| St Thomas of Canterbury College | |
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| Coordinates | 43°32′04″S 172°33′24″E / 43.5344°S 172.5566°E |
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| Type | Integrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Years 7–13) |
| Motto | Latin: Virtute Scientiam Complete (the perfection of virtue and knowledge[1]) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Established | 6 February 1961; 63 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 331 |
| Principal | Steve Hart |
| School roll | 688[2] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[3] |
| Website | stc.school.nz |
St Thomas of Canterbury College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is located in Christchurch, New Zealand. The college is integrated into the state education system under an integration agreement which was first entered into by the Christian Brothers (as the proprietors of the college) and the Government of New Zealand on 11 November 1981 under Section 7 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.[4] St Thomas of Canterbury College is located in the Christchurch suburb of Sockburn.
- ^ Father Michael Therese Scheerger - comments, 9 December 2023, St Thomas of Canterbury website, (Retrieved 13 December 2023)
- ^ "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. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 – 1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986, p. 48.