St. Kevin's College, Oamaru

Infobox Secondary school
name = St. Kevin's College, Oamaru

motto = "Facere et Docere"
(Latin: 'To Do and To Teach Through Service to Others')
established = 1927
type = Independent co-educational secondary
affiliations = Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers
headmaster = Mr. Brent Russell
founder = Christian Brothers
chaplain =
chairman =
enrolment = 450
grades = Years 9-13
Decile rating (10 is high) = 7
free_label_1 =
free_1 =
free_label_2 =
free_2 =
campus =
city = Oamaru
state =
country = New Zealand
website = [http://www.stkevins.school.nz/ www.stkevins.school.nz/]

St Kevin's College is located in Oamaru, New Zealand, and was founded in 1927. It is a Catholic school run by the Christian Brothers for boaders and day students. St Kevin's became a co-educational school in 1983.

Roll

In 2007 the school had a roll of 437 students (Girls 53%; Boys 47%). its ethnic composition wasNew Zealand European/Pākehā 89%; Māori 8%; Pacific 1%; Asian 1%; Other1%. Forty two percent of students are accommodated in St Kevin’s College Hostel, the largest co-educational boarding facility in the South Island. [ [http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/reppub.nsf/0/FB0E7C51CF92088ECC2572F40019E4D7/$File/369.htm?Open#_Toc169081679 Education Review Report] ] Academically, the school offers for senior years the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA).

ome notable former staff

Congregation of Christian Brothers in New Zealand

Alumni

* Thomas Desmond Coughlan (b. 1934), All Black, Flanker, 1958. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=185 New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics ] ]
* Gavan Herlihy - Member of Parliament
* James Charles Kearney (1920-1998), All Black, First five-eighth, 1947-1949. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=451 New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics ] ]
* Kevin Francis Laidlaw (b. 1934), All Black, centre three-quarter, 1960. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=479 New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics ] ]
* Francis Selwyn McAtamney(b. 1934), All Black, Prop, 1956. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=547 New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics ] ]
* William Alexander McCaw (b. 1927), All Black, Number 8 and flanker, 1951-1954. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=551 New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics ] ]
* Alec Neal - Member of Parliament.
* Kevin Lawrence Skinner (b. 1927), All Black Captain, Prop, 1949-1956. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=798 New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics ] ]
* Robert Charles Stuart (1920 - 2005) Rugby footballer, All Black Captain, Loose forward 1949-1954, Rugby Coach, and WW2 naval commander. [ [http://stats.allblacks.com/Profile.asp?ABID=858 New Zealand All Blacks Player Profiles, Match Details and Statistics ] ]

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