Head Teacher, John Boyce MA
Welcome to Garin College.
We are a Catholic secondary school integrated into the New Zealand State School system, for day students and up to 60 boarders. We have places for 67 students who are not Catholic. We were founded in 2002 – so we are truly a twenty-first century school. This year we have 406 students, and we have welcomed international students from Thailand, the United States, Indonesia, Chile, Korea, Taiwan, Ecuador, Japan, Brazil and Germany. We have 38 trained, qualified and excellent teachers. We are proud of our staff.
The following fast facts, and the links on the left of this page provide more information about us.
Garin College is a decile 8 school, and we measure our results against other decile 8 schools so we can compare like with like. In 2007 we were above the decile 8 national average in year 11 and 12 , but slightly below in year 13.
| 2oo8 NCEA passrates | NCEA level 1 | NCEA level 2 | NCEA level 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garin College: | 84.1% | 77.6% | 78.3% |
| New Zealand decile 8 schools: | 71.8% | 73.2% | 60.2% |
| All New Zealand schools: | 62.5% | 65.5% | 53.2% |
| Garin Hostel: | 92% | 100% | 100% |
If you have a specific query, or wish to learn more, we invite you to talk to our Head Teacher John Boyce MA (HONS), LTCL (speech and drama), DipTchg, Dip SM (School Management).
- Our students are active in sports, arts activities, learning support, and Christian service:
- Sports: netball, rugby, soccer, basketball, hockey, cricket, tennis, aerobics, triathlon, skiing, athletics, swimming, cross country running, badminton, volleyball, tramping, rhythmic gymnastics, rock climbing, rowing, touch rugby, equestrian.
- The Arts: public speaking, Shakespeare, dance, debating, theatresports, drama, entertainment, choirs, instrumental music, bands.
- Christian Service: we have many opportunities for service including raising money to support people in need around the world, helping people in our school and community, and leadership in the school.
- Learning support: in the Library, Learning Week, study support
- Everything is new: five fully equipped Science labs, two fully equipped computer rooms, internet and e-mail access for students (every student has an email address), computer access in every classroom, a workshop and technology suite, music/dance/drama rooms, art room, playing fields, outdoor courts with astroturf, gymnasium with a climbing wall and stadium seating for 300, a library
- Location: Richmond in the Nelson province of New Zealand. We are
- 10 minutes from the Nelson City airport
- 10 minutes from the beach
- 5 minutes from shopping in New Zealand’s fastest growing residential town, Richmond (and 15 minutes from the Nelson City shopping centre)
- just an hour from New Zealand’s most spectacular National Park: Abel Tasman National Park,
- and, an hour from skifields
- Our climate is wonderful – we lead New Zealand in sunshine hours – and the region is known for our forests, seafood and wine industries.
- For Parent summary of our last ERO report please click here.
- For the complete ERO report please click here.
- For 2009-2011 term dates click here.