The change of ownership of the secondary school, which the Christian Brothers have run since 1927, was signed off by the Ministry of Education.

On December 17, trustees of the Christian Brothers, the diocese and Minister of Education Chris Hipkins formalised the agreement.

The agreement was made in the form of a deed of novation integration agreement, effective from December 11.

"The new proprietor assumes all the obligations, duties and responsibilities of the original proprietor and has all the rights and benefits of the original proprietor under the integration agreement and as prescribed under the Education Act," the six-page document says.

When the change was announced last June, St Kevin's principal Paul Olsen said the Brothers' were not as involved in the school as was formerly the case, so it made sense to transfer the ownership.

St Kevin's College deputy principal Kerry Ryan said pupils would notice virtually no change in how the school was run.

"As I said to the students, from your perspective, you will not notice anything different.

"The school will go on; you'll still get educated.

"From a legal perspective, the school's ownership has changed. There's a few odds and ends when it comes to who pays for things, so at a purely administrative level there's changes," Ryan said.

Source

• Oamaru Mail
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St Kevin's College, which has been under Christian Brothers ownership since 1927, will be transferred to the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin later this year.

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The co-educational secondary boarding school introduced an equine studies programme in the second term of this year and the support and interest had been "amazing", assistant principal and programme co-ordinator Jo Walshe said.

The programme had been suggested because of the number of rural boarding pupils who ride and keep horses on school grounds.

The course involves multiple components, including NCEA credits and hands-on experience, and is tailored to suit riders of any level.

It is taught by Swedish tutor Ingela Anklew. Ms Anklew and her partner moved to New Zealand in 2012 and have now settled in Oamaru.

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• Otago Daily Times
• Otago Daily Times
• Image stkevinsnews.blogspot.co.nz