St. Kevin's College, Oamaru

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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
Students	450
Grades	Years 9-13
Location	Oamaru, New Zealand
Website	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.

Contents 1 Roll 2 Some notable former staff 3 Alumni 4 Notes

[edit] Roll

In 2007 the school had a roll of 437 students (Girls 53%; Boys 47%). its ethnic composition was New 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.^[1] Academically, the school offers for senior years the National Certificate of Educational Achievement assessment system (NCEA).

[edit] Some notable former staff

Congregation of Christian Brothers in New Zealand

[edit] Alumni

• Thomas Desmond Coughlan (b. 1934), All Black, Flanker, 1958.^[2]
• Gavan Herlihy - Member of Parliament
• James Charles Kearney (1920-1998), All Black, First five-eighth, 1947-1949.^[3]
• Kevin Francis Laidlaw (b. 1934), All Black, centre three-quarter, 1960.^[4]
• Francis Selwyn McAtamney(b. 1934), All Black, Prop, 1956.^[5]
• William Alexander McCaw (b. 1927), All Black, Number 8 and flanker, 1951-1954.^[6]
• Alec Neal - Member of Parliament.
• Kevin Lawrence Skinner (b. 1927), All Black Captain, Prop, 1949-1956.^[7]
• Robert Charles Stuart (1920 - 2005) Rugby footballer, All Black Captain, Loose forward 1949-1954, Rugby Coach, and WW2 naval commander.^[8]

[edit] Notes