Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated single-sex girls' Catholic secondary school located in

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. It was established in 1912 by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions and was the first secondary school to be opened in the

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. It was originally sited in high street on the property known as Margaret street. In 1957 the school was shifted to the existing site on Laings Road. In May 1980 it became the first Catholic secondary school to be integrated under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. The school has six house groups: Lisieux (Pink), Avila (Red), Aubert (Green), Lourdes (Light Blue), Barbier (Dark Blue) and Siena (Yellow). Due to having earthquake prone buildings the school strengthened its largest building in early 2017 and demolished its tallest in December 2017.

Enrolment

As a state-integrated school, the proprietors of St Catherine's College charge compulsory attendance dues to cover capital costs. For the 2025 school year, the attendance dues payable is $1,147 per year per student. As of , Sacred Heart College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. As of , the school has an

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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 6 and 7 under the former

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system).

Notable alumnae

* Teresa Bergman, dux 2004, singer-songwriter-guitarist * Stephanie Dowrick, writer and spiritual teacher * Catherine Chidgey, novelist

References

Educational institutions established in 1912 Girls' schools in New Zealand Catholic secondary schools in the Wellington Region Schools in Lower Hutt 1912 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-school-stub