St Margaret's College
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St Margaret's College is an Anglican girls' day and boarding school in Merivale
, Christchurch
, New Zealand. The school is open to students in years 1 to 13.
The school was established in 1910 on the initiative of Bishop Julius of the Diocese of Christchurch, who invited the Kilburn, England-based Sisters of the Church Order to set up the school.
Prominent former students include author Ngaio Marsh
.
St Margaret's College is the only school in Christchurch to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to NCEA.
Merivale
Merivale is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, north of the city centre. Its boundaries are defined by Statistics New Zealand as being Heaton Street to the north, Papanui Road to the east, Harper and Bealey Avenues to the south and Rossall Sreet to the west, although Real Estate advertising...
, Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand. The school is open to students in years 1 to 13.
The school was established in 1910 on the initiative of Bishop Julius of the Diocese of Christchurch, who invited the Kilburn, England-based Sisters of the Church Order to set up the school.
Prominent former students include author Ngaio Marsh
Ngaio Marsh
Dame Ngaio Marsh DBE , born Edith Ngaio Marsh, was a New Zealand crime writer and theatre director. There is some uncertainty over her birth date as her father neglected to register her birth until 1900...
.
St Margaret's College is the only school in Christchurch to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma in addition to NCEA.