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| Roncalli College | |
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Timaru, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 44°24′10″S 171°14′48″E / 44.4028°S 171.2468°E |
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| Type | Co-educational, Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | To Seek Truth and Peace |
| Established | 1982 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 358 |
| Principal | Chris Comeau |
| School roll | 545[1] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[2] |
| Website | roncalli |
Roncalli College is a Catholic secondary school in Timaru, New Zealand. It was named after Pope John XXIII, whose birth name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. A co-educational school with about 500 students from Year 9 to Year 13, it stands on Craigie Avenue, next to the Sacred Heart Basilica. It is set on 3.12 hectares (7.7 acres) of land, with 13 free-standing buildings.
It practices NCEA examinations for its senior students. In 2005, 87.7% of Roncalli students achieved NCEA Level 1, 70.3% achieved Level 2, 71.2% achieved Level 3, and 66.7% achieved university entrance.
Sports played include netball, rugby, basketball, rowing, mountain biking, badminton, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cricket, and hockey. Cultural activities include occasional hakas and church services.[citation needed]
The school has a large foreign student population, coming from Europe, South America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.[citation needed]
Roncalli College was awarded the 2006 Education Outdoors New Zealand (EONZ) Program Award by EONZ for its years 10, 12, and 13 outdoor education programs.[3]
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Congratulations Roncalli College!" (PDF). Out and About. Education Outdoors New Zealand. Summer 2006. p. 10. Retrieved 17 July 2022.