Sancta Maria College, New Zealand
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| Motto | Faith is our compass |
| Type | State integrated co-ed secondary, years 7-13 |
| Year established | 2004 |
| Address | 319 Te Irirangi Drive Howick South |
| Principal | Paul Daley |
| School roll | over 700 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is high) | 7 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 491 |
| Website | http://www.sanctamaria.school.nz |
Sancta Maria College is named after the mission schooner Sancta Maria on which Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier sailed around New Zealand.
Bishop Pompallier, who is a specially honoured pioneer of the New Zealand Catholic Church, arrived in the Hokianga from France in 1838 with a group of Marist Priests and Marist Brothers. In the early 1840's he sailed around New Zealand with this group, converting settlers to the Catholic Faith. These early missionaries were responsible for establishing churches in Howick and Panmure.
The College’s name commemorates the historic arrival and work of Bishop Pompallier. There is a comparison between the vessel Sancta Maria being used to spread the Word and our College being a vessel for furthering the Religious Education of young people in our area. It also links the College with the ships and the sea which are so much a feature of our city.
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