Students of St Marys College welcomed a very special visitor last week. She is short story author and journalist, Sara Vui Talitu, the woman behind popular books such as “Guilty Rain” and “Ma’a.” “It’s a way for me to encourage the young writers to be sincere, humble and to write out of necessity to say Read more
A rugby team from St Peter’s College in Gore, which is a town in New Zealand recently played an exhibition match against RugbyNY Western Boys All-Stars at Niagara University, in Western New York. Fred Bressette, the assistant coach of the The RugbyNY Western Boys All-Stars said the got “clobbered by St. Peters College of New Read more
Some parents of Our Lady of Fatima School students were shocked to see a sign promoting a new school that would close their own because they believed consultation on the details of the decision was open until late July. The school, in Christchurch New Zealand, is to be closed along with another school, St Paul’s Read more
The chief executive officer of New Zealand’s Catholic Education Office is predicting the start of next term could see pupils testing the limits of uniform and appearance rules. Brother Patrick Lynch said the recent court decision had ramifications for all schools when it came to student grooming. He said a law change may be needed Read more
On Monday a judicial review of the suspension of Lucan Battison by St John’s College Hasting took place in the in the High Court at Wellington. Battison, a pupil at the College, has refused to get a haircut, after being told to do so by the school. The lawyer representing the St John’s College Hastings Read more
A noisy protest by pupils, parents and supporters of the St Mark’s Catholic School in Pakuranga, Auckland has fallen on at least one set of deaf ears. An Auckland Council planner, Scott Cheng, is recommending commissioners give the green light to the BP oil company’s request to build next to the school, but with conditions. Read more
After a long period of consultation there has been no consensus reached about the future of St Paul’s and Our Lady of Fatima schools in Mairehau, so Christchurch’s Bishop Barry Jones has been forced to make the final call. The Bishop’s proposal was made following three rounds of community consultation The proposal is to cancel the integration Read more
The art room at Wellesley College, Days Bay Wellington was a hive of creative activity last Thursday. Children from two schools, St Michael’s and Holy Cross joined a group of students from Wellesley College for a day of art and friendship. This was to mark UNHCR World Refugee Day on June 20. The refugee background Read more
A number of principals have spoken out in support of the St John’s College which is being taken to the High Court by the parents of a 16-year-old boy suspended because his hair was too long. St John’s College, a Catholic boys’ secondary school in Hastings, New Zealand, suspended Lucan Battison for being in breach Read more
The Prime Minister of Samoa, Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Dr. Sa’ilele Malielegaoi has promised that the government look at the long overdue proposal from church schools to have their teachers paid for by the government. He made this promise while delivering the keynote address at the celebration marking 150 years of work by the Missionary Sisters of the Read more