John Paul II High School, Greymouth explained

John Paul II High School
Native Name:Te Kura Tuarua o Hone Paora Tuarua ki Mawhera
Motto:Christ is the Key
Type:Integrated secondary (year 9–13) co-ed
Established:1980; years ago (antecedent schools founded in 1882 and 1892)
Address:Alexander St,
Greymouth,
New Zealand
Coordinates:-42.4513°N 171.212°W
Chairperson:Alan Berry
Principal:Renee Hutchinson
International Students:0
Roll:
Decile:7[1]
Moe:304
Homepage:johnpaul.ac.nz

John Paul II High School, Greymouth is an integrated Catholic, co-educational Year 9 to Year 13 (Form 3–7) secondary school located in Greymouth, New Zealand.

Ethos

The college is proud of its Catholic, Marist and Mercy heritage, encourages student academic and intellectual success holistically — physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally, and promotes a strong social conscience. The school, which has a strong Catholic focus, is staffed by people who are lay and not members of any religious order.

History

The school was founded in 1980 from the amalgamation of two schools, St Mary's High School, operated by the Sisters of Mercy (who arrived in Greymouth in 1882) and Marist Brothers Boys' School (latterly, the Marist Brothers High School) operated by the Marist Brothers (founded in 1892). John Paul II High School was integrated into the State education system by the agreement of the proprietor of the school the (Catholic Bishop of Christchurch) and the Minister of Education in 1983.

Principals

Notable alumni

See main article: category.

This is a list of notable former students of John Paul II High School, Greymouth and its antecedent schools, St Mary's High School, Greymouth and Marist Brothers High School, Greymouth.

Notable staff

Sources

Notes and References

  1. http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/SchoolOperations/Resourcing/OperationalFunding/Deciles/ReviewOfDecilesGeneralInformation.aspx "Review of Deciles", New Zealand Education
  2. https://www.schoolnews.co.nz/2016/01/reflections-of-a-southlander-on-the-west-coast/ Kieran Stone, "Reflections of a Southlander on the West Coast", School news New Zealand, 27 January 2016
  3. Web site: digitaljourney. Our Staff. 9 September 2021. John Paul II High. en-NZ.
  4. Nicholas Boyack, "'Bushy' a legendary and beloved raconteur, tramper, photojournalist and Hurricanes fan", The Post, 3 February 2024, p. B14
  5. Web site: Rev Fr George Henry Duggan SM George Duggan obituary. Deaths.dompost.co.nz. 9 January 2013.
  6. http://www.maristmessenger.co.nz/2012/07/01/george-henry-duggan-the-man-the-myth/ Lyndsay Freer, "George Henry Duggan – the man, the myth", Marist Messenger, 1 July 2012
  7. Web site: 7 January 2020. Tony Kokshoorn: 20 years in local government. 12 September 2020. RNZ. en-nz.
  8. Web site: Kevin Meates . Knight . Lindsay . New Zealand Rugby Union . 6 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Ray O'Callaghan . Ponsonby District Rugby Football Club . New Zealand Rugby Museum . 13 July 2022.
  10. Web site: University of New South Wales. Patrick O’Farrell Historian 1933–2003. 2 August 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090930205525/http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/uniken/uniken0304/page15.html. 30 September 2009.
  11. Web site: Olympic Games Women's Sevens, Match 34 . World Rugby . 28 August 2019.
  12. Book: Lunney. Sheila. McGuire. James. Quinn. James. Dictionary of Irish Biography. 2009. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. Joyce, Margaret Alice (‘Poppie’; Sister Mary Gertrude).