# St Mark's Church School

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Private, independent christian school in Wellington, New Zealand

St Mark's School and Preschool Location 13 Dufferin Street Basin Reserve Wellington 6021 New Zealand 41°18′05″S 174°46′55″E / 41.3014°S 174.7820°E / -41.3014; 174.7820 Information Type Private, Independent Christian school Motto Latin: Nulla Dies Sine Linea (Make your mark every day) Denomination Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Established 11 September 1917 (1917-09-11) Ministry of Education Institution no. 4134 Principal Betty Brown Staff 46 Grades Preschool - Year 8 Gender Coeducational Enrollment 139[1] (March 2026) Socio-economic decile 10 Website www.st-marks.school.nz

**St Mark's School** is an independent [Anglican](/source/Anglican) co-educational [school](/source/School) in [Wellington](/source/Wellington), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) for children aged from two (Early Childhood) to Year 8. The school is often seen on [cricket](/source/Cricket) match broadcasts from [Basin Reserve](/source/Basin_Reserve). To its front is the modern, 1970s-era [church](/source/Church_(building)) building, the parish church to which the school is attached. A wooden church stood in its place prior to the 1970s redevelopment.

Its first principal was Miss Annie Holm, who served the school until the 1940s, aided by her sister. The school's library is named after her. The Rev Ronald Kirby was another long-serving and influential principal, from 1971 to his death in 1982; the school's main block is named in his honour. The vicar of St. Mark's Church, Rev. Matthew Calder, taught Religious Education for all that time, and presided over Rev. Kirby's funeral; another block is named the Calder Block for him.

## Notable alumni

- [Raybon Kan](/source/Raybon_Kan) — comedian

- [Karl Urban](/source/Karl_Urban) — actor

- [Ray Wallace](/source/Ray_Wallace_(mayor)) — Mayor of Lower Hutt[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NZ_school_roll_data_1-0)** ["New Zealand Schools Directory"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/directories/list-of-nz-schools). New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ray Wallace"](http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/en/Your-Council/About-the-council/Mayor-and-councillors/Mayor-Ray-Wallace). [Hutt City Council](/source/Hutt_City_Council). Retrieved 13 October 2013.

## External links

- [2010 Education Review Office report](http://www.ero.govt.nz/Early-Childhood-School-Reports/School-Reports/St-Mark-s-Church-School-Mt-Victoria-07-05-2010)

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