St Paul's Collegiate School is a private (independent)
Anglican secondary school in
Hamilton, New Zealand. Opened in 1959 originally as a boys only school, the school began admitting girls in years 12 to 13 in 1985, then girls in years 11 to 13 in 2010.
St Paul's Collegiate was founded by the Anglican community including the parents of some
Southwell School students, but today only a small proportion of St Pauls students are former Southwell students.
The school is located on land that previously was a part of the farm known as ''Cherrybrook'' which belonged to Mr. Andrew Primrose, Esq., J.P. an early settler and prominent resident in Waikato. The land purchased by Primrose was previously confiscated from Māori by the Grey Colonial government.
The school also owns and operates Tihoi Venture School, located on the edge of the
Pureora Forest Park around 50 km west of
Taupo. Year 10 students attend Tihoi for two terms (18 weeks) as part of an adventure-based character development and education programme.
The school won the
Maadi Cup and Springbok Shield in 2002 and 2003 for rowing.
Enrolment
As a private school, St Paul's Collegiate receives little funding from the government and charges parents of students tuition fees to cover costs. As of 2014, the school fees are approximately
NZ$19,050 per year for day students and NZ$29,800 for boarders. The exception is in Year 10 with the 18 weeks at Tihoi Venture School, where the fees are NZ$25,170 for day students and NZ$30.400 for boarders. Fees for international students are higher.
At the March 2012
Education Review Office
The Education Review Office (ERO) ( Māori: ''Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga'') is the public service department of New Zealand charged with reviewing and publicly reporting on the quality of education and care of students in all New Zealand schoo ...
(ERO) review of the school, St Paul's Collegiate had 675 students, including 31 international students. The school's gender composition was 85% male and 15% female, or 72% male and 28% female once the boys-only Years 9 and 10 are excluded. Around 71% of students at the school identified as New Zealand European (Pakeha), 9% as Maori, and 5% each as Chinese, Indian, and Pacific Islanders.
Houses
The school has eight
school houses Schoolhouse and School House may refer to:
* School building
* House system
* One-room schools or Two-room schools, usually historic, and termed "schoolhouses" in the United States
* Schoolhouse Home Education Association
* ''Schoolhouse Rock!''
* ...
: four for day boys, three for boarding boys, and one for girls.
Notable alumni
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Dan Ammann - President of General Motors
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Rod Carr - Vice Chancellor of Canterbury University
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James Dallinger
James William Dallinger (born 30 September 1985) is a New Zealand rower. He was a member of the World Champion under-23 coxed four in 2006, and the world champion senior coxless four in 2007. He has been selected for the New Zealand coxless fou ...
- member of New Zealand rowing crew, Beijing Olympics 2008
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Paul Gerritsen
Paul Gerritsen, (born 8 December 1984) is a New Zealand rower. He was a member of the world champion under-23 coxed four in 2006 also winning a bronze medal at the senior world championships the same year.
Early life
Gerritsen was born i ...
- member of New Zealand rowing crew
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Geoff Hines
Geoffrey Robert Hines (born 10 October 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Hines represented Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks
The New Zealand nation ...
- All Black
*
Lance Hohaia - member of the
New Zealand Warriors Rugby League Team
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Peter Latham - cyclist
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Toby Lynn
Toby Lynn (born 6 October 1984) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock. He represented the Western Force in Super Rugby until 2013. He previously played for the Chiefs and made his franchise debut during t ...
- rugby player, Waikato Chiefs
*
Samisoni Taukei'aho
Samisoni Frank Simpson Taukei'aho (born 8 August 1997) is a Tongan-born rugby union player who plays for the in the Super Rugby competition and plays for the New Zealand national rugby union team. His position of choice is hooker.
Taukei'ah ...
- All Black
*
Sam Uffindell
Samuel Julian Uffindell (born September 1983) is a New Zealand politician and former international banking executive. He has been a Member of Parliament for , representing the National Party, since winning a by-election in June 2022. He is bes ...
, Member of Parliament (also attended
King's College King's College or The King's College refers to two higher education institutions in the United Kingdom:
*King's College, Cambridge, a constituent of the University of Cambridge
*King's College London, a constituent of the University of London
It ca ...
)
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Simon Upton - former Cabinet Minister
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Daniel Vettori - member of New Zealand cricket team
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Jeremy Wells - TV personality (also attended
Wanganui Collegiate School)
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Olivia Wensley - Women's Rights Activist and CEO.
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Chris Wood -
All Whites
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footballer
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Gideon Wrampling -
New Zealand Schoolboys,
New Zealand under-20 and Waikato Chiefs rugby player.
References
External links
School websiteEducation Review Office (ERO) reports
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Boarding schools in New Zealand
Educational institutions established in 1958
Secondary schools in Hamilton, New Zealand
Anglican schools in New Zealand
1958 establishments in New Zealand