St John's College is a state-integrated Catholic boys'

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in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a school roll of 816 as of March 2019. The school was established by the Marist Brothers in 1961 from Marist School (now Marian Catholic School). The school crest features the eagle of

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, with the motto "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" strewn across the bottom, a Latin motto translating loosely into "Christ's love urges us on". The mission statement for the school is "Preparing Young Men For Life".

History

St John's College moved to its current Hillcrest Road location in October 1962.

Facilities

A Pompallier technology centre was opened at St John's College in May 2002, which contains facilities for art,

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and materials technology classes. St John's College has an

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centre, named the Paul Honiss Tennis and Hockey Centre. It was completed in May 2003 on a budget of NZ$250,000. A new Sports Centre at the school was opened in early 2020, with New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern attending to visit the opening. The gym is estimated to be worth NZ $ 8 million, with the same building also supporting three new classrooms. This newly established area began construction in 2018 as a response to the roll increase of students at St John's College. An updated facility was required for all students to sufficiently participate in sports activities at the school. Sports that can be played at the new gymnasium include basketball, volleyball, badminton and futsal.

Houses

St John's College has four houses. The houses are named after four prominent figures in the Catholic Faith. *

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– Red * Marcellin – Blue * Pompallier – Green * Roncalli – Gold

Notable alumni

* Sosene Anesi – former rugby union footballer * David Bennett – MP for Hamilton East * James Gill - New Zealand Golf representative Eisenhower Trophy 2006, 2008 * Mark van Gisbergen – England fullback *

Marty Holah Martin Rowan "Marty" Holah (born 10 September 1976 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who has played for Welsh regional side Ospreys, the Waikato provincial team and the Chiefs Super Rugby franchise. Holah was cap ...

– All Black Openside flanker *

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– New Zealand Tall Black (2006), Silver medal at Commonwealth games in 2006 *

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– rugby referee * Benjamin Mitchell – '' Shortland Street'' actor * Michael Redman – former Mayor of Hamilton, former CEO of the Hamilton City Council *

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– former MP for Hamilton West, former Mayor of Hamilton

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint John's College, Hamilton Boys' schools in New Zealand Educational institutions established in 1923 Secondary schools in Hamilton, New Zealand Catholic secondary schools in Hamilton, New Zealand Marist Brothers schools 1923 establishments in New Zealand