Sacred Heart Girls' College, Hamilton

Sacred Heart Girls' College
Address
52 Clyde St,
Hamilton East,
Hamilton
Coordinates 37°47′31″S 175°17′41″E / 37.7919°S 175.2948°E / -37.7919; 175.2948Coordinates: 37°47′31″S 175°17′41″E / 37.7919°S 175.2948°E / -37.7919; 175.2948
Information
Type State single-sex girls, Secondary (Year 9–13).
Motto Age Quod Agis
Established 1884; 132 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no. 139
Headmaster Catherine Gunn
School roll 900[1] (July 2016)
Socio-economic decile 7O[2]
Website www.shgcham.school.nz

Sacred Heart Girls College is a state integrated Catholic Girls' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand. The school was established by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1884. The school crest features the monogram SH and the symbol †, with the motto "Age Quod Agis" across the bottom, translating loosely into "What ever you do, do to the best of your ability".

Sacred Heart Girls' College has a strong relationship with its brother Catholic school, St John's College.

History

In 1884, Sacred Heart Girls College was opened as a Catholic Secondary School by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions to provide an education for Catholic women in the Waikato. Originally small in size, the campus has now extended both buildings and land. New netball and tennis courts were added and there is now a new Arts Block and library. It is a very successful school with more than 900 students.

Special character and academic achievement are very much alive and celebrated within the college.

There is a strong tradition of excellence in both sport and academics.

Houses

The College has six houses named after famous women in the Catholic faith:

Aubert

(Orange) - Suzanne Aubert, foundress of Daughters of Our Lady of Compassion

Avila

(Purple) - St Teresa of Avila

Barbier

(Yellow) -Euphrasie Barbier, foundress of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions

Mackillop

(Green) - St Mary Mackillop

Lisieux

(Blue) - St Theresa of Lisieux

Siena

(Pink) - St Catherine of Siena

Sports

Sacred Heart Girls College has a long sporting tradition and is committed to offering all students opportunities to participate in a range of individual and team sports, at both a competitive and non-competitive level.

The physical education facilities consist of a fitness centre, a squash court, a gymnasium, turfed tennis and netball courts, and use of Steele Park.

School Sports days (Athletics and Swimming) are held outside of the school campus at facilities such as Porritt Stadium and Te Rapa Waterworld.

Major sports are practised outside class times, with games being played after school and in the weekends. Students have been selected as Waikato representatives in most sports, and many have gone on to win national and international honours.

An incomplete list of sports currently available include: aerobics, athletics, badminton, basketball, bowls, cricket, cycling, duathlon, equestrian, fitness centre, lacrosse, golf, gymnastics, hockey, kickboxing, netball, rowing, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, talent squad, tennis, touch rugby, triathlon, volleyball, waka ama and waterpolo.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 2 August 2016". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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