Bishop Viard College
| Bishop Viard College | |
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| Address | |
20 Kenepuru Drive, Porirua, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41.1404°S 174.8393°E / -41.1404; 174.8393 |
| Information | |
| Type | State integrated, Co-educational, Secondary Years 7–13 |
| Motto | Truth is Light |
| Established | 1968; 56 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 256 |
| Principal | Chris Theobald |
| School roll | 347 (April 2023) |
| Socio-economic decile | 1C |
| Website | viard.school.nz |
Bishop Viard College, also known as Viard College or BVC, is a coeducational, integrated, secondary school (years 7–13) located in Kenepuru, Porirua, New Zealand.
History
The college was founded in 1968 by Cardinal Peter McKeefry, Archbishop of Wellington, and was staffed by the Assumptionist Fathers and the Brigidine Sisters. The school was named after Philippe Viard, the first Catholic Bishop of Wellington. Originally the school consisted of two institutions (for boys and girls) on the same site, however it became a single co-educational unit in 1975.
The school celebrated its 50th Jubilee on Labour weekend, 19–21 October 2018.
Notable alumni
- Brent Anderson – All Black rugby union player (1986–1987)
- Bernard Cadogan — poet, philosopher, and historian
- Izzy Ford – local-body politician and former rugby union player
- Faifili Levave – rugby union player
- Vince Mellars – rugby league and rugby union player
- Anthony Perenise – rugby union player
- John Schwalger – All Black rugby union player (2007–2008)