Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth Explained

Sacred Heart Girls' College
Motto:Latin: Age Quod Agis
Motto Translation:Whatever you do, do to the best of your ability
Type:Integrated secondary (year 7–13) single sex, girls
Established:1884; years ago
Address:9 Pukaka Street,
Fitzroy,
New Plymouth,
New Zealand
Coordinates:-39.0527°N 174.1027°W
Principal:Barbara Costelloe
Roll:
Decile:8
Moe:174
Homepage:catholicgirlsnp.school.nz

Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex (girls) secondary and intermediate school in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Sacred Heart started as a school and boarding facility called Sacred Heart College, founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1884. The school was next to the present St Joseph's Church and catered for primary & secondary students. In 1960 the school moved to its present site and was renamed Sacred Heart Girls’ College. The boarding hostel for up to 78 boarders, now called "Elizabeth House", was added in 1970. The original school hall was demolished and rebuilt into new rooms for Māori, drama, music and general classrooms, opened in January 2012.

The college, which is under the control of the Mission College New Plymouth Trust Board, became an integrated secondary school, with an attached intermediate school in 1982. Buildings erected since then include the library, staff room and administrative facilities known as the Centennial Wing, a Mathematics block, Religious Studies block and Graphics workshops and a new 5-classroom block (including soft materials technology). The college is situated in grounds which include tennis courts, netball courts and sports field.

The current principal is Barbara Costelloe.[1]

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Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Staff. 14 September 2022.