Saint Hilda's Collegiate School is a secondary school for girls in Dunedin, New Zealand.

History

Founded as an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

school in 1896 by the first bishop of Dunedin, Bishop Samuel Nevill and staffed by the

Sisters of the Church The Community of the Sisters of the Church is a religious order of women in various Anglican provinces who live the vowed life of poverty, chastity and obedience. In 2012 the order had 105 sisters living in community, together with an extensive n ...

. The sisters withdrew from the school in the 1930s. St Hilda's is the only school of the

Anglican Diocese of Dunedin The Diocese of Dunedin is one of the thirteen dioceses and ''hui amorangi'' (Māori bishoprics) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The diocese covers the same area as the provinces of Otago and Southland in the South Is ...

. It is integrated into the New Zealand state school system. It has a roll of approximately 450 girls with around one third of the school being boarders from both around New Zealand and overseas. The school is named after Saint Hilda, a 7th-century English abbess remembered for the influential role she played in the Synod of Whitby. Saint Hilda is considered one of the patron saints of learning and culture, including poetry. Occupying a site bounded by Cobden Street, Heriot Row and Royal Terrace, the original buildings have been demolished and the site redeveloped from the mid 20th century. Some of the new buildings were designed by Ted McCoy. The chapel includes copies of windows from the first chapel.

Notable alumni and staff

* Fiona J. McDonald, graduate * Bessie Te Wenerau Grace, staff * *

Louise Petherbridge Louise Durant Petherbridge (née Harris, born 1931), is a New Zealand actor, director, deviser, producer and lecturer. Early life Born in Dunedin, New Zealand, Petherbridge attended St Hilda's Collegiate and the University of Otago, graduat ...

- actor and director

References

External links

* Girls' schools in New Zealand Boarding schools in New Zealand Secondary schools in Dunedin Educational institutions established in 1896 1896 establishments in New Zealand Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia {{NewZealand-school-stub