Office Hours During Term Break

Please note that the Marian College office will be closed for the two-week holiday break - from Monday 22 September to Friday 3 October 2025.


Marian College Board Elections - Results

Following the recent Board Elections, I’d like to welcome our new members to the Board:

Parent representatives Nathan O’Connell, Kirsty Mahoney, Caroline Elkington, and Nicole Vercoe, plus Lily Bobadilla, our new student representative.  Matt Malone has been re-elected for a second term, as has Clare Kelly, who is our staff representative.  Congratulations, we look forward to welcoming you all to our next Board meeting.

We would like to acknowledge Maria van der Plas, who, after nine years, has stood down; Chelsea Houghton, after three years on the Board; and our student representative, Malina Pulega, for her year with us.  Special thanks to Debby Rosevear, who has worked tirelessly as the finance member on the Board for the last six years.  Debby has provided support and guidance in the finance area, and her expertise will be missed.

A special thank you to all of the candidates who stood for the Board this term.  We were overwhelmed by the large number of people who wanted to support the College in a governance role, with each candidate offering a variety of skills and experience.  As a Board, it is encouraging to have such wonderful support from the Marian College community, and we look forward to the next three years.

Please click here to view the Marian College Board member profiles.

Carmel Gregan-Ford, Board Presiding Member


Marian College Options Afternoon

Thank you to those who were able to attend our senior course options afternoon a few weeks ago. 

Students should now be handing in their option choice form to their Wā Whānau teacher and submitting their choices via the student portal.  They can do this at any time until Friday 26 September.  A reminder that forms must be signed by a parent.

This year was the first time parents were invited to take part in the course information sessions, either during the school day alongside the students, or after school at their own pace.  If you have any feedback on the afternoon, please email Mrs Anna Perry annap@mariancollege.school.nz.  This information will help us with future planning of this event.


Text Messages from Marian College

When we send you a text message, the sender number that shows at your end is a random computer-generated number, and not an actual cell phone number on which the school can be contacted on.  You can reply once to the text we send you, but if you use this number to initiate further messages to us, we will not receive them.  The best ways to contact us are as follows:


- via our school app (search 'Marian College' in app store)

- emailing 

     exec@mariancollege.school.nz for enrolment or general enquiries

     attendance@mariancollege.school.nz for all attendance matters 

     accounts@mariancollege.school.nz for finance matters

     specific staff directly via this page on our website.


Marian College Second-Hand Uniform

If you have any good quality Marian College uniform you no longer need, our PTA can sell it on your behalf through the Second-Hand Uniform Shop.  We accept all current uniform items, as long as your items are clean and undamaged.

They are listed for the following prices:

Blazer:  $80-$100

Kilt:  $50-$100

Summer Dress:  $25

Scarf:  $10

Tie  $10.00

Blouse (monogrammed only):  $25

PE Top:  $10

PE Shorts:  $10

Shell jacket:  $85

If your item sells within one year, the PTA takes 20% commission.  Between 1-2 years, 50% commission is deducted.  Over 2 years, PTA keeps 100% of the sale proceeds.


Term 4 Summer Sport

Registrations are open on Sporty for all summer sports kicking off next term.  We will be offering:

  • Volleyball - Monday afternoons
  • Water Polo - Tuesday nights
  • Football 5-aside - Wednesday afternoons.  
  • Touch - Wednesday afternoons
  • Indoor Netball - Wednesday afternoons
  • Rowing - all summer season - Term 4 - Term 1

All information can be found here - Marian College Sport - Home

Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Mrs Jess Huia, sport@mariancollege.school.nz


Marian College:  Fostering Student and Staff Wellbeing with Komodo

For this case study, the Komodo team spoke with Mrs Anna Perry, "School Kahui Ako for Wellbeing" (Wellbeing Leader) at Marian College.  Click here to view the full article.


Rauru:  Marian College Alumni Community

We are excited to introduce you to our new online alumni platform Rauru.  This platform is exclusive to Marian, McKillop, and St Mary's Colleges past students and staff and will allow us and you to connect with each other.  We will use this platform to organise networking events, reunions and other school events. You can share your own photos, news, promote your business, volunteer to be a mentor, among a whole range of things.  To join, head to  rauru.mariancollege.school.nz.

This October, we will be hosting our first reunion event for those who graduated from Marian College in 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015.  We would love to see as many past students from these years here.  Please note you must be a registered member of our Rauru Alumni Network to access the event.  Click the image below to register.