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 Wallis
TUTOR TEACHERS
Alan Grant – 7GR
Claire Mowday – 7MO
Emma Wallis – 7WL
YEAR 8
DEAN – Hamish Sutherland
TUTOR TEACHERS
Andrew Clarke – 8AC
Hamish Sutherland – 8SU
Lauren Taylor – 8TA
YEAR 9
DEAN – Kent Harris
TUTOR TEACHERS
Adam Cooper – 9CP
Beatrix Marerro – 9MR
Jonny Boon – 9 BN
Paulina Watson – 9WA
Helen Baker – 9BA
YEAR 10
DEAN – Bradley Hudson
TUTOR TEACHERS
Elsabie Prasad – 10EP
Matthew Bayliss – 10BY
Patrick Mackle – 10MA
Nicola Hare – 10NH
YEAR 11
DEAN – Mark Harrison
TUTOR TEACHERS
Jenny O’Brien – 11OB
Sue Johnson – 11JO
John Palamo – 11PA
Hayden Mourits – 11MU
Dan Shaw – 11SH
Kirstyn Hatton – 11HO
Kirsten Edie – 11EE
YEAR 12
DEAN – Chris Hart
TUTOR TEACHERS
Jonny Hewson – 12HE
Celina Jennings – 12JE
Mary Horner – 12HN
Jacob Harris – 12HS
Luka Andic – 12AN
Kerry Logan – 12LG
YEAR 13
DEAN – Manu Corcoran
TUTOR TEACHERS
Nila Uili – 13UI
David Sefton – 13SE
David Housden – 13DH
Kavita Gounder – 13GO
Peter Crisp – 13CR
TEACHERS
Mark Hopkins
Joanne Doak
Jonathan Doak
Anne Pison
TEACHER AIDES
Jennifer Cousine
Karen McAuliffe
Glenys Shkopiak
Jill Tuau
SUPPORT STAFF
School Secretary | Nicola Grant
Accounts Payable/Receivable | Nicola Graham
Administration | Kay Hudson
Careers Assistant | Wayne Bishop
Caretaker | Aaron Priest
Guidance Councellor | Mary-Grace Williams
Information Centre Manager | Emma Kent
Science Technician | Lynley Pawson
Sports Coordinator | Brandon Karawana
Format for staff email: First initial of the first name then surname @sbc.school.nz