St John's College, Hamilton

St John's College is a state-integrated Catholic boys' secondary school in Hamilton, New Zealand with a school roll of 787 as of March 2016. The school was established by the Marist Order in 1961 from Marist School (now Marian Catholic School). The school crest features the eagle of St. John the Apostle, with the motto "Caritas Christi Urget Nos" strewn across the bottom, a Latin motto translating loosely into "Christ's love urges us on". The mission statement for the school is "Preparing Young Men For Life".HistorySt John's College moved to its current Hillcrest Road location in October 1962.FacilitiesA Pompallier technology centre was opened at St John's College in May 2002, which contains facilities for art, food technology, graphic design and materials technology classes. St John's College has an 3360sqm Astroturf centre, named the Paul Honiss Tennis and Hockey Centre. It was completed in May 2003 on a budget of NZ$250,000.HousesSt. John's College has four houses. The houses are named after four prominent figures in the Catholic Faith. Chanel – Red Marcellin – Blue Pompallier – Green Roncalli – Gold