St Thomas of Canterbury College


Term Dates 2023

Term 1: Wednesday 1 February - Thursday 6 April

Term 2: Wednesday 26 April - Friday 30 June

Term 3: Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September

Term 4: Monday 9 October - Friday 8 December

Reception Email

lgibson@stc.school.nz

School Account Queries

Please contact Jackie Redmond on 348-7010 Ext.705 or email jredmond@stc.school.nz.

Bank Account for Fees

03 0802 0910911 00 - Please use your son's name in the reference column.

STC Sports Page

Check out our Sports Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stccsport/

Sports Co-ordinators

Our Sports Co-ordinators are Daniel Kahura, Lexi Cutbush, Anton Smail, and Joe Hammond. They can be contacted at school on 348-7010 Ext. 781 or email; dkahura@stc.school.nz ; acutbush@stc.school.nz ; asmail@stc.school.nz ; jhammond@STCCanterbury.onmicrosoft.com

School Office Hours

Lynley Gibson is our receptionist and her office hours are 8:00am – 4.00pm.

Uniform Shop Hours

Mondays 8.15-12.00pm and Wednesdays 1.30-3.30pm

If you are unable to come in during the normal opening hours then an appointment time can be made with the Uniform Coordinator, Ngaire Lester on 348-7010 ext.704 or email: nlester@stc.school.nz.

Uniform Payments/Bank Account

Our bank account for any school uniform payments is 03 0830 0014233 000, with your son's name and 'uniform' as a reference.


  1. Year 10 Rite Journey - The Calling 2023

    The Calling 2023 Early in March all Year 10 akonga and their parents made their way up to the top of the Port Hills at the Sugar Loaf ... Read more…
  2. Swimming Sports - 2023

    Swimming sports was a great day to introduce the new boys into the culture and to invite the men to get involved. I would like to ... Read more…
  3. Video: Swimming Chants - 2023

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  4. Bishop Lyons Shield Competition 2023

    The seven Catholic Colleges of the Christchurch diocese will participate in public speaking competitions to try and win the coveted ... Read more…
  5. Year 7 Camp - Save the Date

    At the beginning of next term we have our annual Year 7 Camp. This camp is always a highlight of the year for the students, and an ... Read more…
  6. Shave For A Cure 2023

    STC is proud to participate in the annual Shave for a Cure event, which supports the Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ Foundation. As a ... Read more…
  7. Thank you for your support!

    A huge thank you to all those who participated in last week's non-uniform day! STC managed to raise $840 that will go into a combined ... Read more…
  8. Dates for the Calendar

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  9. Important Information

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  10. 11 Outdoor Education

    Cave Stream - March The Year 11 Outdoor Education class recently had an exciting trip to Cave Stream, an underground cave system in ... Read more…
  11. Attitude Health Seminar 2023

    Tamatea Wihongi from Attitude Programme for schools came into St Thomas to deliver presentations on life skills through adolescence to ... Read more…
  12. STC Open Morning 2023

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  13. School Photo Orders

    School photos were taken this week - please keep an eye on your inbox for an email from Photolife containing your son's unique code. Read more…
  14. Middle School - Years 7-10

    Kiā ora e te Whānau What an awesome start to the year it has been with plenty of chances to whakawhanaungatanga/connect. As a kura ... Read more…
  15. Noho Marae

    Kiā ora e te whānau From Monday 20th - Tuesday 21st March, we have our Noho marae for Māori ākonga and whānau. This is an awesome ... Read more…
  16. Video: Year 7 Retreats

    3 s.... rayer, izza and laying games The Year 7s participated in their Spiritual Retreat Day in March.  A retreat is a chance for us ... Read more…
  17. Villa Maria and STC Production 2023!

    Based on the popular comic strip, tells the extraordinary story of a little orphan who ends up in the lap of luxury with ... Read more…
  18. Fee Structure 2023

    Kia ora whanau, Please see below fees for winter sport 2023 and cricket from season start 2024. These cost increases in some sports ... Read more…
  19. Greetings from the PFA

    Tena koutou everyone, Another year is well under way as we head into autumn. The PFA started the year with the AGM last week and ... Read more…
  20. Accounts Update

    These were emailed out early February. If you don’t think you have received one, please firstly check your junk email or spam ... Read more…
  21. My Camp Reflection

    By Euan Agomaa - Year 9 Read more…
  22. Joyce House Update

    Joyce has had a great start to the year. Swimming sports was a highlight, with the boys in red rising to victory in the house chant ... Read more…
  23. Toloa Awards 2023

    Talofa, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Bula vinaka and warm Pasifika greetings. A proud moment to see five of our STC ākonga receive the ... Read more…
  24. Junior Debating

    Thursday 2nd March was the start of the Junior debating rounds.   Keegan Verster, Will Floyd and Nathan Kilday had a great start to ... Read more…
  25. 13 Business at ARA

    Late in February, the Year 13 Business group attended Kick Start at ARA.   The session gave them an insight into the individual and ... Read more…
  26. ARA Experience 2023

    ARA offer ‘Taster Days’, these are absolutely free and are held on their campus in the city centre. If your son is looking into a ... Read more…