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Students come mainly from Rarotonga, but provision is made for those from outer islands (and even from French Polynesia - not far distant) to stay with 'guardians'.<ref>Greame Donaldson, p. 20</ref> |
Students come mainly from Rarotonga, but provision is made for those from outer islands (and even from French Polynesia - not far distant) to stay with 'guardians'.<ref>Greame Donaldson, p. 20</ref> Nukutere College and all other private schools in the Cook Islands, now receives 100% of the equivalent allocation of funds that they would as a government school from the national budget. All government and private schools are required to be open to both educational and financial audit.<ref>[http://www.education.gov.ck/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=558&Itemid=67 Cook Islands Ministry of Education Statistics Report 2010] (retrieved 17 February 2011)</ref> |
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==Principals== |
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| Nukutere College | |
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| Type | Catholic co-educational secondary school |
| Established | 1975 |
| Founder | Bishop John Rodgers SM |
| Principal | Ms Donna Nahu, PO Box 76, Rarotonga |
| Grades | Year 7 - 11 |
| Enrolment | c. 200 |
| Affiliations | Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers |
Nukutere College is a Catholic secondary school located in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. "Nukutere" means "people on a journey", a reference to the pilgrim Church in the South Pacific context. [1]
History
The college was opened in 1975 by Bishop John Rodgers SM, Bishop of Rarotonga. It was first staffed by Father Peter Salamonsen SM and Sister Berenice Stevens RSM. The school Christian Brothers provided staff for the school from the beginning of the 1976 school year. Brother Terry McErlane became the second headmaster and Brothers Simon Coughlan and Joseph McRae were the other members of that first Christian brothers community. For some years Sister Elizabeth Browne-Russell (SJC), a sister of St Joseph of Cluny, served as deputy principal.[2]
From its beginnings, the school's financial position was somewhat parlous especially after it became necessary to employ lay teachers from the 1980s. In 2000 the Cook Islands' Government began to pay 75% of teachers' salaries and running costs in all private and church schools. Also, at that time the principal of the school, Brother Norman Gillies established a charitable trust to ensure a regular supplementary income for necessary future maintenance and development at the school.[3] The Silver Jubilee of the College and the presence of the Christian Brothers was marked in 2000[4] and in 2005, the school had a roll of 190.[5]
On 20 February 2006 part of the school was tragically destroyed by fire. Later that year the block was rebuilt with funds supplied by the New Zealand Government through the Cook Islands Investment Commission (CIIC).[6]The new block was designed by respected Auckland architecture firm, Architectus.[7]
Christian Brothers
The Christian Brothers ended their association with the the college at the end of 2009.[8] Amongst the Christian Brothers who served at Nukutere college (1975-2009) were: Br Simon Germaine Coughlan, Br Andrew Dawani, Br Anthony Eugenio Gherardi, Br Norman Campion Gillies, Br Paul Kikisi, Br Terence Vitus McErlane, Br Joseph De Porres McRae, Br John Didicus O'Neill, Br Francis William Perkins, Br John Paschal Prendergast, Br Ignacy John Rubisz, Br Michael Benignus Scanlan and Br Benjamin Everard Ryan. Two of these, Brother Anthony Gherardi (in 1998 aged 60) and and Brother Ignacy Rubisz (on Sunday, 23 October 2005, aged 56), died while they were stationed at the college and are buried in the Old Cathedral Cemetery, Avarua adjacent to the grounds of Nukutere College.
Nukutere College today
Students come mainly from Rarotonga, but provision is made for those from outer islands (and even from French Polynesia - not far distant) to stay with 'guardians'.[9] Nukutere College and all other private schools in the Cook Islands, now receives 100% of the equivalent allocation of funds that they would as a government school from the national budget. All government and private schools are required to be open to both educational and financial audit.[10]
Principals
- Father Peter Salamonsen S.M. (1975)
- Brother Terry McErlane (cfc) (1976 - 1981)
- Br Benjamin Everard Ryan (cfc) (1982 - 1988).[11]
- Father Paul Farmer(1988 - ?)
- Mrs Henrica Wilson (? - 1998)
- Br Norman Campion Gillies (cfc) (1998 - 2000)
- Br Francis William Perkins (cfc) (2001 - 2005)
- Mrs Donna Nahu (2006 - present).[12]
Notes
- ^ Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom, Christian Brothers in New Zealand 1876-2001, New Zealand Christian Brothers Province, 2001, p. 20
- ^ Graeme Donaldson, pp 20 - 21; Bro Vin Hawley cfc, "Christian Brothers' Mission in the Cook Islands", Our Life, May 2007, p. 36: [1].
- ^ Graeme Donaldson, p. 21
- ^ Graeme Donaldson, p. 21.
- ^ "Catholic Schools' supplement" (PDF). June 2005.
- ^ "NEWS update". Edmund Rice Network. March and April 2006.
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- ^ "Churchnews: Christian Brothers departing Rarotonga", Cook Islands News, 19 August 2009
- ^ Greame Donaldson, p. 20
- ^ Cook Islands Ministry of Education Statistics Report 2010 (retrieved 17 February 2011)
- ^ In July 2006, Br Ben Ryan was honoured as he celebrated 70 years as a Christian Brother at a Mass celebrated by Bishop Stewart O’Connell in St Joseph’s Cathedral, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The local newspaper reported that, including his time as principal, Brother Ben had taught for 22 years at the school; Brother Ben Ryan died in 2008 at the age of 88 "Br Ben Ryan". Edmund Rice Oceania. 5 July 2006.; "Please Pray for the Following Deceased Members of the Christian brothers Who Died in 2008" Christian Brothers Leadership website: [2].
- ^ information on principals from: Graeme Donaldson, pp. 20 and 21.
References/Sources
- Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom, Christian Brothers in New Zealand 1876-2001, New Zealand Christian Brothers Province, 2001
- Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008.