Catholic Education New Zealand
Catholic Education New Zealand
Catholic Education in Auckland, New Zealand has been around for centuries, but the best Catholics schools within the Catholic Education System were founded in the 1950s by the De La Salle Brothers. St John Baptist de La Salle is the founder of the Lasallian community, with catholic values that centre every school. Lasallian associated schools include catholic schools such as De La Salle College Mangere East, John Paul College Rotorua and Francis Douglas Memorial College New Plymouth.
What is Catholic Education?
Catholic Education is an integral part of the Education System in New Zealand as it delivers high-quality traditional academic teachings along with the Catholic values and ethos of the Catholic Archdiocese. Differing from your average public schools education, Catholic schools are highly regarded and designed to produce a high-quality Catholic Education all the while teaching values and respect.
The De La Salle conglomerate of schools are an essential part of the New Zealand Catholic education system as the institution supports your child through their formative years, with a focus on faith, service and community within a school environment.
De La Salle College Mangere East
De La Salle College, Mangere East is a New Zealand catholic secondary college for boys from years 7-12. It has the highest regard for catholic education and schools with values of Faith, Service, Community and Excellence. De La Salle College is an integrated Catholic secondary boys' school in the south of Auckland, New Zealand. Established in 1953 by the De La Salle Brothers, it continues to educate young men within the Catholic faith and Christian values. Students are encouraged to develop every aspect of their person and a strong emphasis is placed on excellence in education, cultural pride, religious teachings and sporting ability within the schools curriculum.
De La Salle catholic schools pride themselves on being a centre for providing quality education and resources. For more information regarding catholic schools such as De La Salle College Mangere East, John Paul College Rotorua and Francis Douglas Memorial College New Plymouth please view their websites below.
To find out more about De La Salle College Mangere East, visit https://www.delasalle.school.nz/
Francis Douglas Memorial College
Based in New Plymouth, New Zealand, the Francis Douglas Memorial College was founded in 1959 it is a state integrated Catholic school for young men through year 7 to 12. This school is a truly Lasallian catholic school for the 790 fortunate boys, 120 of whom board in La Salle House, to be educated in the religious virtues of Faith, Service and Community before taking their places in society.
The motto of the school is Touching Heart, Teaching Minds, Transforming Lives. The all-boys’ catholic school follows the tradition of the De La Salle Brothers, with core values of respect, inclusiveness, quality education and concern for the poor and social justice. Every young man that goes to the catholic school finishes their education with the highest quality of religious learning and respect for those around them, no matter who they are. The teachers are all highly qualified with experience in various catholic schools in Auckland, Wellington and the surrounding New Zealand area.
De La Salle catholic schools pride themselves on being a centre for providing quality education and resources. For more information regarding catholic schools such as De La Salle College Mangere East, John Paul College Rotorua and Francis Douglas Memorial College New Plymouth please view their websites below.
To find out more about Francis Douglas College, visit http://www.fdmc.school.nz/
John Paul College, Rotorua
John Paul College was founded to serve the Catholic families of Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. The college is a top performing state-integrated Catholic school and the largest co-educational Catholic School in New Zealand. It promotes excellence in the schools academic, sporting and cultural spheres and has comprehensive systems of pastoral care and support to ensure that each individual student can flourish to his or her fullest potential.
Named after Pope John Paul II, John Paul College, is a co-educational secondary catholic college with the motto of “Through Faith and Love”. The catholic school provides immense opportunities for its students with amazing resources, such as service trips to Cambodia and life-long growth through Catholic Education. It was opened in 1987 and combined two existing catholic schools, Edmund Rice College (for boys) and MacKillop College (for girls). These schools combined to be a centre for students in the New Zealand area with religious teachers and teachers from other surrounding catholic schools joining John Paul College to provide religious resources to the students in Rotorua, Wellington, Auckland and the surrounding area and the Catholic Schools in the region.
De La Salle catholic schools pride themselves on being a centre for providing quality education and resources. For more information regarding catholic schools such as De La Salle College Mangere East, John Paul College Rotorua and Francis Douglas Memorial College New Plymouth please view their websites below.
To find out more about John Paul College, visit https://jpc.school.nz/
Enrolment
These secondary schools pride themselves on achieving the highest standards of education with quality resources within a curriculum that covers the spiritual, academic, cultural, physical and social development of all students.
Students are encouraged to become involved in every aspect of the Catholic schools way of life. The wide range of extracurricular activities offered is designed to develop your child's leadership potential and their ability to take initiative whilst they enjoy the company of their fellow students.
