Carmel College, Auckland

State-integrated secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand

Carmel College

Carmel College and Lake Pupuke seen from North Shore Hospital (1997)

Address

108 Shakespeare Road,
Milford,
Auckland,
New Zealand

Coordinates| 36°46′45″S 174°45′26″E﻿ / ﻿36.7792°S 174.7573°E﻿ / -36.7792; 174.7573
Information
Type| Integrated single sex-girls Secondary (Year 7–13)
Motto| 'Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with your God'
Established| 1957; 68 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no.| 35
Principal| Sarah Kemble
School roll| 1,083[1] (March 2025)
Socio-economic decile| 9Q[2]
Website| carmel.school.nz

Carmel College is a Catholic secondary school for girls located in Milford on Auckland's North Shore. It was established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1957 starting with a student roll of only 15 girls. The College's brother school is nearby Rosmini College.

## Location

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Carmel College is situated on the northern shore of Lake Pupuke.

## History

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In 1957, the long-held dream of the Sisters of Mercy to establish a Catholic girls' school on the North Shore was realised. Carmel College is the Mercy Charism at the heart or centre of the school.

Sister Mary Justine Gillies was given the mission of founding Carmel College on donated land, initially with 15 students and no actual classrooms. Sister Justine gathered dedicated teaching Sisters and, as the school grew, these Sisters were joined by the first full-time lay teacher, Verena Butler, in 1963.

Under Sister Pauline Engel, the third principal of the College, who was appointed in 1983, the college undertook an extensive programme of building, expanding and refurbishing. This included building a gymnasium, a food and technology block, an arts block, and the refurbishment of the science laboratories.[3]

On 19 June 2013, Bishop Patrick Dunn and the mayor of Auckland, Len Brown, opened the Harkins Building, which included a classroom block to accommodate music, drama, information technology and social sciences, a performing arts centre seating 160, a large covered atrium providing break-out teaching and social spaces, and a new library overlooking Lake Pupuke.

Carmel celebrated its 50th jubilee in June 2007 with a reunion of many Carmel old girls, in celebrations lasting a week including songs by various music groups, a wall of photographic remembrance, and a time capsule to be dug up at the college's centennial.

## Enrolment

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As of March 2025, the school has a roll of 1,083 students, of which 69 (6.4%) identify as Māori.[1]

As of 2025, the school has an Equity Index of 383,[4] placing it amongst schools whose students have the fewest socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 9 and 10 under the former socio-economic decile system).[5]

## School activities

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Carmel College students take part in a range of activities throughout New Zealand including Stage Challenge, Big Sing Choral Festival and Polyfest. The school has a number of clubs, including the Human Rights Group, Creative Writers' Club, Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD), Young Vinnies and the SAVE environmental group. Carmel has different music groups such as the Carmel College Orchestra, the Carmel College Jazz Band, and Chamber groups.

## Notable alumnae

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Main category: People educated at Carmel College, Auckland

* Tania Dalton, netballer
* Rebecca Dubber, swimmer, Paralympic bronze medallist[6]
* Barbara Edmonds, politician[7]
* Teneale Hatton, canoeist
* Fiona McDonald, singer
* Shai Navot, leader of The Opportunities Party, lawyer, crown prosecutor[8]
* Randa, AKA LarzRanda rapper & recording artist
* Jodie Rimmer, actress

## References

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1. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
3. ^ Carmel College website Archived 8 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 15 November 2017.
4. ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
5. ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
6. ^ "Dubber's bronze bodes well for Paralympics hopes". 3 News. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
7. ^ Walters, Laura (28 February 2024). "Labour's golden girl slated as future prime minister". Newsroom. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
8. ^ "Candidates meeting: Likely next MP says Shore needs local focus". The Rangitoto Observer. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

## External links

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* Carmel College Website
* NZ Government Education Website

* Catholic Diocese of Auckland – Catholic Schools

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