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Garin College

Field	Value
name	Garin College
motto	Small School, Big Heart
image	File:Garin College Crest.jpg
type	Integrated secondary (year 9–13) co-ed
established	2002; years ago
address	35 Champion Rd, Saxton, Nelson, New Zealand
coordinates
principal	John Maguire
roll	()
decile	8
MOE	6975
homepage

Garin College is a New Zealand Catholic, integrated, co-educational day and boarding secondary school in Nelson on the northern outskirts of Richmond. The college opened on 28 January 2002 to serve the Catholic community, particularly in the upper South Island.

The college is named after Father Antoine Marie Garin (1810–1889) who was the founding pastor of the Catholic Church in Nelson. The proprietor of the school is the Catholic Archbishop of Wellington.

Enrolment

As a state-integrated school, the proprietors of Garin College charge compulsory attendance dues to cover capital costs. For the 2025 school year, the attendance dues payable is $1,147 per year per student.

As of , Garin College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.

As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 8 and 9 under the former socio-economic decile system).

Houses

Garin College has four houses. The houses all have individual names (all are named catholic religious figures) and are represented by colours. Siblings enrolled at the college are often put in the same house.

Aubert, Blue House
Barbier, Green house
MacKillop, Yellow house
McAuley, Red house

Boarding hostels

The school has accommodation for up to 56 boarders from outlying areas in its boarding hostel, separated into two houses by gender: Francis Douglas House for male students; and Mother Teresa House for female students.

Haka

The college's haka was written and performed for the first time in 2006, four years after the school first opened. It was first unveiled to the school and spectators at the 2006 annual Te Wairua o nga Mahi Toi festival. It was the opening act on the 2006 final Mahi Toi night.

Garin values

The name of the school has been backronymised to stand for: generosity, aroha (Māori for love), rangimarie (Māori for respect), integrity & new life

Principals

Since its foundation in 2002, Garin College has had two principals.

Name	Term
1	John Boyce
2	John Maguire

Notable alumni & students

Main article: People educated at Garin College

Caleb Nott, member of music duo Broods
Georgia Nott, lead vocals of music duo Broods
Anna Robinson, singer
Nate Wilbourne, environmentalist

References

Maij, Sara. (7 June 2016). "Garin College deputy principal retires after 40 year career". [[The Nelson Mail]].
(2018-12-04). "Attendance Dues {{!}} Archdiocese of Wellington".
"School Equity Index Bands and Groups".
[https://www.garincollege.ac.nz/house-games-day/ Games day 2017, ''Garin College news''](Retrieved 26 February 2024)
"Garin College Hostel". Garin College.
Boyce, John. "Mahi Toi Opening Address".
Pullar, Jess. (12 December 2014). "Broods enjoy sibling revelry". [[Nelson Mail]].
Meij, Sara. (16 February 2018). "Nelson-born musician signs publishing deal with Universal Music". [[Nelson Mail]].
Jones, Katy. (28 March 2024). "Teen's love for nature takes him places". [[Stuff (website).

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