St John's College, Hamilton

St John's College
A black eagle with its head turned to the left. Underneath the eagle is a scroll with the school logo (Caritas Christi Urget Nos) written on it.
Address
Map
85 Hillcrest Road

,
3216

New Zealand
Coordinates37°47′28″S 175°19′01″E / 37.7910°S 175.3169°E / -37.7910; 175.3169
Information
TypeState-integrated single-sex boys, secondary (year 9–13)
MottoLatin: Caritas Christi Urget Nos
(The love of Christ urges us on)
EstablishedAs a part of an area school in 1923; separated in 1961; 63 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no.136
PrincipalShane Tong[2]
School roll952[1] (August 2024)
Websitestjohns-hamilton.school.nz

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".

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Teaching Staff". Staff Directory. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Home – St. John's College". 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.