Our School

Principal's Message

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your interest in St. John’s College. Our College is a hidden jewel that was founded in 1941 by the Marist Fathers and is the only Catholic Boys’ School in Hawke’s Bay.

We provide a stimulating educational programme with an emphasis on literacy and numeracy, an excellent range of sporting opportunities and activities to celebrate our cultural heritage, and a great house system which fosters school spirit and competition. Our culture is centred on the life of Jesus Christ and the example he set for us all.

The aim is to provide a high quality education for young men, grounded in Gospel values within our Catholic and Marist tradition. We strive to teach these values, while immersing our young men in an experience of living in a Catholic community. The College’s holistic vision extends to student achievement and support in Pastoral Care, Academia, Sport, Arts and Culture.

By expanding our vision to these particular pillars, we believe we can develop a young man who is balanced, well rounded and able to face a competitive secular world with confidence. This is the vision of a ‘St. John’s Man’.

The extension of our school is our parents and Old Boys. We are not just a school, we are a community. We value your input and support. Together we can teach our young men to be well grounded in their faith, independent and able to make wise decisions based on Christian values, with resilience to deal with the complexities of modern day life.

Again, many thanks for your interest in our College. If you require further information, please visit our prospectus page.

Opere et Veritate ‘In Word and in Truth.’

Paul Melloy
Principal – St John’s College

Special Character

All in the way of Mary – Founded by the Priests of the Society of Mary, at St. John’s College we seek to model our lives on Mary, the Mother of Jesus.

Vision & Values

St John’s College provides a high quality education for young men, grounded in Gospel values within the Catholic and Marist traditions.

Catholic Character

Our goal is to provide our students with the knowledge of encounter with and witness to Christ. We endeavour to have viable student planning and participation in everything connected with our Catholic faith at the College.

Pastoral Care

Every student has the right to experience their education in a safe and equitable setting; just as every teacher has the right to experience their profession in the same environment.

Old Boy's Association of St John's

OLD BOYS SUCCESSES – 2019

Greg Foran

Greg was recently named as the new Air New Zealand CEO.

Greg is a very successful businessman having been CEO of Walmart in the US for many years.

Congratulations Greg – SJC is a school of excellence that produces and shapes young men who go on and succeed from that ‘small school in Hastings’.

Jaaron Fritz was placed 3^rd in the ICN World Championships in Melbourne last week.

Jaaron is an Old Boy and a former world junior waterski racing champion. He showed discipline and courage when recovering from his broken leg injuries, his first was in 2009 while playing for the St John’s College 1st XV. This has served him well in his bodybuilding pursuits.

Darren Manning
(Global Albatross) has been awarded Best Adviser for Individual Clients at the 2019 Health Insurance and Protection Awards in London. Global Albatross is the only NZ company to ever have been shortlisted for global awards.

75th Jubilee
The Jubilee saw a gathering of past and present staff as well as past and present students for the celebrations. The opening of the new Dowling Block in time for the Jubilee showed to the past students that the College is not only alive and well, but the facilities are modern and at the cutting edge of education.

It was wonderful to see and be in the presence of ‘first day’ pupils and to see that the Marist values that were instilled in these men were still being taught and passed on to the present day students.

The college is in good heart and the celebrations for the 100th Jubilee will be just as wonderful as was the 75th.

Tom Silverwood
President St. John’s College Old Boys’ Association

Email: tom.silverwood@sjmgc.school.nz

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Our Board of Trustees

Mrs Tessa Barrett is the Board of Trustees Chairman.

Other Board members are:

Mr Jay Campbell – Parent Rep
Mr Luke Homan – Proprietor Rep
Mr David Ivory – Staff Rep
Mr Warwick Jones – Proprietor Rep
Mr Paul Melloy – Principal/Secretary
Mrs Susanne Rauth-Roess – Parent Rep
Mr David Russell – Parent Rep
Mr Josh Villanueva – Student Rep
Mrs Donna Te Amo – Proprietor Rep
Mr Grant Thompson – Parent Rep
Mrs Kath Clews – Minutes Secretary

2018 SJC Charter