Haere mai, talofa lava and welcome!

Thank you for your interest in Marian College​​​​​​​

About Us

WE ARE CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR YEAR 9, 2027

​​​​​​​Marian College is a Catholic state-integrated school for Year 9 to 13 girls and as a faith-based school, we aim to live out the Gospel values.  We are high achieving school, which is reflected in our academic results and sporting/cultural activities.  

We are a family school with a maximum roll of 430 as set by our Integration Agreement. We focus on our key values of Perseverance, Commitment, Courage and Respect which are at the heart of Marian College.  The school has a friendly atmosphere with teachers and students knowing each other well.  Our pastoral care and support is based on small Wā Whānau groups, where students and teachers build connections over five years at Marian College.  Class sizes at Marian College are strictly limited.

Our Enrolment Scheme contains useful information for all parents interested in enrolling a student at Marian College.  If you are not a Catholic preference student, you can see the conditions in the scheme under which we may be able to take up to 5% non-Catholic students.​​​​​​​

When submitting an enrolment, you will receive a confirmation email.  If you do not receive this, please resubmit, as your enrolment application has not been received.

Key Dates​​​​​​​

November 2025:      Currently accepting                                                             enrolment applications for                                               Year 9, 2027        

Late July 2026:          Deadline date for Year 9, 2027                                           enrolment applications                                                    (exact  date TBC)            

Early August 2026:   Enrolment results letters to                                              be emailed to all applicants.

Open Days

The Marian College Open Day is held annually in May and is an opportunity to meet our school community and learn more about the College. Registrations for Open Day will be available on our website from mid-March each year.

Enrolment Criteria 

The Marian College Enrolment Scheme guides our enrolment process and outlines the priority criteria for selecting prospective students. For example, first priority is given to preference students who reside in qualifying Catholic parishes and attend certain Catholic primary schools. ​​​​​​​

Preference Enrolment

In order to apply for enrolment as a Catholic preference student, you need to contact your local Parish Priest to discuss your eligibility for a preference certificate for Marian College.  Your daughter may be eligible for preference of enrolment if:

• She is baptised Catholic or is being prepared to become Catholic
• She has a sibling who is baptised Catholic
• She has a parent baptised Catholic
• She has a significant familial adult such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle who is actively involved in the child's upbringing and undertakes to support the child's formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church
• One or both parents is preparing to become Catholic.

Please contact the school office on 385 8449 if you have any questions regarding eligibility about preference.​​​​​​​

Non Preference Enrolment

Non-preference students may be considered for enrolment only if enrolment places remain after all preference applicants have been enrolled and the total roll is still less than the maximum specified in our Integration Agreement. 

The maximum number of places available for non-preference students will be governed by the maximum allowable under the College Integration Agreement, which for Marian College is 5% of the total roll. 

Non-Preference applicants accept they will be attending a College of Catholic Special Character and that their place in the school is conditional on their participation in the Special Catholic Character of the College

Qualifying Parish (Zoning) Information

Qualifying Parishes for Marian College means one of the following Catholic Parishes as defined by the Diocese:

• Christ the Redeemer Parish (Christchurch North) - Map here; written description here
• Stella Maris Parish (Christchurch East) - Map here; written description here​​​​​​​
• Catholic Cathedral Parish - Map here; written description here
• St Peter Chanel Parish (Waimakariri) - Map and written description here

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Marian Foundation Scholarship

All students who are accepted into Year 9 at Marian College will attend an Orientation Day and sit Entrance Tests early in Term 4 of the year prior to starting. The test results assist planning for the following school year.

A Marian Foundation academic scholarship is awarded based on Entrance Test results.

For more information about the Marian Foundation Scholarship, please see here.

Meet the Principal

Those who are offered and accept a place at Marian College will have a meeting with the Principal prior to starting. This is a lovely opportunity for us to start to get to  know each other.