Campion College, Gisborne

The origins of the school lie in two former single-sex colleges which operated in Gisborne: Saint Edmund Campion College, founded by the Marist Brothers for boys, and St Mary's College, founded by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart for girls. In 1960, the Marist Brothers transferred the boys' school to the site presently occupied by Campion College. {{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

In 1974, the boys' and girls' schools were merged into one on the site of Edmund Campion College. In 1976, the administration as a co-educational College from Year 9–13 was set in place and the name changed to Campion College. In 1982, Campion College entered the State education system as an integrated school when an integration agreement under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 was signed by the school's proprietor and the Minister of Education. In 2005, following the addition of the Hato Maria block to the grounds of Campion, year 7 and 8 students from St Mary's Primary School joined the college. Campion now caters to students from years 7 to 13. {{citation needed|date=May 2014}}

As a state-integrated school, Campion College charges compulsory attendance dues. For the 2025 school year, the attendance dues payable are $516 per year for sudents in years 7 and 8, and $1,032 per year for students in year 9 and above.{{Cite web |title=Attendance Dues |url=https://campioncollege.school.nz/attendance-dues/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Campion College |language=en-US}}

As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Campion College has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|211|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|211m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|211m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|211|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}

As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, the school has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|211|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|211b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 6 and 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=School Equity Index Bands and Groups |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}

Although the college focuses mainly on academic pursuits, sports are an important aspect of college life. Campion specialises in sports such as volleyball, basketball, cricket, hockey, and football (soccer).

{{main category|People educated at Campion College, Gisborne}}

• James Broadhurst (born 1987) – former professional rugby union player; member of the All Blacks.
• Michael Broadhurst (born 1986) – professional rugby player for the Ricoh Black Rams in the Top League and the Japan national rugby union team.
• Stephen Parke (born 1950) – PhD (in Theoretical Particle Physics) (1980) (Harvard), physicist (Edmund Campion College).St Peter's Magazine 1968, p. 21: "Stephen came to us from Edmund Campion College, Gisborne. He has been a Prefect at St Peter's, a Y.C.S. leader and a member of the School swimming team. He has interests in water skiing, squash and ballroom dancing. His scholastic record has been outstanding, culminating as Dux for 1968. We hope to hear of further success next year from the University."
• David Garrett (born 1957) – lawyer and former member of Parliament.
• Tayler Reid (born 1996) – triathlete; represented NZ at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/triathlon/athlete-profile-n6021248-tayler-reid.htm |title=Tayler Reid |year=2018 |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation |access-date=19 April 2018}}

{{reflist}}

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Category:Educational institutions established in 1974

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Category:Schools in Gisborne, New Zealand

Category:Catholic secondary schools in New Zealand

Category:1974 establishments in New Zealand