St John's College | |
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Address | |
85 Hillcrest Road , 3216 New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 37°47′28″S 175°19′01″E / 37.7910°S 175.3169°E |
Information | |
Type | State-integrated single-sex boys, secondary (year 9–13) |
Motto | Latin: Caritas Christi Urget Nos (The love of Christ urges us on) |
Established | As a part of an area school in 1923; separated in 1961; 63 years ago |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 136 |
Principal | Shane Tong[2] |
School roll | 952[1] (August 2024) |
Website | stjohns-hamilton |
St John's College[3] is a state-integrated Catholic boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a school roll of 952 as of August 2024. The school was established by the Marist Brothers in 1961 from Marist School (now Marian Catholic School). The school crest features the eagle of St. John the Apostle, with the motto "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" strewn across the bottom, a Latin motto translating loosely into "Christ's love urges us on". The mission statement for the school is "Preparing Young Men For Life".