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===Opening of the college===
===Opening of the college===
The solemn blessing and opening of the new college, named St. Kevin's after the founder of the monastery and school of [[Glendalough]], took place on Sunday, 6 February 1927. Present were Archbishops [[Francis Redwood|Redwood]] and [[Thomas O'Shea (Archbishop)|O'Shea]], Bishops [[James Whyte (bishop)|Whyte]], [[Henry William Cleary|Cleary]], [[Matthew Brodie|Brodie]] and [[James Michael Liston|Liston]], the Reverend Fathers Lynch, Goodman, Dr. Geaney, O'Reilly, Collins, Fenelon, McGettigan, Monaghan, Scanlan and Findlay. Among the some 2,500 laity present were contingents from Dunedin and adjoining parts of both provinces.<ref name="Redcastle"/>
The solemn blessing and opening of the new college, named St. Kevin's after the founder of the monastery and school of [[Glendalough]], took place on Sunday, 6 February 1927. Present were Archbishops [[Francis Redwood|Redwood]] and [[Thomas O'Shea (Archbishop)|O'Shea]], Bishops [[James Whyte (bishop)|Whyte]], [[Henry William Cleary|Cleary]], [[Matthew Brodie|Brodie]] and [[James Michael Liston|Liston]], the Reverend Fathers Lynch, Goodman, Dr. Geaney, O'Reilly, Collins, Fenelon, McGettigan, Monaghan, Scanlan and Findlay. Among the some 2,500 laity present were contingents from Dunedin and adjoining parts of both provinces.<ref name="Redcastle"/>

===Girls and integration===
In February 1983 St Kevin’s became co-educational with the introduction of boarding and day female students. This step came at the same time as Integration into the state education system. Until 1979 girls boarded at Teschemakers, about 12 km south of Oamaru. When Teschemakers closed the St Thomas’s Hostel Trust was formed and it bought flats in Balmoral Street. These were used for girls' boarding until 1984 when the hostel moved onto the former junior college site. Today, under the direction of the St Kevin’s College Foundation, it can accommodate over 100 girl boarders.<ref name="Donaldson/>


==Headmasters==
==Headmasters==

Revision as of 01:08, 29 August 2014

St Kevin's College, Oamaru
Address
Map
57 Taward Street

Oamaru

New Zealand
Coordinates45°04′03″S 170°59′00″E / 45.0674°S 170.9832°E / -45.0674; 170.9832
Information
TypeIntegrated co-educational secondary
MottoLatin: Facere et Docere
('To Do and To Teach Through Service to Others')
Established6 February 1927
FounderBishop James Whyte
Ministry of Education Institution no.369
PrincipalPaul R. Olsen BSc, DipTch
ChaplainReverend Father Wayne Healey
GradesYears 9-13
Enrolment381[1] (February 2024)
AffiliationsRoman Catholic, Christian Brothers, Dominican Sisters
Websitewww.stkevins.school.nz/

St Kevin's College in Oamaru, New Zealand is a Catholic, coeducational, integrated, boarding and day, secondary school. It was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1927 for boys and became a co-educational school in 1983 when the Dominican Sisters closed down their school at Teschmakers. Although they no longer are on the staff of the college, the Christian Brothers remain its proprietors and so appoint their own representative to the school's Board of Trustees under the New Zealand Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975.[2]

Establishment and history

The establishment of a Catholic boarding school for boys in Otago was first proposed 1890. However it was not till 1925 that the preparations for the establishment began. The Bishop of Dunedin, James White invited the Christian Brothers, who from 1876 had conducted the Christian Brothers School in Dunedin, to which for some years a boarding hostel was attached. Various sites were inspected by the Bishop and the Provincial of the Christian Brothers, P. I. Hickey. Finally "Redcastle" was settled on as being most suitable.[3]

Property acquired

In 1925 the Church authorities purchased the homestead and property on which the college now stands, including 40 acres (160,000 m2) of land for 8000 pounds securing an option over ten additional acres, which were purchased for 1000 pounds in 1928. In May 1926 Rev. Br Moore came to Dunedin to organise a bazaar and art reunion to defray the expenses of the new foundation; and Rev. Br Dowd toured the country districts soliciting donations. These joint operations resulted in a nett return of 7000 pounds. That same year building operations began under the supervision of Rev. Br Prunster.[3]

Opening of the college

The solemn blessing and opening of the new college, named St. Kevin's after the founder of the monastery and school of Glendalough, took place on Sunday, 6 February 1927. Present were Archbishops Redwood and O'Shea, Bishops Whyte, Cleary, Brodie and Liston, the Reverend Fathers Lynch, Goodman, Dr. Geaney, O'Reilly, Collins, Fenelon, McGettigan, Monaghan, Scanlan and Findlay. Among the some 2,500 laity present were contingents from Dunedin and adjoining parts of both provinces.[3]

Girls and integration

In February 1983 St Kevin’s became co-educational with the introduction of boarding and day female students. This step came at the same time as Integration into the state education system. Until 1979 girls boarded at Teschemakers, about 12 km south of Oamaru. When Teschemakers closed the St Thomas’s Hostel Trust was formed and it bought flats in Balmoral Street. These were used for girls' boarding until 1984 when the hostel moved onto the former junior college site. Today, under the direction of the St Kevin’s College Foundation, it can accommodate over 100 girl boarders.[2]

Headmasters

  • 1927-1933: Brother B. F. Magee
  • 1933-936: Brother M. M. O'Connor
  • 1936-1938: Brother J. B. Gettons
  • 1939-1945: Brother M. D. McCarthy
  • 1945-1951: Brother P. C. Ryan
  • 1951-1952: Brother J. A. Morris
  • 1953-1957: Brother J. I. Carroll
  • 1958-1961: Brother J. B. Duffy
  • 1961-1967: Brother P. A. McManus
  • 1968-1971: Brother J. M. Hessian
  • 1972-1974: Brother P. A. Boyd
  • 1975-1979: Brother M. B. Scanlan
  • 1980-1996: Brother B. J. Lauren
  • 1996-2001: Mr J. G. Boyle
  • 2002–2010: Mr C. B. Russell
  • 2010–present: Mr P. R. Olsen[3][2]

Notable alumni

Main category: People educated at St Kevin's College, Oamaru

The College has produced 19 Christian Brothers and 7 Brothers belonging to other Religious Orders, 101 Priests[citation needed], 1 Bishop, 1 Archbishop (who was also a cardinal). In sport, 1 Silver Fern and 7 All Blacks (including 3 captains) have been students at St Kevin's.

Notable former students include:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Graeme Donaldson (2001), To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, p. 8 and 10
  3. ^ a b c d Redcastle Recollections, A Golden Jubilee Volume, p. 2.
  4. ^ New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001, p. 198.

Main sources

  • Redcastle, for the years: 1927, 1963, 1966, 1977, 1980, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2006–2008 and 2009.
  • J.C. O'Neill, The History of the Work of the Christian Brothers in New Zealand, unpublished Dip. Ed. thesis, University of Auckland, 1968.
  • Redcastle Recollections, A Golden Jubilee Volume, St Kevin's College, Oamaru, 1977.
  • 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.[1].
  • Graeme Donaldson, To All Parts of the Kingdom: Christian Brothers In New Zealand 1876-2001, Christian Brothers New Zealand Province, Christchurch, 2001.
  • "College Personnel", Redcastle, 2009 Page 4.
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