By Claire Worrall
on Friday, February 24th, 2023 in News.
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the liturgical season in the Catholic Church called LENT. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes wearing ashes on…
By Robert Bartle
on Monday, February 20th, 2023 in News.
Congratulations Aria Stoneham and Anahera Mear for being selected for the 2023 NZQA TOP ART touring exhibition.Every year NZQA selects the top folios in Visual Arts to tour Aotearoa, featuring student work from each discipline – Printmaking, Sculpture, Design Painting and Photography.We are so proud and excited to share with you that two of our…
By Robert Bartle
on Monday, February 20th, 2023 in News.
The 2022 Scholarship results for John Paul College were outstanding with 21 Scholarships gained. This is the bestresult ever for the number of scholarships achieved. In all 22 (20 in 2021) different scholarship standards wereentered for by 51 (50 in 2021) students. Fifteen candidates achieved 21 scholarships. One candidate was in Year 12scoring a scholarship…
By Robert Bartle
on Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 in News.
School Rules and Expectations
By Robert Bartle
on Friday, January 27th, 2023 in News.
On the 2nd on January, we tragically lost one of our students, Tighe Ryan. He would have been in Year 13 this year. Tighe’s funeral was held at JPC . It was a moving and emotional celebration of his life. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. May his soul and the…