Bishop Viard College, also known as Viard College or BVC, is a coeducational,
integrated, secondary school (years 7–13) located in
Kenepuru,
Porirua
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,
New Zealand
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.
History
The college was founded in 1968 by Cardinal
Peter McKeefry, Archbishop of
Wellington
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, 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.
Notable alumni
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Brent Anderson – rugby union player
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Bernard Cadogan – poet, philosopher, and historian
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Joe Filemu –
rugby union
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player
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Izzy Ford – local-body politician and rugby union player
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Faifili Levave – rugby union player
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Vince Mellars –
rugby league
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and rugby union player
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Anthony Perenise – rugby union player
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John Schwalger – rugby union player
Notes
Sources
* 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.
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Te Kete Ipurangi
External links
School website
{{Schools in Wellington
Educational institutions established in 1968
Catholic secondary schools in the Wellington Region
Schools in Porirua
1968 establishments in New Zealand