St Andrew's College, Christchurch

St Andrew's College
Address
Map
347 Papanui Road
Strowan
Christchurch 8052
New Zealand
Coordinates43°30′29″S 172°36′50″E / 43.5081°S 172.6138°E / -43.5081; 172.6138
Information
TypePrivate, fully reg. (Years 1–13)
MottoFides et Patria
"Faith and Country"
Established1917
Ministry of Education Institution no.318
ChairpersonFelicity Odlin
RectorChristine Leighton[1]
ChaplainPaul Morrow
School roll1611[2] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile10
Websitestac.school.nz

St Andrew's College, also known as StAC, in Christchurch, New Zealand, is a private, co-educational school that enrols from pre-school to secondary Year 13. It was founded in 1917 and it is the only independent, co-educational primary and secondary school in New Zealand's South Island. Although now a fully co-educational school, it was formerly an all-boys school. It became fully co-educational in 2001.[3] The current rector of St Andrew's College is Christine Leighton.

  1. ^ "Board of Governors". Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "St Andrew's to go fully co-ed". The Press. 2 November 1996. Retrieved 23 December 2010.[dead link]