# Garin College > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garin_College > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garin_College.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garin_College > Source revision: 1339551067 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Garin College** is a New Zealand Catholic, integrated, co-educational day and boarding secondary school in [Nelson](/source/Nelson,_New_Zealand) on the northern outskirts of [Richmond](/source/Richmond,_New_Zealand). The college opened on 28 January 2002 to serve the Catholic community, particularly in the upper [South Island](/source/South_Island). The college is named after Father [Antoine Marie Garin](/source/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](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_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.[2] As of , Garin College has a roll of students, of which (/*100%) identify as Māori. As of , the school has an [Equity Index](/source/Equity_Index_(New_Zealand)) 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](/source/Socioeconomic_decile) system).[3] ## 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.[4] - [Aubert](/source/Suzanne_Aubert), Blue House - [Barbier](/source/Ad%C3%A8le_Euphrasie_Barbier), Green house - [MacKillop](/source/Mary_MacKillop), Yellow house - [McAuley](/source/Catherine_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.[5] ## Haka The college's [haka](/source/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.[6] ## Garin values The name of the school has been [backronymised](/source/Backronym) 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 2002–2015 2 John Maguire 2016–present ## Notable alumni & students - [Caleb Nott](/source/Caleb_Nott), member of music duo [Broods](/source/Broods)[7] - [Georgia Nott](/source/Georgia_Nott), lead vocals of music duo [Broods](/source/Broods)[7] - [Anna Robinson](/source/Robinson_(singer)), singer[8] - [Nate Wilbourne](/source/Nate_Wilbourne), environmentalist[9] ## References 1. Maij, Sara (7 June 2016). ["Garin College deputy principal retires after 40 year career"](http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/80588820/garin-college-deputy-principal-retires-after-40-year-career). *[The Nelson Mail](/source/The_Nelson_Mail)* 1. ["Attendance Dues | Archdiocese of Wellington"](https://www.wn.catholic.org.nz/about/schools-in-the-archdiocese/attendance-dues/) (in en-NZ). 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2025-05-17. 1. ["School Equity Index Bands and Groups"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups) (in en-NZ). *www.educationcounts.govt.nz*. Retrieved 2025-02-06. 1. [Games day 2017, *Garin College news*](https://www.garincollege.ac.nz/house-games-day/)(Retrieved 26 February 2024) 1. ["Garin College Hostel"](https://www.garincollege.ac.nz/boarding/about/). Garin College. Retrieved 3 September 2020. 1. Boyce, John. ["Mahi Toi Opening Address"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090710010539/http://www.garincollege.ac.nz/innovations/why-we-do-it-this-way/creativity-at-garin/mahi-toi-opening-address/). Archived from [the original](http://www.garincollege.ac.nz/innovations/why-we-do-it-this-way/creativity-at-garin/mahi-toi-opening-address/) on 10 July 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 1. Pullar, Jess (12 December 2014). ["Broods enjoy sibling revelry"](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/64095462/broods-enjoy-sibling-revelry). *[Nelson Mail](/source/Nelson_Mail)*. Retrieved 28 October 2025. 1. Meij, Sara (16 February 2018). ["Nelson-born musician signs publishing deal with Universal Music"](https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/101391860/nelsonborn-musician-signs-publishing-deal-with-universal-music). *[Nelson Mail](/source/Nelson_Mail)*. Retrieved 28 October 2025. 1. Jones, Katy (28 March 2024). ["Teen's love for nature takes him places"](https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/350217525/teens-love-nature-takes-him-places). *[Stuff](/source/Stuff_(website))*. Retrieved 28 October 2025. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Garin College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garin_College) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garin_College?action=history)). 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