exercises the right to love and teach the values of Jesus Christ. Marist College has daily prayers, regular celebrations of the sacraments of Eucharist and formal study of a religious education programme.
Each year, Marist College has a Marist Day, starting with a Mass in the morning and a themed fun time after that. It is always on 15 August, also the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. In 2008, it celebrated Marist Day's 30th Anniversary, which started in 1978.
Marist College's school colours are gold and blue.
Ethnic composition
The New Zealand Education Review Office provided the following statistics for the year 2003:-Caucasian 53%, Māori 5%, Indian 13%, Samoan 10%, Tongan 6%, Chinese 6%, Filipino 2%, Japanese 1%
Korean 1%, Other Pacific 1%, Other Asian 1%, Other 1%.
Houses
| Name | Colour | Named after |
|---|---|---|
| Chavoin | Red | Jeanne-Marie Chavoin Jeanne-Marie Chavoin Jeanne-Marie Chavoin and Jean-Claude Colin together founded the Marist Sisters, a Catholic religious order of women.... (1786–1858), formed the Marist sisters with Jean-Claude Colin |
| Chanel | Yellow | St Peter Chanel Peter Chanel Pierre 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.... (1803–1841), a Marist father who, on a missionary trip to Wallis and Futuna was beaten to death |
| Colin | Green | Jean-Claude Colin Jean-Claude Colin The Venerable Jean-Claude Colin, S.M. was a French priest who became the founder of the Society of Mary .... - (1790–1875), founded the Marist brothers and helped found the Marist sisters with Chavoin |
| Champagnat | Blue | St Marcellin Champagnat Marcellin Champagnat Saint Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat was born in Rozet, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne , France... - (1789–1840), founded the Marist brothers |
Notable alumni
- Lucy LawlessLucy LawlessLucy Lawless, MNZM is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess....
, born Lucille Frances Ryan on 29 March 1968 - actress noted for her work as Xena on the television series Xena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior PrincessXena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....