| John Paul College | |
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 John Paul College administration building | |
| Address | |
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Whitworth Road, PO Box 5040 Rotorua West New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 38°08′36″S 176°13′44″E / 38.1432°S 176.2288°E |
| Information | |
| School type | State integrated secondary school semi-private |
| Motto | Māori: Ma te Pono, Me te Aroha (Through Faith and Love[1]) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Jean-Baptiste de la Salle Saint John Paul II |
| Established | 1987
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| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 532 |
| Chairperson | Jean-Paul Gaston |
| Principal | Justin Harper |
| Years offered | 7–13 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| School roll | 1115[2] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[3] |
| Website | jpc |
John Paul College is a Catholic secondary school in Rotorua, New Zealand. The co-educational school enrolls students in years 7 to 13. It was opened in 1987 and combined two existing schools, Edmund Rice College (for boys) and MacKillop College (for girls).[4] The school was founded to serve the Catholic families of Rotorua. John Paul College is named for Pope John Paul II.
- ^ "Mission". John Paul College – Rotorua. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ (Donaldson 2001)