St Bernard's College is a Catholic Year 7 to 13 (Form 1 to 7) secondary School for Boys, located on Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...

, Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

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. The Marist Brothers

Marist Brothers

The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...

, in response to Archbishop McKeefry's call, opened St Bernard's School in 1946. The spirit of the Marist Brothers is still an integral part of the culture of the College.

The College has a strong Catholic character and its students come from many backgrounds including European, Indian, Asian, Maori and Polynesian. The maximum roll is 590 pupils.

House system

St. Bernard's has four house groups: Pompallier, Ignatius, Chanel and Marcellin (formerly known as and represented by Gold, Green, Red and Blue respectively). These house groups compete against each other in many different events each year. The overall winner at the end of the school year receives the House Shield. So far all the house groups have won the shield at least once.

External links

• St Bernards College Official Website