About St Bernard’s College
St Bernard’s College is an integrated Catholic Year 7 to 13 school for boys. The college is located in the centre of Lower Hutt, 20 minutes from Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city. It serves the Catholic community across the Hutt Valley and Wainuiomata area. The maximum roll is 660 pupils.This is a good size, allowing the College to provide a full and varied range of subjects and activities, yet remaining small enough to ensure a caring, safe and personalised environment.
Our School Vision is to be an inspiring Catholic Learning Community which nurtures the growth of our sons.
Welcome to St Bernard’s College!
Our Goal is to empower our learners to achieve their full potential in the Way of the Gospel.
The College is based on Catholic, Gospel values which sees the sanctity and dignity of the individual person as paramount. This way focusses on empowering others and removing barriers that might prevent them from becoming the best person that they can be. Our teaching and learning environment is student centered; supportive, celebrates diversity and always seeks to focus on the growth and wellbeing of the individual.
Our Goal is to grow a strong learning culture that inspires success in all of our students in partnership with whanau and community.
Empowerment of our students means providing learning pathways and engaging learning opportunities that allow students to fulfil their potential and become caring, informed and successful citizens. As a College we seek involvement of students and families. We strive to provide a teaching and learning environment that is modern and therefore enhances innovation and quality. We want to be known as a learning institution that others look to as a model of best practice.
College Staff
Meet our team
Simon Stack
Principal
David Sefton
Deputy Principal – Curriculum
Elizabeth Thomson
Deputy Principal – Pastoral Care
David Housden
Assistant Principal
Staff List
BUSINESS MANAGER
Dominic Outtrim
DIRECTOR OF SPORT
Andrew Cavill
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MANAGER
Anna-Marie Dickinson
HEADS OF DEPARTMENT
Arts | Mary Horner
Careers | Jeanne Lomax
Commerce | David Housden
Digital Technologies | David Housden
English | Kirsten Edie
Languages | Manu Corcoran
Learning Support | Sue Johnson
Maths | Dan Shaw
PE | Jonny Hewson
Religious Studies | Jonny Boon
Science | Luka Andic
Social Sciences | Bradley Hudson
Technology | Patrick Cassidy
YEAR 7
DEAN – Emma Burns
TUTOR TEACHERS
Andrew Clarke – 7AC
Melissa Watt – 7WT
Emma Burns – 7BR
YEAR 8
DEAN – Hamish Sutherland
TUTOR TEACHERS
Patty Haley – 8HD
Hamish Sutherland – 8SU
Alan Grant – 8GR
YEAR 9
DEAN – Paulina Watson
TUTOR TEACHERS
Adam Cooper – 9CP
Elsabie Prasad – 9EP
Jacob Harris – 9HS
Beatrix Marerro – 9MR
YEAR 10
DEAN – Kent Harris
TUTOR TEACHERS
Jonny Boon – 10BN
Jonny Hewson – 10HE
Patrick Mackle – 10MA
Nicola Hare – 10NH
Helen Baker – 10BA
YEAR 11
DEAN – Bradley Hudson
TUTOR TEACHERS
Manu Corcoran – 11CO
Luka Andic – 11AN
Sue Johnson – 11JO
Mary Horner – 11HN
Matt Bayliss – 11BY
Celina Jennings – 11JE
YEAR 12
DEAN – Mark Harrison
TUTOR TEACHERS
Grant Miles – 12HO
Hayden Mourits – 12MU
Kirsten Edie – 12EE
Nila Uili – 12UI
John Palamo – 12PA
Dan Shaw – 12SH
Jennifer O’Brien – 12OB
YEAR 13
DEAN – Chris Hart
TUTOR TEACHERS
Kerry Logan – 13LG
David Sefton – 13SE
David Housden – 13DH
Kavita Gounder – 13GO
Peter Crisp – 13CR
TEACHERS
Kristen Gibb
Christina Calcinai
Joanne Doak
Jonathan Doak
Anne Pison
Jonas Malmanche
Colin Frude
TEACHER AIDES
Jennifer Cousine
Karen McAuliffe
Jill Tuau
Simone Little
Olivia Kenning
SUPPORT STAFF
School Secretary | Nicola Grant
Accounts Payable/Receivable | Nicola Graham
Administration | Kay Hudson
Careers Assistant | Abi Gillies
Caretaker | Aaron Priest
Guidance Councellor | Inderpreet Kaur
Information Centre Manager | Emma Kent
Science Technician | Lynley Pawson
Format for staff email: First initial of the first name then surname @sbc.school.nz
