- Verdon College
Infobox NZ school
name = Verdon College
badge =
motto = Rely On God
type = State Integrated, Co-educational, Secondary, Catholic
established = 1982
address = Rockdale Road,
Invercargill,
New Zealand
principal = Paul Olsen
roll = 605
decile = 5
MOE = 408
homepage = [http://www.verdoncollege.school.nz/ www.verdoncollege.school.nz]Verdon College is a co-educational
Roman Catholic high school inInvercargill ,New Zealand , teaching students from year 7 to 13 (ages 11-18).History
Verdon College was created after an amalgamation in 1981 of Saint Catherine's College (single-sex high school for girls) and Marist College (single-sex high school for boys). In 2004 due to a government ruling Verdon and all other Invercargill High Schools had to accommodate year 7 & 8 Pupils.
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Verdon is known throughout New Zealand for their national championship winning netball team coached by
Robyn Broughton theSouthern Steel coach and formerSouthern Sting andNew Zealand Netball Assistant Coach. Verdon has producedWendy Telfer , aSouthern Steel Mid-Court player, and many other netballers.Jessica Hamill . a young Verdon paralympian. is another notable sports person.The school spirit and sportsmanship of the Verdon College first XV must not go unnoticed. Their rugby continues to produce results on and off the field, with their players always striving for the best. They are currently on the top of the table for the southland wide under 18 competition.Bishop Verdon Block
The school opened up a new multi-million dollar block in 2008 called the Bishop Verdon Block, mainly for the year seven and eight students. It was built on the site of the former Cargill High and part of a
Māori language Invercargill school - Te Wharekura O Arowhenua. [cite web|url=http://newsblog.verdoncollege.school.nz/2008/03/dedication-of-bishop-verdon-block.html|title=Dedication of the Bishop Verdon Block|publisher=Verdon College|accessdate=2008-04-25]Notes
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