Aquinas College, Tauranga

Infobox NZ school
name = Aquinas College
badge =
motto = "Tene Veritatem"
"Hold Fast to Truth"
type = Catholic co-educational collegiate and intermediate (Year 7-13)
established = 2003
address = 183 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga
principal = Mr. Brendan Schollum
Vice principal = Mr Considine
roll = 720
decile = 9 [ [http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7698_v1/decile-changes-2007-2008-web-state-s-integ.xls Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools] ]
MOE = 482
homepage = http://www.aquinas.school.nz

Aquinas College is a state integrated Special Character school on the south western outskirts of Tauranga City, New Zealand. It is a Roman Catholic Co-educational combined collegiate and intermediate (yrs 7-13). It was founded in 2003 with St. Thomas Aquinas as its patron by the first Principal Brendon Schollum, a former Catholic monk.

The school colours are green and navy blue. First formers (Yr 7) to fifth formers (Yr 11) wear white (female) or dark blue (male) blouse/shirts with navy shorts or green skirt. Sixth and seventh form (Yr 12-13) wear a Green Blazer with navy skirt or trousers. All students wear the blue and gold school tie from term 2 until term 3 along with the winter uniform, which changes back to the summer uniform in term 4.

House system

The school has four houses. They are:
* Foy
* Cluny
* Heni Pore
* BrowneEach house is represented by a different colour - gold for Foy, blue for Cluny, red for Heni Pore and purple for Browne. The annual House Championship is fiercely contested for.

Sport

Aquinas fields numerous teams across a wide range of sports, with many teams and individuals representing the College regionally and nationally, including, but not limited to: basketball, rugby, soccer, water polo, softball, tennis, rowing and clay pigeon shooting.

Curriculum

NCEA levels 1,2 and 3 are offered to years eleven to thirteen. Religious Education is compulsory as a subject from years seven to year thirteen.

References and Further Reading

* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhamz.html Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand] Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-01-07.
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton in New Zealand

See also

* List of schools in New Zealand

External links

* [http://www.aquinas.school.nz Aquinas College Website]