Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt Explained

Sacred Heart College
Established:1912; years ago[1]
Principal:Maria Potter[2]
Address:65 Laings Road,
Lower Hutt,
New Zealand
Coordinates:-41.2148°N 174.9067°W
Type:State integrated Girls' Secondary, Years 9–13
Roll:
Decile:7O[3]
Moe:262
Homepage:sacredheartcollege.school.nz

Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated single-sex girls' Catholic secondary school located in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

It was established in 1912 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and was the first secondary school to be opened in the Hutt Valley. It was originally sited in high street on the property known as Margaret street. In 1957 the school was shifted to the existing site on Laings Road.[4] In May 1980 it became the first Catholic secondary school to be integrated under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. The school has six house groups: Lisieux (Pink), Avila (Red), Aubert (Green), Lourdes (Light Blue), Barbier (Dark Blue) and Siena (Yellow).

Due to having earthquake prone buildings the school strengthened its largest building in early 2017 and demolished its tallest in December 2017.[5]

Notable alumnae

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Sacred Heart College. 20 December 2008.
  2. Web site: Principal's Welcome. 21 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015.
  4. News: Clayton . Ralph . 12 September 1957 . All Mod. Cons. for New College . . Auckland . 10 .
  5. News: Earthquake-prone former convent comes crashing down. Matthew. Tso. 18 December 2017. Stuff.