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'''Liston College''' is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] education to its students. It was opened as the second [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Christan Brothers]]' school in Auckland. It was named after [[James Michael Liston|Archbishop Liston]] (1881 - 1976), the seventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland ((1929 - 1970).<ref>Rory Sweetman, Liston, James Michael, The Dictionary of |
'''Liston College''' is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] education to its students. It was opened as the second [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Christan Brothers]]' school in Auckland. It was named after [[James Michael Liston|Archbishop Liston]] (1881 - 1976), the seventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland ((1929 - 1970).<ref>Rory Sweetman, Liston, James Michael, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume 4, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1998, pp 288 and 289: http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/</ref> The school was founded to serve the Catholic families of West Auckland and to absorb the growing number of boys who travelled daily to [[St Peter's College, Auckland|St Peter's College]] in central Auckland. |
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* Rory Sweetman, Liston, James Michael, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume 4, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1998, pp 288 and 289: http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/ |
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* Liston College 25th Jubilee 1975 - 2000, Liston College, Waitakere City, 2000. |
* Liston College 25th Jubilee 1975 - 2000, Liston College, Waitakere City, 2000. |
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* Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001. |
* Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001. |
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Revision as of 03:14, 22 August 2007
| Liston College | |
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| Address | |
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16 Edwards Avenue, Waitakere City, Auckland | |
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| Type | Integrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Year 7-13) |
| Motto | In Christ We Live |
| Established | 1974 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 46 |
| Principal | C. S. Rooney |
| School roll | 658 |
| Socio-economic decile | 6 |
| Website | [1] |
Liston College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It was opened as the second Christan Brothers' school in Auckland. It was named after Archbishop Liston (1881 - 1976), the seventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland ((1929 - 1970).[1] The school was founded to serve the Catholic families of West Auckland and to absorb the growing number of boys who travelled daily to St Peter's College in central Auckland.
Roll
Liston College has a diverse, multicultural roll. In 2005 its ethnic composition was NZ European/Pākehā 46%, Māori 7%, Samoan 14%, Asian 10%, Tongan 4%, Cook Island 1%, Other 18%.[2] The college excels in sporting and cultural activities. Academically, the school offers for senior years the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA).
Notes
- ^ Rory Sweetman, Liston, James Michael, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume 4, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1998, pp 288 and 289: http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/
- ^ http://www.ero.govt.nz/ERO/reppub.nsf/City/D59A52819E99B03BCC257129007DC2F4/$File/46.htm?OpenElement#_Toc129492940
References/Sources
- Rory Sweetman, Liston, James Michael, The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Volume 4, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, 1998, pp 288 and 289: http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/
- Liston College 25th Jubilee 1975 - 2000, Liston College, Waitakere City, 2000.
- Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001.
- Education Review Office, Education Review Report: Liston College, November 2005: http://www.ero.govt.nz/ERO/reppub.nsf/City/D59A52819E99B03BCC257129007DC2F4/$File/46.htm?OpenElement#_Toc129492940