St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt Explained

St Bernard's College
Seal Image:	Stbernardsnz.jpg
Motto:	Respice Stellam Voca Mariam "Look To The Star, Call Upon Mary"
Type:	State integrated boys Secondary (Year 7–13)
Established:	1946; years ago
Address:	183 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Principal:	Simon Stack
Roll:
Decile:	6N^[1]
Moe:	260
Homepage:	www.sbc.school.nz

St Bernard's College (often abbreviated to SBC or SBC183) is a Catholic year 7 to 13 (form 1 to 7) secondary school for boys located at 183 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The school was opened by the Marist Brothers in 1946. Years 7 and 8 were previously part of St Bernard's Intermediate. The intermediate had several paedophiles and child abusers on its staff at one time. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

The maximum roll is 680 pupils.

School crest

The school crest was designed by Brother Gerard who served as principal of the school from 1959 to 1964. The crest of St. Bernard's consists of a shield divided into three panels:

• The left panel shows a sword and a crown, symbolising the need to "fight the good fight so as to gain the crown of victory." This is an allusion to an exhortation of the Apostle Paul regarding the Catholic striving to live for Christ.
• The centre panel has three Fleur-de-lis, symbolic of three French connections with the school:

1. St. Bernard was Abbot of Clairvaux in France and a great figure in the religious and political life of twelfth century Europe;

1. Marcellin Champagnat founded the Marist Brothers of the Schools in France; and

1. Bishop Pompallier, a Frenchman, was instrumental in bringing the Catholic faith to New Zealand.

• The cross on the right panel was worn by the Crusaders on their shields. St Bernard promoted the Crusades.

Surmounting the shield is a combination of stars resting on a bar divided into three parts. The Latin inscription at the foot of the shield translates to "Look to the star, call upon Mary."

Sports

St. Bernard's College has offered many sports as extra-curricular activities. It currently offers athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, cross country, football, golf, hockey, mountain biking, rowing, rugby, rugby league, rugby 7s, softball, swimming, tennis, touch rugby, volleyball and waterpolo.

List of principals

With Simon Stack's appointment at the start of 2016, fifteen principals have served St. Bernard's College since its formation in 1946.

• Br. Bernard Fulton (1946)
• Br. Ignatius Callan (1947–52)
• Br. Gerald Murphy (1953–57)
• Br. Oswald Wall (1958)
• Br. Gerard Mullin (1959–64)
• Br. Cyprian Tuite (1965–70)
• Br. Neil Hyland (1971–72)
• Br. Majella Sherry (1973–74)
• Br. Arnold Turner (1975–79)
• Br. Hugh Graham (1980–82)
• Br. Terence Costello (1983–95)
• Br. Denis Turner (1995)
• Mr. Peter Fava (1996–2015)
• Mr. Hedley Aitken (2015)
• Mr. Simon Stack (2016–present)

Notable alumni

See main article: category.

• Inoke Afeaki – rugby union
• Stanley Afeaki – rugby union
• Craig Bradshaw – basketball
• John Callen – actor
• Lee Donoghue – actor
• John Dougan – All Black
• Mladen Ivančic – Chief Operating Officer, NZ Film Commission^[5]
• Marvin Karawana – rugby league & rugby union
• Sione Katoa – rugby league
• Genesis Mamea Lemalu – rugby union
• Issac Luke – rugby league
• Ben Matulino – rugby league
• Roderick Mulgan – physician and barrister^{[6] [7]}
• Alan Schirnack – rugby league
• Jason Schirnack – rugby league
  • Sam Tagataese – rugby league Earl Va'a – rugby union
• Matt Visser – physicist and mathematician
• Brian Wickens (born 1947) – professional wrestler ("Bushwacker Luke")

See also

• List of schools in New Zealand
• List of Marist Brothers schools

Sources

• Pat Gallagher, The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji & Samoa 1876–1976, New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976.

External links

• St Bernards College official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015.
2. Web site: Whanaketia – Through pain and trauma, from darkness to light | Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry. www.abuseincare.org.nz.
3. Web site: Stuff. www.stuff.co.nz.
4. Web site: Stuff. www.stuff.co.nz.
5. Andre Chumko, "Mladen Ivančiċ, six-time acting boss of the Film Commission", The Post, 19 August 2023, p. B4.
6. Web site: Having it all: how barrister Roderick Mulgan manages to practise law and medicine at the same time. Kaitlyn. Yakas-Dance. June 22, 2023.
7. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300930980/not-a-total-workaholic-meet-the-auckland-doctor-who-is-also-a-practising-lawyer Shilpy Arora, "'Not a total workaholic': Meet the Auckland doctor who is also a practising lawyer" Stuff News, 23 July 2023