Posts Tagged ‘St Bede’s’

St Bedes students lose honours in racism row

Friday, November 4th, 2011

The three worst offenders in the St Bede’s College racism row will not receive their honours pockets this year or will have them stripped.

Seven of the students were involved with inappropriate and racist comments on Facebook after St Bede’s lost to Wesley College at the national secondary schools rugby tournament.

Rector Justin Boyle said “incredible damage” was done and the students now had their names registered with the Human Rights Commission.

They also knew any future employer would be able to Google their names and see what they had been up to on Facebook.

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Second series of St Bede’s icons unveiled

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

On Sunday 02 October, the Rector of St Bede’s College, Justin Boyle, unveiled the second series of Bedean icons. This project was initiated by the St Bede’s College Old Boys’ Association as a centennial gift and the first three icons were unveiled in 2009. The first grouping were all Marist priests and each played a Read more

St Bede’s students in racist taunts

Friday, October 7th, 2011

The rector of one of ChristChurch’s Catholic schools is disgusted with eight students who directed racist taunts at Polynesian rugby players after being beaten in the national secondary schools rugby tournament.

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Book Launch – History of St Bede’s College

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

On Sunday St Bede’s College in Christchurch relaunched its centennial celebration which had been put on hold earlier this year as consequence of the earthquake. To mark the occasion a Mass was celebrated, followed by a dinner and the launching of the centennial book, The Faith of Our Fathers, the History of St Bede’s College. It is Read more

Marian College moves to Cathedral College site

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Marian College will move to Catholic Cathedral College at the start of next year.  The College’s Shirley site is to be ‘mothballed’ for up to four years. Marian College principal Anna Heffernan said the school was not being amalgamated with Catholic Cathedral College. Each would remain a separate school community, with its own culture and identity. Marian will Read more

Earthquake: Girls to attend St Bede’s College Christchurch

Monday, March 14th, 2011

The on-going effect of the Christchurch earthquake opens the way for the girls of Marian College Christchurch to attend the all-boys St Bede’s, College in Christchurch. Marian College, a Catholic girls College with approximately 450 students, has been severely affected by the earthquake and will likely not be able to operate on it’s present site for the Read more