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, Marist College set on 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 continuously existing Catholic boys' secondary school in Auckland although it has changed its location, moving to its current Glen Innes site in 1955. St Paul's College was founded on the old Sacred Heart College site in that year. 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

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principal. In 2003, the college held its centennial celebrations, which included the opening of a new administration building, technology block and Year 7 and 8 Department, and in 2005 it celebrated 50 years of being at the Glen Innes site.

Headmasters

* Brother Kenneth ‘Bosco’ Camden (1974 - 1981) * Brendan Schollum (1993 - ) (first non-Marist brother headmaster) * Phillip Mahoney (- 2006) * Jim Dale (2007 - 2018) * Stephen Dooley (2019 - 2021) * Kieran Fouhy (2021 - 2022) * Patrick Walsh (2022–present)

Academics

As a state-integrated school, Sacred Heart College follows the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC). In Years 11 to 13, students complete the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), the main secondary school qualification in New Zealand.

Sport

Sacred Heart offers a wide range of sporting options to its pupils, many competing at a national level. The Sacred Heart 1st XV remains the only team never to have been relegated from the 1A grade. In football the 1st XI team has gained the national title in 2018 and 2019. In Water Polo, 2020 saw the college claim the North Island Championship title at all three levels; senior, junior and intermediate. Sacred Heart College offer a Sports Institute programme for boys in Years 7–10. This development programme is offered in

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, football, rugby union,

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, and water polo.

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 Basil House is named after Brother Basil, who taught at the college for over 50 years, and was also the college's first principal. * Coolahan 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 Lenihan House is named after the Bishop of Auckland in 1903, who saw the need for a Catholic boys' school in the area and was a driving force in Sacred Heart's foundation. * Marcellin Marcellin house is named after

Marcellin Champagnat Marcellin Joseph Benedict Champagnat (20 May 17896 June 1840), also known as Saint Marcellin Champagnat, was born in Le Rosey, village of Marlhes, near St. Etienne (Loire), France. He was the founder of the Marist Brothers, a religious congreg ...

, founder of the Marist order. * Pompallier Pompallier house is named after

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(1802–1871), the first Catholic

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and

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to visit and be located in New Zealand (arrived 1838); first Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1848–1868). * Stephen Stephen House is named after Brother Stephen Coll FMS, a well known former teacher and Marist Brother at the college.

Boarding hostel

The boarding hostel is home to roughly 160–170 boarders from all over New Zealand and from overseas.

Controversies

Bullying

In 2019, New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman reported on cases of bullying complaints made in 2016. At the time, a recommendation was made to the board of trustees at the school to formally apologise for the way the complaints were handled and to review the school's harassment and bullying policies. These policies have been updated and are published on the college website. Sacred Heart College's response to the bullying complaints was slammed by the Chief Ombudsman. Two students anonymously approached TVNZ 1 News claiming they had been bullied. One mother recalled a story when one child came up to her son, and said "go and commit suicide so I can piss on your grave." When asked if it had a "bullying problem," Sacred Heart College responded that the board of trustees accepted that the 2016 matter had not been well handled at the time. However changes had been made, along with the introduction of focused initiatives for a stronger, more caring college.

Discrimination

Sacred Heart College has been criticised by New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman for declining in 2018 to offer an enrolment place to an autistic boy, using the excuse that he was "not Catholic enough." After an investigation, it was found that Sacred Heart College had ranked other non-Catholic prospective students higher than the autistic boy, raising questions around whether the school was actively discriminating against disabled persons. The Board of Trustees offered a statement of regret that anguish may have been caused, and accepted the need for compassion.

Drugs

In 2003, seven students were expelled for possessing and using marijuana on school grounds.

Concerns for student safety

In 2020, a report of an unidentified source of threat was made to the college, however after Police investigation, there was no evidence to suggest there was any validity. In July 2022, Sacred Heart College was forced to close for a day after threats were made against pupils on social media.

Marist Brothers allegations

As an organisation, the Marist Brothers has a long history of covering up sexual abuse allegations to protect its members. Brother Giles Waters taught at Sacred Heart College in the 1980s. He has been subject to numerous sexual abuse allegations. While no evidence has yet emerged of abuse occurring at Sacred Heart College, it has been established that the Marist Brothers would have known of Brother Giles Walters’ history at the time of his employment. Brother Kenneth ‘Bosco’ Camden was Headmaster of Sacred Heart College from 1974 - 1981. In 1990, Brother Kenneth Camden was convicted of sexual abuse crimes. Despite the conviction, Brother Kenneth Camden's death was acknowledged by the college in 2014. Brother Kenneth Camden's time at Sacred Heart College continues to be celebrated on the Marist Brothers’ website.

Notable alumni

The official alumni group is the Sacred Heart College Old Boys Association. Some of these well-known men include:

Public service

* John Belgrave – Chief Ombudsman * Brian Donnelly – Member of Parliament * Neil Kirton – Member of Parliament; Associate Minister of Health and Minister of Customs. *

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– Maori leader * Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara – former

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and President of Fiji * Sir

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–

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* Peter Fa'afiu - diplomat, global director Amnesty International (first of Pacific descent)

The Arts

* K O Arvidson – poet and academic *

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– musician * Dan Davin – author, Rhodes Scholar *

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– musician * Tim Finn – musician * Neil Finn – musician *

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– writer and film director *

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– musician * M K Joseph – poet and novelist * Michael King – author, historian * Brendhan Lovegrove – comedian *

Ivan Mercep Ivan Mercep (22 February 1930 – 8 April 2014) was a New Zealand architect. Early life and family Born in Taumarunui in 1930 to a Croatian family, Mercep was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland and Auckland University College, from wh ...

– Architect (Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to architecture; awarded the Gold Medal of the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2008) * Ian Morris – musician *

Milan Mrkusich Milan Mrkusich (5 April 1925 – 13 June 2018) was a New Zealand artist and designer. He was considered a pioneer of abstract painting in New Zealand. Retrospective exhibitions of his work were organised by the Auckland Art Gallery in 1972 and 19 ...

- artist and designer * Vincent O'Sullivan – writer *

Tim Radford Tim Radford (born 1940) is a British–New Zealand freelance journalist, born in New Zealand in 1940 and educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland. At 16, he joined ''The New Zealand Herald'' as a reporter. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1 ...

– journalist * John Cowie Reid – founder of the

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, professor of English, writer *

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– actor, screenwriter *

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– musician * Joseph Fa’afiu - author, New Zealand Champion of Public Speaking 2017

Broadcasting

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– TV presenter * Pat Brittenden – broadcaster

Religion

* Reginald John Delargey (1914–1979) – Auxiliary Bishop of

(1957–1970); Eighth Catholic Bishop Of Auckland (1970–1974); Fifth Archbishop of

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(1974–1979) (Cardinal). * Denis Devcich – director of the Mother of God Brothers * Patrick James Dunn (b. 1950) – Eleventh Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1994–2021) * John Patrick Kavanagh (1913–1985) – Fourth Catholic Bishop of Dunedin (1949–1985). * John Mackey (b. 1918) – Ninth Catholic Bishop of Auckland (1974–1983) *

Denzil Meuli Pierre Denzil Meuli (22 September 1926 – 22 March 2019) was a writer, former newspaper editor, Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Auckland and a leading traditionalist Catholic in New Zealand. In 1969 Meuli was appointed editor of the new ...

(Pierre Denzil) (1926–2019) – priest of the Diocese of Auckland, writer, former editor of the ''

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'' and a leading New Zealand traditionalist Catholic * Owen Noel Snedden (1917–1981) Auxiliary Bishop of

(1962–1981); first Auckland-born priest to be ordained a bishop.

Sport

Ben Afeaki Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki (born 12 January 1988) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was prop. He represented the Chiefs in Super Rugby and North Harbour in the ITM Cup between 2010 and 2014 and also mad ...

– rugby player, All Black *

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– rugby union coach; currently head coach of the Canadian national team * Cyril Brownlie – rugby player, All Black *

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- rugby league player,

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and NSW Blues *

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– rugby player, All Black; former coach of the Canadian national team,former coach of Benetton, coach of the Italian national team * Greg Davis – Wallaby captain *

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– rugby player, All Black and New Zealand Maori selector * Pelimani Fisi'iahi – rugby player, Tongan international * Sean Fitzpatrick – rugby player, All Black captain *

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– rugby player *

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– rugby player, All Black * Wilfrid Kalaugher – teacher and athlete *

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– Tongan rugby league player for the

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* Mata'afa Keenan- rugby player, Samoan international * Niko Kirwan – professional football player *

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– rugby player, Tongan international * Paul MacDonald – Olympic kayaker and surf lifesaver *

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– rugby player, Tongan international * Isitolo Maka – rugby player, All Black *

Morrie McHugh Maurice James McHugh (19 February 1917 – 25 September 2010) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks in 1946 and 1949; he was the 458th All Black. Early life He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, and l ...

– rugby player, All Black * Kevin O'Neill – rugby player, All Black * Sonny Parker – rugby Player, Welsh international *

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– rugby Player, All Black *

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- rugby player, All Black * JJ Stewart – former All Blacks coach *

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– rugby league player *

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– New Zealand Warriors * Taniela Tupou - rugby player, Australian international *

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– rugby player * Pat Walsh – rugby player, All Black *

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– rugby player, New Zealand 7's Cricket *

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, cricket player for Netherlands *Glen Phillips - NZ Black Caps, Auckland Aces * Matthew Quinn – cricket player NZ under 19, Auckland, New Zealand A, Essex

References

Bibliography

* A.G Butchers, ''Young New Zealand'', Coulls Somerville Wilkie Ltd, Dunedin, 1929. * ''Zealandia'', 1939–1989. * Pat Gallager, ''The Marist Brothers in New Zealand Fiji & Samoa 1876-1976'', New Zealand Marist Brothers' Trust Board, Tuakau, 1976. * E.R. Simmons, ''In Cruce Salus, A History of the Diocese of Auckland 1848 - 1980'', Catholic Publication Centre, Auckland 1982. * Thomas J. Ryder, ''Following all Your Ways, Lord - Recollections of Fr Thomas J. Ryder'' (transcribed and compiled by Margaret Paton) (Privately published, no date – perhaps early 1990s). * Tony Waters, ''Confortare, A History of Sacred Heart College, Auckland 1903 - 2003: a Marist Brothers secondary school'', Sacred Heart College, Auckland, 2003. * Nicholas Reid, ''The Life and Work of Reginald John Delargey Cardinal'', Catholic Diocese of Auckland/Pindar, Auckland, 2008.

External links

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History

Headmasters

Academics

Sport

Houses

Boarding hostel

Controversies

Bullying

Discrimination

Drugs

Concerns for student safety

Marist Brothers allegations

Notable alumni

Public service

The Arts

Broadcasting

Religion

Sport

See also

References

Bibliography

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