Bishop Viard College, also known as Viard College or BVC, is a coeducational, integrated, secondary school (years 7–13) located in Kenepuru, Porirua, New Zealand.
| Bishop Viard College | |
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20 Kenepuru Drive, Porirua, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41°08′25″S 174°50′21″E / 41.1404°S 174.8393°E |
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| Type | State integrated, Co-educational, Secondary Years 7–13 |
| Motto | Truth is Light |
| Established | 1968; 56 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 256 |
| Principal | Chris Theobald |
| School roll | 421[1] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 1C[2] |
| Website | viard.school.nz |
History edit
The college was founded in 1968 by Cardinal Peter McKeefry, Archbishop of Wellington, and was staffed by the Assumptionist Fathers and the Brigidine Sisters. The school was named after Philippe Viard, the first Catholic Bishop of Wellington. Originally the school consisted of two institutions (for boys and girls) on the same site, however it became a single co-educational unit in 1975.
The school celebrated its 50th Jubilee on Labour weekend, 19–21 October 2018.[3]
Notable alumni edit
- Brent Anderson – All Black rugby union player (1986–1987) [4]
- Bernard Cadogan – poet, philosopher, and historian [5]
- Izzy Ford – local-body politician and former rugby union player
- Faifili Levave – rugby union player
- Vince Mellars – rugby league and rugby union player
- Anthony Perenise – rugby union player
- John Schwalger – All Black rugby union player (2007–2008)
Notes edit
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "BVC redirect". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
- ^ "Bishop Viard rugby reunion recalls glory days". 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Guest Lecturer Dr. Bernard Cadogan "Treaty and Method: New Zealand's Treaty Constitution and the Interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi"" (PDF). April 2011.
Sources edit
- Lillian G. Keys, Philip Viard, Bishop of Wellington, Pegasus Press, Christchurch, 1968.
- Ernest Richard Simmons, Brief history of the Catholic Church in New Zealand, Catholic Publications Centre, Auckland, 1978.
- Michael King, God's farthest outpost : a history of Catholics in New Zealand, Viking, Auckland 1997.
- Michael O'Meeghan S.M., Steadfast in hope : the story of the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington 1850–2000, Dunmore press, Palmerston North, 2003.
- Broadbent, John V. "Viard, Philippe Joseph 1809–1872 Priest, missionary, bishop". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- Te Kete Ipurangi