WelCom August 2024
Our May 2024 WelCom’s Te Hīkoi Whakapono – Journey of Faith series featured the Parish of the Holy Spirit – Te Wairua Tapu. This article about Sacred Heart School in Petone was inadvertently omitted from the feature.
Liz Heatley, Principal
Sacred Heart School Petone was opened in 1904 and staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, who travelled out from Wellington. In 1909, the Mission Sisters (RNDM) took over the school and there was a Mission Sister on the staff until 2014, when Sr Annette Young retired. We are very lucky to have the RNDM Archives, Provincial Office and Sr Annette’s residence next door to the school. The enables the current staff and students to have contact with the sisters and their Charism. We support a free school that the sisters run in Bangladesh.
The current Sacred Heart School is the second school on the site and was opened in 1988. Our school serves the Petone area and we have a maximum roll of 165, which is presently full.
We have a great diversity of cultures in our school. Our school RISE values – Respect, Integrity, Sense of Community and Excellence – are supported by Gospel stories and are part of every aspect of school life.
We are very proud of our school and all the students. Our older students look after the younger students and we provide many leadership, artistic and sporting opportunities for all the students.
Sacred Heart School is a vibrant multi-cultural environment with Christ at the centre, which provides wonderful learning opportunities for all the tamariki every day.
