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* Br Richard Stephen Glen (b. 1923): educated at [[Kavanagh College|Christian Brothers High School]], Dunedin; foundation teacher at Edmund Rice College (now John Paul College) from 1963; later transferred to Australia.<ref> Robertson, p. 279.</ref>
* Br Richard Stephen Glen (b. 1923): educated at [[Kavanagh College|Christian Brothers High School]], Dunedin; foundation teacher at Edmund Rice College (now John Paul College) from 1963; later transferred to Australia.<ref> Robertson, p. 279.</ref>

* Br Laurence Cajetan McAllan (b.1900): at Edmund Rice College in first years of college (?); died aged 65 in 1965, buried at the Public cemetery, Rotorua.<ref>Donaldson, p. 32; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm </ref>


* Br Peter Gregory Mullane: (b. [[1941]]): educated at St Peter's College 1952 - 1958; foundation teacher at Edmund Rice College (now John Paul College) from 1963; Christian Brother 1960 - 1964.<ref>Old Boy Christian Brothers, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 19; Robertson, p. 281; Donaldson, p. 15.</ref>
* Br Peter Gregory Mullane: (b. [[1941]]): educated at St Peter's College 1952 - 1958; foundation teacher at Edmund Rice College (now John Paul College) from 1963; Christian Brother 1960 - 1964.<ref>Old Boy Christian Brothers, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 19; Robertson, p. 281; Donaldson, p. 15.</ref>


* * Br John Virgil Riley (b. 1908): educated in Hobart; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1959; left St Peter's at the end of 1959 to become Vice-Rector at [[St. Kevin's College, Oamaru]]; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in 1970s (?); died [[6 August]] [[1978]] aged 78, buried in Rotorua Public Cemetery<ref> Robertson, p. 279; St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm </ref>
* Br John Virgil Riley (b. 1908): educated in Hobart; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1959; left St Peter's at the end of 1959 to become Vice-Rector at [[St. Kevin's College, Oamaru]]; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in 1970s (?); died [[6 August]] [[1978]] aged 78, buried in Rotorua Public Cemetery<ref> Robertson, p. 279; St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm </ref>


* Br Michael Alwin Sheahan (b. [[1929]]); born in Victoria, Australia; educated at [[St Patrick's College, Ballarat]] arrived in New Zealand in 1949; taught at St Peter's College (1959 - 1961 and 1980 - 1988); principal of Christian Brothers Juniorate (1966-1967); principal of the [[Kavanagh College|Christian Brothers' High School]], Dunedin (1968 - 1973); principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (1975 - 1980); at St Peter's College in the 1980s, he taught Mathematics and Accounting, edited the school magazine, organised Housie, helped run the tuckshop, and managed the 1st eleven soccer team; returned to Australia in 1990.<ref>A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; Forty Years Teaching in New Zealand, St Peter's College Magazine 1988, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1988, p. 5; Paul Malcolm Robertson, p. 279.</ref>
* Br Michael Alwin Sheahan (b. [[1929]]); born in Victoria, Australia; educated at [[St Patrick's College, Ballarat]] arrived in New Zealand in 1949; taught at St Peter's College (1959 - 1961 and 1980 - 1988); principal of Christian Brothers Juniorate (1966-1967); principal of the [[Kavanagh College|Christian Brothers' High School]], Dunedin (1968 - 1973); principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (1975 - 1980); at St Peter's College in the 1980s, he taught Mathematics and Accounting, edited the school magazine, organised Housie, helped run the tuckshop, and managed the 1st eleven soccer team; returned to Australia in 1990.<ref>A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; Forty Years Teaching in New Zealand, St Peter's College Magazine 1988, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1988, p. 5; Paul Malcolm Robertson, p. 279.</ref>

Revision as of 22:06, 6 September 2007

John Paul College
Address
Map
Kahu Street, P.O. Box 5040, Rotorua West, New Zealand
Information
TypeState integrated co-educational secondary school (Year 7 – 13)
Motto'Ma te Pono, Me te Aroha: Through Faith and Love'
Established1987
Ministry of Education Institution no.532
PrincipalPatrick Walsh
School roll943
Socio-economic decile7
Website[1]

John Paul College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and girls and offers a Catholic education to its students. It was opened in 1987 and combined two existing schools, Edmund Rice College (for boys) and MacKillop College (for girls).[1] The school was founded to serve the Catholic families of Rotorua. John Paul College incorporates strong Catholic values, being named after the late Pope John Paul II

Roll

Liston College has a diverse, multicultural roll. In 2004 its ethnic composition was: NZ European, 62%; Māori 18%; Asian 11%; Pacific Islands 5%; and Other 4%. [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).[3]

Origins

Catholic education in Rotorua was in the care of the Sisters of St Joseph from the 1880s and at various times a small secondary department operated as part of St. Joseph's School (now purely a primary school). Overcrowded classrooms and staffing difficulties led to the secondary section being closed in 1957, with the only available options for Rotorua Catholic families then being Rotorua High School or a boarding school outside Rotorua.[4]

The demand for Catholic secondary education in Rotorua were growing in the late 1950s. The population growth was very marked in the Bay of Plenty after 1950. This population growth was contributed to by Forestry, farming and tourism developments. The population of Rotorua was under 10,000 in 1945 but was 20,000 by 1963.[5]

In 1959 a request was made by Archbishop Liston, the Bishop of Auckland to the Christian Brothers for a secondary school for boys in Rotorua.[6] In 1962 the Christian Brothers decided to go ahead with the Rotorua foundation. Edmund Rice College was officially opened in July 1963. [7]

MacKillop College (named after Mary MacKillop for girls was opened by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1967. Difficulties in providing a wide range of subjects at senior level resulted in sharing classes with Edmund Rice College. This was convenient also because the two colleges were situated very closely to each other. In general, the girls went to Edmund Rice College for the science subjects while the boys took languages and biology at Mackillop College.[8]

It was the need to ensure that facilities were not duplicated that led Bishop Gaines, the first Catholic Bishop of Hamilton, to decide to amalgamate the school. "The decision was surprisingly controversial, and the consultation process could have been done better. There was a feeling among some that the decision to amalgamate had been taken, and that any consultation was simply 'going through the motions'."[9] The amalgamation was completed in May 1987 and Edmund Rice College and MacKillop College closed. Edmund Rice College was in its 25th year. The Christian Brothers Community was reduced to three, was relocated in rented accommodation nearby, and the Brothers former home became the administration centre of John Paul College. At the end of 1989 the Christian Brothers Community was withdrawn from Rotorua.[10]

History of John Paul College

John Paul College attained its 20th anniversary in 2007. It considers itself to be a Lasallian School whose mission is to form a Community where teachers and students can live their faith and become the persons that God wants them to be. "We believe that the love of Christ binds us together as children of God, peoples of all races and conditions, rich or poor, bright or otherwise, for all are made in God's Image and are members of His family. On this faith rests the mutual love and respect that is fostered between teacher and student in our Schools. We believe as lay colleagues to the De La Salle Brothers we give testimony to the Providence and Presence of God as we educate the young in the tradition of Saint John Baptist De La Salle, giving attention to all and especially to pupils whose development is hindered by economics, personal and other problems." [11]

The school is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar refurbishment and building program, with the Edmund Rice Administration Centre, Whare Tapere, 10 new classrooms and the refurbishment of the old McKillop block now completed. The school is expected to build a new auditorium, as well as an extension to the gymnasium.

Houses

The names and colours of the John Paul College Houses are:

  • de la Salle - colour???
  • Kanea - colour???
  • McKenna - colour???
  • McKillop - colour???
  • Rice - colour???

Principals

John Paul College

  • Jack Griffiths (Foundation Principal)
  • Patrick Walsh (Current Principal)

Mackillop College

  • ???
  • ???
  • ???

Edmund Rice College

  • Br Victor Antonine Sullivan: foundation principal (1963-1968?)[12]
  • Br Michael Alwin Sheahan: (1975 - 1980)[13]
  • Brother R A Sisson (1980 - 1986)[14]

Some notable former staff

John Paul College

  • ???
  • ???

MacKillop College

  • ???
  • ???

Edmund Rice College

  • Br Richard Stephen Glen (b. 1923): educated at Christian Brothers High School, Dunedin; foundation teacher at Edmund Rice College (now John Paul College) from 1963; later transferred to Australia.[15]
  • Br Laurence Cajetan McAllan (b.1900): at Edmund Rice College in first years of college (?); died aged 65 in 1965, buried at the Public cemetery, Rotorua.[16]
  • Br Peter Gregory Mullane: (b. 1941): educated at St Peter's College 1952 - 1958; foundation teacher at Edmund Rice College (now John Paul College) from 1963; Christian Brother 1960 - 1964.[17]
  • Br John Virgil Riley (b. 1908): educated in Hobart; joined the staff at St Peter's College in 1959; left St Peter's at the end of 1959 to become Vice-Rector at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru; taught at Edmund Rice College, Rotorua in 1970s (?); died 6 August 1978 aged 78, buried in Rotorua Public Cemetery[18]
  • Br Michael Alwin Sheahan (b. 1929); born in Victoria, Australia; educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat arrived in New Zealand in 1949; taught at St Peter's College (1959 - 1961 and 1980 - 1988); principal of Christian Brothers Juniorate (1966-1967); principal of the Christian Brothers' High School, Dunedin (1968 - 1973); principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (1975 - 1980); at St Peter's College in the 1980s, he taught Mathematics and Accounting, edited the school magazine, organised Housie, helped run the tuckshop, and managed the 1st eleven soccer team; returned to Australia in 1990.[19]
  • Br Rex Anthony Sisson (b. 1937): educated at St Peter's College (1948? - 195?); second principal of Edmund Rice College, Rotorua (now John Paul College]]) (1969 - 1974?); second (and last Christian Brother) Principal of Liston College (1980 - 1986)(when Br Sisson became Principal, the roll of Liston College was 380 boys with 28 staff including five brothers).[20]
  • 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; died aged 80 in 2001 (buried at the Grahams Rd Cemetery, Christchurch); [21]

Notable alumni

  • Susan Devoy(b. 1964): World Champion Squash Player 1985, 1987, 1990 and 1992 (runner-up in 1089) (old girl of MacKillop College).

Notes

  1. ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001.
  2. ^ [ http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/reppub.nsf/0/885154988772E367CC256F31000AB189/$File/532.htm?Open#_ftn1
  3. ^ http://www.jpc.co.nz/Curriculum.htm
  4. ^ Donaldson, p. 15.
  5. ^ Donaldson, p. 15.
  6. ^ (The diocese of Hamilton, in which Rotorua is located, was not established until 1981.
  7. ^ Donaldson, p. 15
  8. ^ Donaldson, p. 16
  9. ^ Donaldson, p. 16
  10. ^ Donaldson, p. 16
  11. ^ http://www.jpc.co.nz/Catholic%20Character.htm
  12. ^ Donaldson, p. 15.
  13. ^ Forty Years Teaching in New Zealand, St Peter's College Magazine 1988, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1988, p. 5; 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. 279.
  14. ^ Donaldson, p. 15.
  15. ^ Robertson, p. 279.
  16. ^ Donaldson, p. 32; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm
  17. ^ Old Boy Christian Brothers, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 19; Robertson, p. 281; Donaldson, p. 15.
  18. ^ Robertson, p. 279; St Peter's College Magazine 1960, p. 18; A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; http://www.edmundrice.org.nz/index.php?page=/christianbro/index.htm
  19. ^ A Glimpse at the Past, 1959, St Peter's College Magazine 1964, p. 17; Forty Years Teaching in New Zealand, St Peter's College Magazine 1988, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1988, p. 5; Paul Malcolm Robertson, p. 279.
  20. ^ Robertson, p. 280. Donaldson, pp, 15 and 16; Liston College 25th Jubilee 1975-2000, p. 3.
  21. ^ 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

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 Peter's College Magazine 1988, St Peter's College, Auckland, 1988
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Nicholas Reid, James Michael Liston: A Life, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2006.
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