Cullinane College
{{Short description|Secondary school in Whanganui, New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Cullinane College
| motto = For Love of God, Life and Learning.
| type = Integrated secondary (year 9–13) Co-Ed
| established = 2003; {{years ago|2003}} years ago
| address = 15 Peat Street, Aramoho, Whanganui, New Zealand
| coordinates = {{coord|-39.9138|175.0459|region:NZ-MWT_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| principal = Tony McBride
| roll = {{NZ school roll data|190|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})
| MOE = 190
| homepage = [http://cullinanecollege.school.nz/ cullinanecollege.school.nz]
}}
File:Wanganui Sacred Heart College in 1970s.jpg
Cullinane College is an integrated, Co-Educational Secondary school in Whanganui, New Zealand for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Cullinane College was founded in 2003, through the combining of Sacred Heart College (founded in 1880 and operated by the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth) and St Augustines College (founded in 1944 and operated by the priests and brothers of the Society of Mary). The college is named after: Sister Vincent Cullinane RSJ and Sister Cuthbert Cullinane RSJ (both important teachers at Sacred Heart College); Father John Cullinane SM (an important teacher at St Augustine's College); and Bishop Peter James Cullinane, first Bishop of Palmerston North (1980–2012). The Bishop of Palmerston North is the proprietor of the college.
Enrolment
As a state-integrated school, the proprietors of Cullinane College charge compulsory attendance dues to cover capital costs. For the 2025 school year, the attendance dues payable are $544 per year for students in years 7 and 8, and $1,088 per year for secondary students in years 9 and above.{{Cite web |title=School Attendance Dues {{!}} Diocese of Palmerston North |url=https://pndiocese.org.nz/education/dues/ |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=pndiocese.org.nz |language=en}}
As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Cullinane College has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|190|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|190m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|190m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|190|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|190|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|190b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 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}}
Sports exchange
The college has an annual junior (Year 9, 10 and occasionally Year 11) sports exchange with Awatapu College in Palmerston North, generally competing in netball, basketball and rugby union. The exchange has been running as long as Cullinane's existence. {{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
Principals
- Justin Harper ( – July 2022)
- Lida Penn-Reina (Acting) (July 2022)
- Tony McBride (2023 – present)
Notable alumni
{{main category|People educated at Cullinane College}}
- Brett Cameron (born 1996) professional rugby union player; All Black{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=1181 |title = Brett Cameron| publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 9 August 2023}}
- Ray O'Leary (born 1993) comedian and actor {{Cite web |date=2023-08-09 |title=No laughing matter: Comedians lucky to escape tree-toppling unharmed |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/120-year-old-tree-falls-on-house-of-whanganui-comedian-ray-oleary/NANQ4AOXWMULW5W3ICDYZWIKOM/ |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}}
References
{{Schools in Manawatu-Wanganui}}
Category:Educational institutions established in 2003
Category:Catholic secondary schools in New Zealand
Category:2003 establishments in New Zealand
Category:Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
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