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'''St Thomas of Canterbury College''' is a [[List of Christian Brothers schools|college]] for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a [[Roman Catholic Church|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.<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986, p. 48.</ref> St Thomas of Canterbury College is located in the Christchurch suburb of [[Sockburn, New Zealand|Sockburn]].
'''St Thomas of Canterbury College''' is a [[List of Christian Brothers schools|college]] for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a [[Roman Catholic Church|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.<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986, p. 48.</ref> St Thomas of Canterbury College is located in the Christchurch suburb of [[Sockburn,
New Zealand|Sockburn]].

==Roll==

In 2006 the ethnic composition of St Thomas of Canterbury College was New Zealand European/Pākeha 72%, Māori 7%, Samoan 3%, Other Pacifica 1%, Asian 13%,Middle Eastern 2% and Others 2%.<ref>[http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/reppub.nsf/0/95E49F967B736673CC2571D4000CF240/$File/331.htm?Open#_Toc144192156 Education Review Report]</ref> The college excels in sporting, cultural, scientific and enterprise activities. Academically, the school offers for senior years the [[National Certificate of Educational Achievement]] assessment system (NCEA).

==History==


== Houses ==

The names and colours of the St Thomas of Canterbury College Houses are:

* ??? - red
* ??? - yellow
* ??? - blue
* ??? - green

==Principals==

* Br J I McClintock: (1961-1966)(Foundation Principal)
* Br M B Scanlan: (1967-1972)
* Br F C Waight: (1973-1978)
* Br J H Shepherd: (1979-1981)
* Br V M Jury: (1982-1987)
* Br N C Gillies: (1988-1994)
* Br R J Walsh: (1994-2000)
* Mr Bruce Stevenson (2001- )(First Lay Principal)


==Some notable former staff==

* Br Edward Camillus Boreham (b. [[1915]]): educated Christian Brothers' College, Dunedin; taught at St Peter's College in 1960; in 1961 transferred to Australia; taught at [[St Patrick's College, Goulburn]], New South Wales; taught at [[St Thomas of Canterbury College]], Christchurch in 1963; Christian Brother 1932 - 1963.<ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; St Peter's College Magazine 1961, p. 21; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986, p. 88; Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996, p. 18.</ref>

* Br Ian Robert Carroll ([[1939]]-[[2000]]): educated at St Peter's College (1950? - 1957?); was a foundation Christian Brother at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1961 - 1962 and also taught there in 1964 and 1968; for some time between the years 1968 and 1976, he was in Papua New Guinea, teaching at [[Fatima College, Banz]] (Western Highlands Province) and there carried out work with the local equivalent of "street kids"; " ... made a significant contribution ot hte Brothers' work in Papua New Guinea."; he remained in Papua New Guinea for 26 years.<ref> St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 280; Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 19.</ref>

* Br Richard Ignatius Carroll: (b. [[1942]]); educated at St Peter's College 1953 - 1958; Christian Brother 1959 - 1974; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1965-1968.<ref> St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281; Professed at Christmas, 1967, St Peter's College Magazine 1968, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1968, p. 17</ref>

* Br Noel Cuthbert Doherty (b. [[1936]]): educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru, taught at St Peter's College from 1960 (transferred from St Edmund's College, South Dunedin); taught at[St Thomas of Canterbury College 1970, 1972 and 1980; seventh principal of St Peter's College (1975&ndash;1980); taught at Liston College in the 1980s (?); Christian Brother 1954&ndash;1991; now retired from teaching.<ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1960, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 18; Robertson, p. 280.</ref>

* Br Grahame Gonzaga Donaldson (b. [[1933]]); educated by the Christian Brothers at Christian Brothers College, [[Kavanagh College|Rattray Street]], Dunedin and at [[St. Kevin's College, Oamaru|St Kevin's College]], Oamaru; taught in Australia for some years before he was transferred to the new vice-province of New Zealand in 1960, caming from Christian Brothers' College, Bundaberg, Queensland; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1960; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College Christchurch 1967-1973; taught in New Zealand until 1990; from 1992 until 2000s was the Catholic chaplain at Dunedin Prison.<ref>St Peter's Magazine 1960,p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1960, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 18; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88 Donaldson, p. 33; Robertson, p. 280.</ref>

* Br William Hofbauer Dowling (b. [[1939]]): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1962; 26 years teaching at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1976-2002; now teaching at a Christian Brothers School in [[Arusha]], [[Tanzania]].<ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1962, p. 34; A Glimpse at the Past, 1962, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 19; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88 Donaldson, p. 14; Robertson, p. 280; www.edmundrice.org.nz </ref>

* Br Denis Francis Edgar (b. [[1941]]); educated at St Peter's College 1952 - 1958; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1968-1971 and 1977; Christian Brother 1960 - 1977.<ref>Old Boy Christian Brothers, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 19; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281.</ref>

* Br Michael Paul Follas (b. [[1954]]); educated at St Peter's College 1965 - 1971; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1980 and 1981.<ref> St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 282.</ref>

* Br Norman Campion Gillies (b. 1939): taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1965 - 1969; deputy principal at St Peter's College in 1980s; sixth principaal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1988-1994; principal at [[Nukutere College]], Awarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1998 - 2000); established a charitable trust at Nukutere College to ensure regular income for the college.<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Donaldson, p. 21; Robertson, p. 280</ref>

* Br Terry Felix Hunter (b. 1940): educated at St Peter's College (1951? - 1958?); taught at St Peter's College 1962; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1963 and 1964; Christian Brother (1959 - 1977).<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson p. 280.</ref>

* Br Walter Frederick Ives (b. 1934): educated Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1956; transferred at the end of 1959 to St Edmund's School, South Dunedin; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1969 - 1976.<ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1956, St Peter's Magazine 1964, p. 16; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 280</ref>

* Br Vincent Innocent Jury (b. [[1933]]): old boy of St Peter's College (1944 - 1948); fifth principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch (1982 - 1987) and first principal of Kavanagh College, Dunedin (1989 - 1992) (he was the last of 23 Christian Brother principals at [[Kavanagh College|Rattray Street]] from 1876); Christian Brothers outreach in [[Murupara]], Bay of Plenty (1992- ). " ... [Brother Jury] writes of the Brothers' work in Murupara: 'the Brothers Community is involved in four main area of activity: working with Maori Youth, energising Parish activities (there is no resident priest), the Edmund Rice Programme and General Community involvement' ".<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Donaldson, pp. 8 and 24; Robertson, p. 279.</ref>

* Br Brian Joseph Lauren (b. [[1942]]): taught at St Peter's College from 1964?; principal of [[St. Kevin's College, Oamaru|St Kevin's College]], Oamaru (1970-1996); Province Leader of New Zealand and the Cook Islands (1996 - 2007); Member of the Leadership Team of the Oceania Province of the Christian Brothers (2007 - ); in 2007, Chairman of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office Board, the Association of Proprietors of Integrated schools and the Steering Group for New Zealand Catholic Tertiary Education.<ref>Donaldson, pp. 32; Amy Kiley, "Brothers to reorganise into one Oceania province", The New Zealand Catholic, [[8 April]] [[2007]]; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/downloads/index.htm</ref>

* Br Peter Claver Marlow (1892 - 1965); New Zealand Provincial of the Christian Brothers from 1959; was a frequent visitor to St Thomas of Canterbury College in the early 1960s, "[Thursday 3rd November], Brother Marlow ... addresses the classes on the subject of religious vocations; he tells us of the crying need for Catholic teachers, not only in New Zealand, but throughout the whole world."; died aged 73, buried at Graham's Road Cemetery, Christchurch. <ref>Robertson, p. 279; Donaldson, p. 32; St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 52; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm </ref>

* Br James Ignatius McClintock ([[1910]]—[[1985]]): educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; became a Christian brother in 1924; taught in Melbourne and Sydney; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1944; taught at St Kevins College, Oamaru in the 1950s; in 1960 was at Waverley College, Sydney; was foundation principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1961 - 66; taught at St Peter's College 1967 - 1985; died aged 75 in 1985 (buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland)<ref>Robertson, p. 278; St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79; A Glimpse at the Past, 1944, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 13; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, pp. 88 and 44: "the obsequies were celebrated at St Peter's College in the presence of a large congregation among whom were a number of Priests taught by the Christian Brothers who celebrated in the offering of the Holy Sacrifice for the repose of his soul"; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm</ref>

* Br Michael Joseph McMenamin (b. 1952); educated at St Peter's College 1963 - 1969; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1977 - 1979; Christian Brother 1973 - 1993.<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 282.</ref>

* Br Patrick Theodore McSweeney (1914 - 1979): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1945; in 1960 he was "in Dunedin"; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1979; died at the age of 64 in 1979; buried at Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurh.<ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 279; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm </ref>

* Br Gerard Regis Mills (b. 1907) (known to the brothers as "Rardy Mills"): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1942; left the college in 1952; went to Australia; in 1960 was at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales; returned to New Zealand; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College (?); celebrated his centenary in 2007.<ref>Robertson, p. 278; St Peter's Magazine 1960, p. 79; A Glimpse at the Past, 1942 and 1950, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, pp. 13 and 14.</ref>

* Br Kevin Flavian Moncur (b. 1949); educated at St Peter's College 1961 - 1967; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1976-1979 (?)<ref> St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 282.</ref>

* Br Don Magnus Murray (b. [[1932]]): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1959; transferred at the end of 1963; spent some time between 1968 - 1976 at Fatima College, Banz, Papua New Guinea; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury (?); in 2007, a member of the Board of Trustees of St Kevin's College, Oamaru.<ref>A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; Robertson, p. 279; Donaldson, p. 19; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/pages/newsletter/newsletter.htm</ref>

* Br David Garnier O'Donoghue (b. [[1912]]): educated in Adelaide; joined the staff of St Peter's College in 1942; taught at [[St Thomas of Canterbury College]], Christchurch 1967 and 1968, 1978-1983; transferred to Australia in 1987.<ref>A Glimpse at the Past, 1942, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 13; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 279.</ref>

* Br Maurice Venard Quirke (b. 1936): educated at St Peter's College (1947-1953); taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1966; Christian Brother (1954 - 1966).<ref>Robertson, p. 280.</ref>

* Br Benjamin Everard Ryan (b. 1920): sixth principal of St Peter's College (1966 - 1974); first taught at St Peter's College in the 1940s; in 1949 went from St Peter's College to Rome and in 1960 was in charge of the New Zealand Juniorate at Morven, South Canterbury; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1977 and 1980; principal of Nukutere College, Awarua, Cook Islands (1980?-1988); In 2007, retired and residing at Nukutere College .<ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 279; Donaldson, p. 32.</ref>

* Br Michael Benignus Scanlan: (b. 1935): educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; Second principal of St Thomas of Canterbury (1967-1972).<ref>Robertson, p. 280.</ref>

* Br Michael Luke Scott: (b. 1944); educated at St Peter's College 1955 - 1961; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1972 and 1973; Christian Brother 1963 - 1994.<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281.</ref>

* Br John Henry Shepherd (1939&ndash;2005): educated at St Peter's College 1950 - 1957; fourth principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1979 - 1981; taught at [[Liston College]] 1983, 1984 and 1987; died aged 66 in 2005 (on Sunday, 23 October); buried at Green Park Cemetery Dunedin. <ref>Robertson, p. 281; May They Rest in Peace: Brother John Henry Shepherd; Brother Ignacy Rubisz, The Listoner, Vol 2, Issue 3, December 2005, p. 2: "Brother John Shepherd, who taught at Liston College [in 1983 to 1984 and in 1987 (?)], died in Dunedin after a long struggle with cancer. Brother John had been in hospital recovering from a cancer related operation when he died. While at Liston College, Brother Shepherd taught Maths and in 1987 was the Form 7 form teacher. In recent years, Brother Shepherd was involved setting up camps for under privileged young men and women in Dunedin. ... A memorial service was held for both Brothers John Shepherd and Ignacy Rubisz at St Benedict’s in early November. Chris Rooney and Paul Houghton as well as a number of Old Boys attended the memorial service. Brother Rubisz was buried in Rarotonga and Brother Shepherd was buried in Dunedin."</ref>

* Br W. R. Smith: third principal of St Peter's College (1948 - 1953); in 1960 was in Ireland.<ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79.</ref>

* Br Victor Antonine Sullivan (1921 - 2001): head of the intermediate at St Peter's College 1955 - 1960; first principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (now [[John Paul College (New Zealand)|John Paul College]]) (1963-1968?); principal of St Edmund's School, South Dunedin for 18 years; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College (?); died aged 80 in 2001 (buried at the Grahams Rd Cemetery, Christchurch); <ref>St Peter's College Magazine 1961, pp. 8 and 21; A Glimpse at the Past, 1955 and 1961, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, pp. 16 and 18; Robertson, P. 279; Donaldson, p. 7; deceased NZ Christian Brothers: http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm</ref>

* Br Edward John Thorpe (b. 1929): taught (as a lay teacher) at St Peter's College in 1966 (especially History and English); taught 9as a Christian Brother) at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1970-1972; Christian Brother (1967&ndash;1995); associated from 1991 with the Edmund Rice Youth Support Trust (its aim was to provide appropriate housing and give to give general support to young people who were in trouble with the law but had shown some indication that they wished to change their way of life).<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, pp. 254, 255 and 282.</ref>

* Br Desmond Cecelius Waigth (b. 1934); educated St Kevin's College, Oamaru; third principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College (1973-1978); Christian Brother 1953-1981.<ref>Robertson, p. 280.</ref>

* Br Richard John Walsh (b. 1954): educated Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; seventh principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1994-2000.<ref>Robertson,p. 282.</ref>

* Br Peter Claver Watt (b. 1947); educated at St Peter's College 1958 - 1962? taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1973-1979; Christian Brother 1966 - 1981; taught at St Peter's College (as a Christian Brother) 1969-1972, 1980; current lay teacher at St Peter's College since 1986.<ref>Robertson, p. 281; http://www.oldfriends.co.nz/Memories.aspx?id=1347638&page=2</ref>

* Br Gary Joseph Wellsmore (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College (1952? - 1959?); foundation principal of [[Liston College]] (1974-1979). "Brother Wellsmore ... supervised the building programme, the establishment of the curriculae and the development of a unique school spirit. The Christian Brothers tradition and values underpinned Br Wellsmore's vision for the school. As the school roll grew and the building programme was completed, the college spirit became embedded in the Liston community." taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1981-1985.<ref>St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281; Donaldson, p. 17 (quoting Liston College, 25th Jubilee Magazine).</ref>

==Notable alumni==


==Notes==
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==References/Sources==

* St Peter's College Magazine 1961, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1961
* St Peter's College Magazine 1961 and 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1964.
* St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986.
*Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996.
* 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.
* [http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/reppub.nsf/0/95E49F967B736673CC2571D4000CF240/$File/331.htm?Open Education Review Office, Education Review Report: Liston College, November 2005]

==External links==

* [http://www.stthomas-coll.school.nz/index.htm/ St Thomas of Canterbury College website]
* [http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php/ Edmund Rice Network]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dauck.html/ Catholic-hierarchy website]
* [http://www.chch.catholic.org.nz/// Catholic Diocese of Christchurch]
* [http://www.catholic.org.nz// Catholic Church in New Zealand]



==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 08:37, 4 September 2007

St Thomas of Canterbury College
Address
Map
69 Middlepark Rd, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Information
TypeIntegrated Catholic Boys Secondary (Year 7-13)
MottoVirtute Scientiam Complete
Established1961
Ministry of Education Institution no.331
School roll470
Socio-economic decile8
Website[1]

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.[1] St Thomas of Canterbury College is located in the Christchurch suburb of [[Sockburn, New Zealand|Sockburn]].

Roll

In 2006 the ethnic composition of St Thomas of Canterbury College was New Zealand European/Pākeha 72%, Māori 7%, Samoan 3%, Other Pacifica 1%, Asian 13%,Middle Eastern 2% and Others 2%.[2] The college excels in sporting, cultural, scientific and enterprise activities. Academically, the school offers for senior years the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA).

History

Houses

The names and colours of the St Thomas of Canterbury College Houses are:

  • ??? - red
  • ??? - yellow
  • ??? - blue
  • ??? - green

Principals

  • Br J I McClintock: (1961-1966)(Foundation Principal)
  • Br M B Scanlan: (1967-1972)
  • Br F C Waight: (1973-1978)
  • Br J H Shepherd: (1979-1981)
  • Br V M Jury: (1982-1987)
  • Br N C Gillies: (1988-1994)
  • Br R J Walsh: (1994-2000)
  • Mr Bruce Stevenson (2001- )(First Lay Principal)


Some notable former staff

  • Br Ian Robert Carroll (1939-2000): educated at St Peter's College (1950? - 1957?); was a foundation Christian Brother at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1961 - 1962 and also taught there in 1964 and 1968; for some time between the years 1968 and 1976, he was in Papua New Guinea, teaching at Fatima College, Banz (Western Highlands Province) and there carried out work with the local equivalent of "street kids"; " ... made a significant contribution ot hte Brothers' work in Papua New Guinea."; he remained in Papua New Guinea for 26 years.[4]
  • Br Richard Ignatius Carroll: (b. 1942); educated at St Peter's College 1953 - 1958; Christian Brother 1959 - 1974; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1965-1968.[5]
  • Br Noel Cuthbert Doherty (b. 1936): educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru, taught at St Peter's College from 1960 (transferred from St Edmund's College, South Dunedin); taught at[St Thomas of Canterbury College 1970, 1972 and 1980; seventh principal of St Peter's College (1975–1980); taught at Liston College in the 1980s (?); Christian Brother 1954–1991; now retired from teaching.[6]
  • Br Grahame Gonzaga Donaldson (b. 1933); educated by the Christian Brothers at Christian Brothers College, Rattray Street, Dunedin and at St Kevin's College, Oamaru; taught in Australia for some years before he was transferred to the new vice-province of New Zealand in 1960, caming from Christian Brothers' College, Bundaberg, Queensland; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1960; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College Christchurch 1967-1973; taught in New Zealand until 1990; from 1992 until 2000s was the Catholic chaplain at Dunedin Prison.[7]
  • Br William Hofbauer Dowling (b. 1939): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1962; 26 years teaching at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1976-2002; now teaching at a Christian Brothers School in Arusha, Tanzania.[8]
  • Br Denis Francis Edgar (b. 1941); educated at St Peter's College 1952 - 1958; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1968-1971 and 1977; Christian Brother 1960 - 1977.[9]
  • Br Michael Paul Follas (b. 1954); educated at St Peter's College 1965 - 1971; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1980 and 1981.[10]
  • Br Norman Campion Gillies (b. 1939): taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1965 - 1969; deputy principal at St Peter's College in 1980s; sixth principaal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1988-1994; principal at Nukutere College, Awarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (1998 - 2000); established a charitable trust at Nukutere College to ensure regular income for the college.[11]
  • Br Terry Felix Hunter (b. 1940): educated at St Peter's College (1951? - 1958?); taught at St Peter's College 1962; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1963 and 1964; Christian Brother (1959 - 1977).[12]
  • Br Walter Frederick Ives (b. 1934): educated Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1956; transferred at the end of 1959 to St Edmund's School, South Dunedin; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1969 - 1976.[13]
  • Br Vincent Innocent Jury (b. 1933): old boy of St Peter's College (1944 - 1948); fifth principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch (1982 - 1987) and first principal of Kavanagh College, Dunedin (1989 - 1992) (he was the last of 23 Christian Brother principals at Rattray Street from 1876); Christian Brothers outreach in Murupara, Bay of Plenty (1992- ). " ... [Brother Jury] writes of the Brothers' work in Murupara: 'the Brothers Community is involved in four main area of activity: working with Maori Youth, energising Parish activities (there is no resident priest), the Edmund Rice Programme and General Community involvement' ".[14]
  • Br Brian Joseph Lauren (b. 1942): taught at St Peter's College from 1964?; principal of St Kevin's College, Oamaru (1970-1996); Province Leader of New Zealand and the Cook Islands (1996 - 2007); Member of the Leadership Team of the Oceania Province of the Christian Brothers (2007 - ); in 2007, Chairman of the New Zealand Catholic Education Office Board, the Association of Proprietors of Integrated schools and the Steering Group for New Zealand Catholic Tertiary Education.[15]
  • Br Peter Claver Marlow (1892 - 1965); New Zealand Provincial of the Christian Brothers from 1959; was a frequent visitor to St Thomas of Canterbury College in the early 1960s, "[Thursday 3rd November], Brother Marlow ... addresses the classes on the subject of religious vocations; he tells us of the crying need for Catholic teachers, not only in New Zealand, but throughout the whole world."; died aged 73, buried at Graham's Road Cemetery, Christchurch. [16]
  • Br James Ignatius McClintock (1910—1985): educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; became a Christian brother in 1924; taught in Melbourne and Sydney; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1944; taught at St Kevins College, Oamaru in the 1950s; in 1960 was at Waverley College, Sydney; was foundation principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1961 - 66; taught at St Peter's College 1967 - 1985; died aged 75 in 1985 (buried at St Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery, Panmure, Auckland)[17]
  • Br Michael Joseph McMenamin (b. 1952); educated at St Peter's College 1963 - 1969; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1977 - 1979; Christian Brother 1973 - 1993.[18]
  • Br Patrick Theodore McSweeney (1914 - 1979): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1945; in 1960 he was "in Dunedin"; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1979; died at the age of 64 in 1979; buried at Grahams Road Cemetery, Christchurh.[19]
  • Br Gerard Regis Mills (b. 1907) (known to the brothers as "Rardy Mills"): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1942; left the college in 1952; went to Australia; in 1960 was at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales; returned to New Zealand; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College (?); celebrated his centenary in 2007.[20]
  • Br Kevin Flavian Moncur (b. 1949); educated at St Peter's College 1961 - 1967; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1976-1979 (?)[21]
  • Br Don Magnus Murray (b. 1932): joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1959; transferred at the end of 1963; spent some time between 1968 - 1976 at Fatima College, Banz, Papua New Guinea; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury (?); in 2007, a member of the Board of Trustees of St Kevin's College, Oamaru.[22]
  • Br David Garnier O'Donoghue (b. 1912): educated in Adelaide; joined the staff of St Peter's College in 1942; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College, Christchurch 1967 and 1968, 1978-1983; transferred to Australia in 1987.[23]
  • Br Maurice Venard Quirke (b. 1936): educated at St Peter's College (1947-1953); taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1966; Christian Brother (1954 - 1966).[24]
  • Br Benjamin Everard Ryan (b. 1920): sixth principal of St Peter's College (1966 - 1974); first taught at St Peter's College in the 1940s; in 1949 went from St Peter's College to Rome and in 1960 was in charge of the New Zealand Juniorate at Morven, South Canterbury; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1977 and 1980; principal of Nukutere College, Awarua, Cook Islands (1980?-1988); In 2007, retired and residing at Nukutere College .[25]
  • Br Michael Benignus Scanlan: (b. 1935): educated at Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; Second principal of St Thomas of Canterbury (1967-1972).[26]
  • Br Michael Luke Scott: (b. 1944); educated at St Peter's College 1955 - 1961; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College in 1972 and 1973; Christian Brother 1963 - 1994.[27]
  • Br John Henry Shepherd (1939–2005): educated at St Peter's College 1950 - 1957; fourth principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1979 - 1981; taught at Liston College 1983, 1984 and 1987; died aged 66 in 2005 (on Sunday, 23 October); buried at Green Park Cemetery Dunedin. [28]
  • Br W. R. Smith: third principal of St Peter's College (1948 - 1953); in 1960 was in Ireland.[29]
  • Br Victor Antonine Sullivan (1921 - 2001): head of the intermediate at St Peter's College 1955 - 1960; first principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (now John Paul College) (1963-1968?); principal of St Edmund's School, South Dunedin for 18 years; taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College (?); died aged 80 in 2001 (buried at the Grahams Rd Cemetery, Christchurch); [30]
  • Br Edward John Thorpe (b. 1929): taught (as a lay teacher) at St Peter's College in 1966 (especially History and English); taught 9as a Christian Brother) at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1970-1972; Christian Brother (1967–1995); associated from 1991 with the Edmund Rice Youth Support Trust (its aim was to provide appropriate housing and give to give general support to young people who were in trouble with the law but had shown some indication that they wished to change their way of life).[31]
  • Br Desmond Cecelius Waigth (b. 1934); educated St Kevin's College, Oamaru; third principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College (1973-1978); Christian Brother 1953-1981.[32]
  • Br Richard John Walsh (b. 1954): educated Christian Brothers College, Dunedin; seventh principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College 1994-2000.[33]
  • Br Peter Claver Watt (b. 1947); educated at St Peter's College 1958 - 1962? taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1973-1979; Christian Brother 1966 - 1981; taught at St Peter's College (as a Christian Brother) 1969-1972, 1980; current lay teacher at St Peter's College since 1986.[34]
  • Br Gary Joseph Wellsmore (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College (1952? - 1959?); foundation principal of Liston College (1974-1979). "Brother Wellsmore ... supervised the building programme, the establishment of the curriculae and the development of a unique school spirit. The Christian Brothers tradition and values underpinned Br Wellsmore's vision for the school. As the school roll grew and the building programme was completed, the college spirit became embedded in the Liston community." taught at St Thomas of Canterbury College 1981-1985.[35]

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986, p. 48.
  2. ^ Education Review Report
  3. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; St Peter's College Magazine 1961, p. 21; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986, p. 88; Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996, p. 18.
  4. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 280; Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001, p. 19.
  5. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281; Professed at Christmas, 1967, St Peter's College Magazine 1968, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1968, p. 17
  6. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1960, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 18; Robertson, p. 280.
  7. ^ St Peter's Magazine 1960,p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1960, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 18; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88 Donaldson, p. 33; Robertson, p. 280.
  8. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1962, p. 34; A Glimpse at the Past, 1962, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 19; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88 Donaldson, p. 14; Robertson, p. 280; www.edmundrice.org.nz
  9. ^ Old Boy Christian Brothers, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 19; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281.
  10. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 282.
  11. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Donaldson, p. 21; Robertson, p. 280
  12. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson p. 280.
  13. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1956, St Peter's Magazine 1964, p. 16; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 280
  14. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Donaldson, pp. 8 and 24; Robertson, p. 279.
  15. ^ Donaldson, pp. 32; Amy Kiley, "Brothers to reorganise into one Oceania province", The New Zealand Catholic, 8 April 2007; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/downloads/index.htm
  16. ^ Robertson, p. 279; Donaldson, p. 32; St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 52; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm
  17. ^ Robertson, p. 278; St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79; A Glimpse at the Past, 1944, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 13; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, pp. 88 and 44: "the obsequies were celebrated at St Peter's College in the presence of a large congregation among whom were a number of Priests taught by the Christian Brothers who celebrated in the offering of the Holy Sacrifice for the repose of his soul"; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm
  18. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 282.
  19. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 279; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm
  20. ^ Robertson, p. 278; St Peter's Magazine 1960, p. 79; A Glimpse at the Past, 1942 and 1950, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, pp. 13 and 14.
  21. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 282.
  22. ^ A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; Robertson, p. 279; Donaldson, p. 19; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/pages/newsletter/newsletter.htm
  23. ^ A Glimpse at the Past, 1942, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 13; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 279.
  24. ^ Robertson, p. 280.
  25. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79; St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 279; Donaldson, p. 32.
  26. ^ Robertson, p. 280.
  27. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281.
  28. ^ Robertson, p. 281; May They Rest in Peace: Brother John Henry Shepherd; Brother Ignacy Rubisz, The Listoner, Vol 2, Issue 3, December 2005, p. 2: "Brother John Shepherd, who taught at Liston College [in 1983 to 1984 and in 1987 (?)], died in Dunedin after a long struggle with cancer. Brother John had been in hospital recovering from a cancer related operation when he died. While at Liston College, Brother Shepherd taught Maths and in 1987 was the Form 7 form teacher. In recent years, Brother Shepherd was involved setting up camps for under privileged young men and women in Dunedin. ... A memorial service was held for both Brothers John Shepherd and Ignacy Rubisz at St Benedict’s in early November. Chris Rooney and Paul Houghton as well as a number of Old Boys attended the memorial service. Brother Rubisz was buried in Rarotonga and Brother Shepherd was buried in Dunedin."
  29. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 79.
  30. ^ St Peter's College Magazine 1961, pp. 8 and 21; A Glimpse at the Past, 1955 and 1961, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, pp. 16 and 18; Robertson, P. 279; Donaldson, p. 7; deceased NZ Christian Brothers: http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm
  31. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, pp. 254, 255 and 282.
  32. ^ Robertson, p. 280.
  33. ^ Robertson,p. 282.
  34. ^ Robertson, p. 281; http://www.oldfriends.co.nz/Memories.aspx?id=1347638&page=2
  35. ^ St Thomas' Jubilee 1961 - 1986, p. 88; Robertson, p. 281; Donaldson, p. 17 (quoting Liston College, 25th Jubilee Magazine).

References/Sources

  • St Peter's College Magazine 1961, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1961
  • St Peter's College Magazine 1961 and 1964, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1964.
  • St Thomas' Jubilee 1961-1986, St Thomas of Canterbury Jubilee Committee, Christchurch, 1986.
  • Paul Malcolm Robertson, Nga Parata Karaitiana The Christian Brothers, A Public Culture in Transition, A Comparative Study of the Indian and New Zealand Provinces, an unpublished thesis for MA in Anthropology, University of Auckland, 1996.
  • 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


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