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Sacred Heart College is a secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a Catholic, Marist College set on 60 acres of land overlooking the Tamaki Estuary in Glen Innes.

History

The college was opened in 1903 in Ponsonby, by the Marist Brothers. It is the oldest existing Catholic boys's secondary school in Auckland although it has changed its location, moving to its current Glen Innes site in 1955. The Marist Brothers continue to be a presence in the school community, with both teaching and maintenance of school grounds undertaken in part by the Brothers. The Headmaster role at the college was served solely by Marist Brothers up until 1993, when Brendan Schollum took the role; the college's first lay principal in its history. In 2003, the college held its centenary celebrations, which included the opening of a new administration building, technology block and Year 7 & 8 Department, and in 2005 it celebrated 50 years of being at the Glen Innes site. At the end of 2006, Jim Dale became the second lay Headmaster at Sacred Heart College, taking over from Mr. Mahoney.

Education

Sacred Heart currently offers NCEA as its national qualification standard. In the 2007 academic year, the school's Board of Trustees and Management Team began an Academic Review. This will look at the schools current assessment process and performance, and whether the school should look at alternative courses of education, such as Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) and the International Baccalaureate (IB).

Sport

Sacred Heart offers a wide range of sporting options to its pupils, though it's traditionally a school with a very strong rugby culture. Sacred Heart won four titles in the 2006 season, with its 3A, 3B, 5A and 5B teams victorious. The Under-15 Open team won the North Island Catholic Boys Under 15 Tournament, held at Francis Douglas Memorial College in that year also. The Sacred Heart 1st XV remains one of the only teams never to have been relegated from the 1A grade.
   Other Sports include: Football, Cricket, Water Polo, Tennis, Cycling, Basketball, Hockey, Badminton, Rowing, Swimming and Athletics.
   In 2007, the 14B Football team had a very successful season, the best ever seen in SHC for a team in this grade.
   For 2007, a new Sports Institute has been opened for boys in years 7-10. Currently, the only sports on offer for this academy are Cricket, Football, Rugby union and Water Polo, though this is likely to expand to include other sports in subsequent years.

Houses

The houses of Sacred Heart College are named after either famous people in the Catholic and Marist community in New Zealand, or important figures in the school's history. The six houses are:

Basil - Yellow Basil House is named after Brother Basil, who taught at the College for over 50 years.
Coolahan - Green (Current House Champions)

Coolahan House is named after the landowner who donated the land for the original site of the College in Ponsonby, now the site of St. Paul's College.

Lenihan - Red Lenihan House is named after the Bishop of Auckland in 1903, who saw the need for a Catholic Boy's school in the area and was a driving force in Sacred Heart's foundation.

Marcellin - Teal Marcellin house is named after Marcellin Champagnat, founder of the Marist order.

Pompallier - Blue Pompallier house is named after Jean Baptiste Pompallier (1802-1871), the first Catholic vicar apostolic and bishop to visit and be located in New Zealand (arrived 1838); first Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1848-1868).

Stephen - Purple Stephen House is named after Brother Stephen, a well known former teacher and Marist Brother at the college. There is also a seventh 'House', Leonard House, which is home to the Senior Boarding students in the College Hostel.

Boarding Hostel

The Boarding Hostel is home to roughly 160 - 170 boarders from all over New Zealand and from overseas. Since 2006, the Dean of Boarding has been Mr. Michael O'Donnell who looks after Years 9-11. Year 12 and 13 boarders stay in Leonard House (mentioned before).

Old Boys

A number of renowned academics, musicians and sportsmen have come from the college. Some of these well-known men include:

Sean Fitzpatrick, Rugby Player and former captain of the All Blacks

Isitolo Maka, Rugby Player former All Black

Finau Maka, Rugby Player Tongan player

Pat Walsh, All Black

Tim Finn, Musician

Neil Finn, Musician

Pat Brittenden, Broadcaster

Toa Fraser, Writer

Dave Dobbyn, Musician

Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand

Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Former Prime Minister of Fiji and President of Fiji

Mike Chunn, Musician

Ian Morris, Musician

Logan Swann, Rugby League Player

Paul MacDonald, Olympic Kayaker and Surf lifesaver

Xavier Rush, Rugby Player and Former All Black

Sonny Parker, Rugby Player

Bishop John Mackey, Former Bishop of Auckland

Bishop Patrick James Dunn, Current Bishop of Auckland

Michael King, Author/Historian

Dan Davin, Author, Rhodes Scholar

Denis Devcich

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