Sacred Heart College (Auckland)
Motto	Confortare Esto Vir "Take Courage And Act Manfully"
Type	Integrated boys-only intermediate-secondary (year 7-13)
Year established	1903
Address	250 West Tamaki Road, Glen Innes, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates	36°52′07″S 174°52′19″E / 36.8686°S 174.8720°E / -36.8686; 174.8720Coordinates: 36°52′07″S 174°52′19″E / 36.8686°S 174.8720°E / -36.8686; 174.8720
Principal	Jim Dale
School roll	1015
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest)	8
Ministry of Education Institution no.	59
Website	www.sacredheart.school.nz

Sacred Heart College is a secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a Catholic, Marist College set on 60 acres (24 ha) of land overlooking the Tamaki Estuary in Glen Innes.

Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Sport 4 Houses 5 Boarding Hostel 6 Old Boys 6.1 Politics 6.2 Sports 6.3 Arts, Entertainment & Academia 6.4 Business 6.5 Catholic Church 7 Notes 8 References/Sources 9 See also 10 External links

[edit] History

The college was opened in 1903 in Ponsonby, by the Marist Brothers. It is the oldest existing Catholic boys' secondary school in Auckland although it has changed its location, moving to its current Glen Innes site in 1955. The Marist Brothers continue to be a presence in the school community, with both teaching and maintenance of school grounds undertaken in part by the Brothers. The Headmaster role at the college was served solely by Marist Brothers up until 1993, when Brendan Schollum took the role; the college's first lay principal in its history. In 2003, the college held its centennial celebrations, which included the opening of a new administration building, technology block and Year 7 and 8 Department, and in 2005 it celebrated 50 years of being at the Glen Innes site. At the end of 2006, Jim Dale became the third lay Headmaster at Sacred Heart College, taking over from Phillip Mahoney.

[edit] Education

Sacred Heart currently offers NCEA as its national qualification standard. In the 2007 academic year, the school's Board of Trustees and Management Team began an Academic Review. This will look at the schools current assessment process and performance, and whether the school should look at alternative courses of education, such as Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and the International Baccalaureate (IB).

[edit] Sport

Sacred Heart offers a wide range of sporting options to its pupils, though it is traditionally a school with a very strong rugby culture. Sacred Heart won four titles in the 2006 season, with its 3A, 3B, 5A and 5B teams victorious. The Under-15 Open team won the North Island Catholic Boys Under 15 Tournament, held at Francis Douglas Memorial College in that year also. The Sacred Heart 1st XV remains one of the only teams never to have been relegated from the 1A grade. Recently^[when?] Sacred Heart College 1st XI Football team has been promoted to 1A division.^{[citation needed]} This is the first time since 1991. They competed at the Lotto National Tournament in this year for the first time since 1993.

Other Sports include: Football, Cricket, Water Polo, Tennis, Cycling, Basketball, Hockey, Badminton, Rowing, Swimming and Athletics.

For 2007, a new Sports Institute has been opened for boys in years 7-10. Currently, the only sports on offer for this academy are Cricket, Football, Rugby union and Water Polo, though this is likely to expand to include other sports in subsequent years.

[edit] Houses

The houses of Sacred Heart College are named after either famous people in the Catholic and Marist community in New Zealand, or important figures in the school's history. The six houses are:

• Basil - Yellow

Basil House is named after Brother Basil, who taught at the College for over 50 years.

• Coolahan - Green

(Current House Champions)

Coolahan House is named after the landowner who donated the land for the original site of the College in Ponsonby, now the site of St. Paul's College.

• Lenihan - Red

Lenihan House is named after the Bishop of Auckland in 1903, who saw the need for a Catholic Boy's school in the area and was a driving force in Sacred Heart's foundation.

• Marcellin - Teal

Marcellin house is named after Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist order.

• Pompallier - Blue

Pompallier house is named after Jean Baptiste Pompallier (1802-1871), the first Catholic vicar apostolic and bishop to visit and be located in New Zealand (arrived 1838); first Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1848-1868).

• Stephen - Purple

Stephen House is named after Brother Stephen, a well known former teacher and Marist Brother at the college.

There is also a seventh 'House', Leonard House, which is home to the Senior Boarding students in the College Hostel.

[edit] Boarding Hostel

The Boarding Hostel is home to roughly 160-170 boarders from all over New Zealand and from overseas. Since 2006, the Dean of Boarding has been Mr Michael O'Donnell, who looks after Years 9-11. Years 12 and 13 boarders stay in Leonard House.

[edit] Old Boys

The official alumni group is the Sacred Heart College Old Boys Association. Some of these well-known men include:

[edit] Politics

• Sir Anand Satyanand; Governor-General of New Zealand
• Brian Donnelly; Politician
• Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara; Former Prime Minister of Fiji and President of Fiji
• John Belgrave; Public Servant, Chief Ombudsman

[edit] Sports

• Percy Erceg; Rugby Player, All Black and New Zealand Maori selector^[1]
• Sean Fitzpatrick; Rugby Player, All Black captain
• Paul MacDonald; Olympic Kayaker and Surf lifesaver
• Kevin O'Neill; Rugby Player, All Black
• Sonny Parker; Rugby Player, Welsh international
• Isitolo Maka; Rugby Player, All Black
• Finau Maka; Rugby Player, Tongan international
• Xavier Rush; Rugby Player, All Black
• Logan Swann; Rugby League Player
• Pat Walsh; Rugby Player, All Black
• Wilfrid Kalaugher; Teacher and Athlete

[edit] Arts, Entertainment & Academia

• Pat Brittenden; Broadcaster^[2]
• Mike Chunn; Musician
• Dan Davin; Author, Rhodes Scholar
• Tim Finn; Musician
• Neil Finn; Musician
• Toa Fraser; Writer and Film Director
• M K Joseph; Poet and Novelist
• Michael King; Author, Historian
• Ian Morris; Musician
• John Cowie Reid; Founder of the Mercury Theatre, Professor of English, Writer
• Dave Dobbyn; Musician
• Peter Urlich; Musician
• Dominic Bowden; TV Presenter
• Vincent O'Sullivan; Writer
• Paolo Rotondo; Actor, Screenwriter

[edit] Business

• Rod Petricevic, Bridgecorp founder and executive director^[3]

[edit] Catholic Church

• Cardinal Reginald John Delargey (1914-1979): Auxiliary Bishop of Auckland (1957-1970); Eighth Catholic Bishop Of Auckland (1970-1974); Fifth Archbishop of Wellington (1974-1979)
• Denis Devcich, Head of the Mother of God Brothers^[4]
• Bishop Patrick James Dunn (b. 1949), Eleventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1994-present)
• Bishop John Mackey (b. 1918), Ninth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1974-1983)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References/Sources

[edit] See also

• List of schools in New Zealand

[edit] External links

• Sacred Heart College Website