St Thomas of Canterbury College

at 69 Middlepark Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch , 8042 New Zealand

1. High School
2. Local Business
3. Catholic Church
4. Junior High School

<p><b>St Thomas of Canterbury College</b> is a <a href="/pages/w/132636526774139">college</a> for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a <a href="/pages/w/110441685650520">Catholic</a> education to its students. It is located in <a href="/pages/w/109638929053987">Christchurch</a>, <a href="/pages/w/106189769413370">New Zealand</a>. The college is integrated into the state education system under an integration agreement which was first entered into by the <a href="/pages/w/144486455566513">Christian Brothers</a> (as the proprietors of the college) and the Government of New Zealand on 11 November 1981 under Section 7 of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. St Thomas of Canterbury College is located in the Christchurch suburb of <a href="/pages/w/109638929053987">Sockburn</a>.</p><h2>Roll</h2><p>In 2006 the ethnic composition of St Thomas of Canterbury College was New Zealand European/Pākeha 72%, Māori 7%, Samoan 3%, Other Pacifica 1%, Asian 13%,Middle Eastern 2% and Others 2%. The college excels in sporting, cultural, scientific and enterprise activities. Academically, the school offers for senior years the <a href="/pages/w/110989505620019">National Certificate of Educational Achievement</a> assessment system (NCEA).</p><h2>History</h2><h3>Origins</h3><p>A Christian Brothers' school in Christchurch was first proposed in the 1880s. The third Catholic <a href="/pages/w/116492238398008">Bishop of Christchurch</a>, <a href="/pages/w/136455733052057">Patrick Francis Lyons</a> (Bishop 1944-1950) acquired land on Sockburn in West Christchurch and formally invited the Christian Brothers to provide the staff. There was no progress for several years. Eventually <a href="/pages/w/144486455566513">Brother Marlow</a>, the Provincial of the Christian Brothers, and <a href="/pages/w/198670103488079">Edward Michael Joyce</a>, the fourth Catholic Bishop of Christchurch (Bishop 1950-1964), agreed, and St Thomas of Canterbury College held its first classes on 6 February 1961 (<a href="/pages/w/112313218780133">Waitangi Day</a> - not a public holiday then).</p>

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St Thomas of Canterbury College is Christchurch based place and this enity listed in Catholic Church category. Located at 69 Middlepark Road, Upper Riccarton 8042. Contact phone number of St Thomas of Canterbury College: 03 348 7010