St Thomas of Canterbury College


Term Dates 2023:

Term 3: Monday 17 July - Friday 22 September

Term 4: Monday 9 October - Friday 8 December

Start of 2024 Dates:

Tuesday 30th January - New Student Orientation Morning and Course Confirmation

Wednesday 31st January - Powhiri and Mentoring Day for all students

Thursday 1st February - First day of timetabled classes for all students

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 Andrew Cavill, Daniel Kahura, and Anton Smail. They can be contacted at school on 348-7010 Ext. 781 or email; acavill@stc.school.nz ; dkahura@stc.school.nz ; asmail@stc.school.nz 

School Office Hours:

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

Uniform Shop Hours:

Mondays 8.15am-3.00pm, Tuesdays 10.20am-3.00pm, and Wednesdays 12.20pm-3.00pm

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.


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  2. World Scholars Cup 2023

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  3. Southwest Catholic Schools Cultural Festival

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  4. Maths Week

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  5. Jubilate Festival 2023

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  6. ESOL Trip to Willowbank

    The international students went on a trip to Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.  The weather was chilly but sunny and we enjoyed seeing the ... Read more…
  7. School Account Details

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  8. Debating - Roncalli Exchange 2023

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  9. Congratulations Samuel!

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  10. Spelling Bee Achievements!

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  12. SchoolDocs - Term 3

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  13. Year 11 Chinese University Workshop

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  16. Procedure Update

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  19. Outward Bound 2024

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  20. Open Day - Wednesday 13 September

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  21. Open Evening - Tuesday 29 August

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