Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth

39°03′10″S 174°06′10″E / 39.0527°S 174.1027°E / -39.0527; 174.1027InformationTypeIntegrated secondary (year 7–13) single sex, girlsMottoLatin: Age Quod Agis
(Whatever you do, do to the best of your ability)Established1884; 140 years agoMinistry of Education Institution no.174PrincipalBarbara CostelloeSchool roll739^[1] (February 2024)Socio-economic decile8Websitecatholicgirlsnp.school.nz

Sacred Heart Girls' College is a single-sex (girls) secondary and intermediate school in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Sacred Heart started as a school and boarding facility called Sacred Heart College, founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1884. The school was next to the present St Joseph's Church and catered for primary & secondary students. In 1960 the school moved to its present site and was renamed Sacred Heart Girls’ College. The boarding hostel for up to 78 boarders, now called "Elizabeth House", was added in 1970. The original school hall was demolished and rebuilt into new rooms for Māori, drama, music and general classrooms, opened in January 2012.

The college, which is under the control of the Mission College New Plymouth Trust Board, became an integrated secondary school, with an attached intermediate school in 1982. Buildings erected since then include the library, staff room and administrative facilities known as the Centennial Wing, a Mathematics block, Religious Studies block and Graphics workshops and a new 5-classroom block (including soft materials technology). The college is situated in grounds which include tennis courts, netball courts and sports field.

The current principal is Barbara Costelloe.^[2]

Houses

• Barbier (Blue)
• Vianney (Red)
• Lourdes (Green)
• Chanel (Yellow)

Notable alumni

• Cassandra Crowley - lawyer, accountant, administrator
• Hope Ralph - New Zealand field hockey player
• Deborah Russell - Member of the New Zealand Parliament and cabinet minister
• Dianne Tracey - marine biologist

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