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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = St Cuthbert's College
 | image                   = Saint Cuthbert's College, Epsom, Auckland (cropped).jpg
 | caption                 = Aerial photograph of St Cuthbert's College in 1957
 | seal_image              = St Cuthbert's College, Auckland (logo).jpg
 | motto                   = ''By Love, Serve''<ref name=Mission>{{cite web |url=https://stcuthberts.school.nz/our-strategic-direction/ |title= Our Strategic Direction |access-date=2023-09-07 |year =2023 |work= Our College |publisher= St Cuthbert's College}}</ref>
 | type                    = [[Private school|Private]], [[Day school|Day]] & [[boarding school|Boarding]]
 | years                   = 0–13
 | gender                  = Girls
 | denomination            = Presbyterian
 | established             = 1915;<ref name=History/> {{years ago|1915}} years ago
 | address                 = 122 Market Road<br />[[Epsom, New Zealand|Epsom]]<br />[[Auckland]] 1051<br />New Zealand
 | coordinates             = {{coord|36|53|14|S|174|46|45|E|type:edu_region:NZ-AUK|display=inline,title}}
 | principal               = Charlotte Avery
 | roll                    = {{NZ school roll data|68|y||y}} <small>({{NZ school roll data|||y}})</small>
 | MOE                     = 68
 | homepage                = {{URL|http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz}}
}}
'''St Cuthbert's College''' is a [[Independent school|private (independent)]] [[Presbyterian]]-based [[Day school|day]] and [[boarding school]] for girls aged 4 to 18 (Years 0 to 13), located in [[Epsom, New Zealand|Epsom]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand.

The school was established in 1915 in Mt Eden, and has a roll of approximately 1500 students. It is widely regarded as one of the best academically performing [[school]]s in New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|title=A-plus attitude keeps school top of the tree|last=BONI|first=DITA DE|date=2002-04-17|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=2018-10-31|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/|title=Two Auckland schools top in country|date=2000-06-30|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=2018-10-31|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777}}</ref> In 2015, Metro Magazine stated that "the top academic results in Auckland, every year, are scored by St Cuthbert’s College"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/education/aucklands-most-influential-educators/|title=Auckland's Most Influential: Educators  - Metro|last=Noted|website=Noted|language=en|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> and the school has been awarded the title of Metro Magazine's Highest-Ranked Auckland Secondary School for Academic Achievement in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/education/the-best-schools-in-auckland-2013/|title=The Best Schools in Auckland 2013  - Metro|last=Noted|website=Noted|language=en|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> 2014 (when the equivalent of 53 per cent of the Year 13 roll gained scholarships),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/education/the-best-schools-in-auckland-2014/|title=The Best Schools in Auckland 2014  - Metro|last=Noted|website=Noted|language=en|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/education/the-best-schools-in-auckland-2015/|title=The Best Schools in Auckland 2015  - Metro|last=Noted|website=Noted|language=en|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref> 2016,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/education/the-best-schools-in-auckland-2016/|title=The best schools in Auckland 2016  - Metro|last=Noted|website=Noted|language=en|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/education/best-schools-in-auckland-2017/|title=The Best Schools in Auckland 2017|last=Noted|website=Noted|language=en|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noted.co.nz/currently/education/best-schools-in-auckland-2018-metro/|title=The Best Schools in Auckland 2018 |last=Noted|website=Noted|language=en|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref> 2020 and 2022.

The school is affiliated with the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),<ref name=agsa>{{cite web |url=http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Group=Country&Country=New%20Zealand |title= Member Schools |access-date=2007-12-11 |year =2007|work= New Zealand|publisher= The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia}}</ref> the New Zealand Boarding Schools' Association (NZBSA),<ref name=NZBSA>{{cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.nz/northland.asp |title=New Zealand Boarding Schools - Northland/Auckland Region |access-date=2007-12-11 |year =2007|work= Directory |publisher= The New Zealand Boarding Schools' Association |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080213150306/http://www.boarding.org.nz/northland.asp  |archive-date = 2008-02-13}}</ref> Independent Schools of New Zealand (ISNZ),<ref name=ISNZ>{{cite web |url=http://www.isnz.org.nz/main.cfm?id=2778&lid=287 |title= St Cuthbert's College |access-date=2007-12-11 |year =2007|work=ISNZ Member Schools |publisher= Independent Schools of New Zealand}}</ref> and is an overseas member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of [[Australia]] (AHISA).<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web|url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2237 |title=Overseas |access-date=2007-12-11 |year=2007 |work=AHISA Schools |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102165213/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2237 |archive-date=2 November 2007 }}</ref>

The school offers its own Year 11 St Cuthbert's Diploma and the option of the [[IB Diploma Programme|International Baccalaureate]] diplomas or national [[National Certificate of Educational Achievement|NCEA]] qualification from Year 12.

==History==

The college was established as the Auckland Presbyterian College for Ladies Ltd in 1915, when a group of Presbyterian elders purchased Mt Eden Collegiate, a [[private school]] for girls, and appointed Miss Isobel Macdonald as the school's first [[Principal (school)|principal]]. Miss Macdonald chose the motto, "By Love, Serve", and renamed the school St Cuthbert's College as the Trust Board suggested that a shorter and more distinctive name was required. The school is named after the [[Northumbria]]n monk-bishop [[Saint Cuthbert]] and, since 1918, it has celebrated St Cuthbert's Day annually in March.<ref name="History">{{cite web |url=http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz/files/special.asp?MenuID=2&PageID=598 |title= History of the College|access-date=11 December 2007 |year =2007 |work= Campus Life |publisher= St Cuthbert's College| archive-url=https://archive.today/20081011144404/http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz/files/special.asp?MenuID=2&PageID=598|archive-date=11 October 2008}}</ref>

In 1925, the college moved to its present site in Epsom. In 1932, three school [[House system|houses]] were established, [[Dunblane]], [[Elgin, Moray|Elgin]] and [[Melrose, Scottish Borders|Melrose]], each named after places of significance in the life of St Cuthbert.<ref name=History/>

In 1936, the winter [[School uniform|uniform]] was changed to [[Black Watch]] tartan, after the then principal, Lavinia Clouston, had seen the uniform at the [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney]]. Black Watch tartan also has been the summer uniform since 1966.<ref name=Tartan>{{cite web |url=http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz/files/generic.asp?MenuID=2&PageID=754 |title= Blackwatch Tartan|access-date=11 December 2007 |year =2007 |work= Campus Life |publisher= St Cuthbert's College}}</ref>

== School motto ==
The St Cuthbert's College [[motto]] is "By Love, Serve". The motto was chosen to encourage students to share, respect the needs of others, accept different viewpoints and to live peacefully.

The school verse comes from [[1 Corinthians 13]] chapters 1–13 and is consistent with "By Love, Serve", and students are constantly reminded to be "By Love, Serve".

== Enrolment ==
As a private school, St Cuthburt's College charges tuition fees to cover costs. For the 2025 school year, tuition fees for New Zealand residents are $26,568 per year for students in years 0 to 6 and $30,476 per year for students in years 7 and above, with international students charged $53,136 and $60,952 per year respectively. Boarding fees for all students are $20,876 per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fees |url=https://stcuthberts.school.nz/join-us/what-you-need-to-know/fees/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=St Cuthbert's |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, St Cuthburt's College has roll of {{NZ school roll data|68|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|68m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|68m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|68|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}} As a private school, the school is not assigned an [[Equity Index (New Zealand)|Equity Index]].

== Boarding ==
St Cuthbert's College accepts both [[Day school|day]] students and [[Boarding school|boarding]] students. Boarding students from Years 7 to 13 live in one of St. Cuthbert's three boarding houses: Dunblane, Elgin or Melrose. The boarding community at St Cuthbert's College is very diverse. Boarders come from [[Asia]], the [[Pacific Islands]] and a range of other overseas locations, as well as from both urban and rural New Zealand.  An increasing number of boarders are local students living between Karaka and the North Shore.<ref name="boarding">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Jacqueline |date=2008-08-31 |title=Boarding at nearby schools a new trend |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/auckland-region/news/article.cfm?l_id=117&objectid=10594214 |publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>

==Curriculum==

===Academic===
The college offers its own St Cuthbert's Year 11 Diploma, and from Year 12 the option to choose either [[National Certificate of Educational Achievement|NCEA]]  or [[International Baccalaureate|IB]].

In 1999 a Thinking Skills programme was introduced based on Art Costa's [[Habits of Mind]]. Senior management credit this programme for the college's continuing ranking as one of New Zealand's top schools.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thinking skills break patterns|publisher=[[New Zealand Herald]] |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=1842424|first=Dita|last=De Bondi|date=2002-04-29}}</ref>

=== Physical education ===
[[Physical education]] is compulsory for all students from Years 1 to 11. Students are also given the opportunity to pitch themselves against other top athletes in local, regional and national tournaments as part of the college's Athlete Pathway Programme.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz/our-school/her-opportunities/sporting-opportunities/performance-and-social/|title=Performance and social {{!}} St Cuthbert's College|website=www.stcuthberts.school.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref>

Over 90 per cent of senior students participate in extra-curricular sporting activities.<ref name="boarding" />

=== Kahunui ===
In Year 10, the students take part in a four-week experience at Kahunui, a large outdoor living space in the [[Bay of Plenty]] bush, where the girls participate in physical activities as well as academic work that is taught by practical applications (e.g. maths is covered in budgeting and English through creative writing journal entries).<ref name="stcuthberts.school.nz">{{Cite web|url=http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz/her-journey/the-kahunui-difference/|title=The Kahunui difference {{!}} St Cuthbert's College|website=www.stcuthberts.school.nz|language=en-NZ|access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref>

During their time at Kahunui, the girls are divided into groups of eight students and they are expected to live in and manage their own residence. The outdoor programme includes overnight sea kayaking and tramping trips.

==Headmistresses/Principal==
* Isobel MacDonald 1915–1921
* Lavinia Clouston 1921–1948
* Violet Wood 1949–1968
* O.J. Holland 1969–1989
* Frances J. Compton 1989–1995
* Lynda J. Reid 1996–2016
* Roz Mexted 2017
* Justine Mahon 2018–2023
* Suzanne Winthrop 2024 (acting)
* Charlotte Avery 2024–present<ref>https://stcuthberts.school.nz/about-st-cuthberts/principals-welcome/</ref>

==Notable alumnae==
{{maincat|People educated at St Cuthbert's College, Auckland}}
[[Alumnae|Alumni]] of St Cuthbert's College are commonly referred to as Old Girls, and may elect to join the school's [[alumni association]], the Old Girls' Association. Some notable St Cuthbert's Old Girls include:
* Bianca Babarich-Bacher – Joint winner, New Zealand Young Sailor of the year, Women's [[420 (dinghy)|420]] sailing [[List of World Championships medalists in sailing (centreboard classes)#Women's|world champion]] and [[Halberg Awards|Halberg]] finalist.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/27791/rowing-dominates-finalists-for-the-2009-halberg-sports-awards|title=Rowing dominates finalists for the 2009 Halberg sports awards|date=2 January 2010|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10589009|title=Yachting: Kiwi teens win 420 World Champs|date=6 August 2009|newspaper=[[New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newspix.nzherald.co.nz/preview.asp?image=NZH-1046979 |title=St Cuthbert's College Year 13 students Bianca Barbarich-Bacher (right) and Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick |work=Newspix (NZ Herald) |access-date=4 July 2016}}</ref>
* [[Alexandra Brewis Slade]] – anthropologist/social scientist.
* [[Christine Fletcher]] – former Member of Parliament for [[Epsom (New Zealand electorate)|Epsom]] and [[Mayor of Auckland]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3589609|title=Counting the beat with Christine Fletcher|last=Middleton|first=Julie|date=7 September 2004|newspaper=[[New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref>
* [[Philippa Gould|Philippa Gower]] – World Record holder and Olympic backstroker in the 1950s
* [[Julia King (field hockey)|Julia King]] – field hockey player, member of [[New Zealand women's national field hockey team|Black Sticks Women]] (2011–)<ref name="Stuff">{{cite news |title= St Cuthbert's Olympians |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/east-bays-courier/7176544/St-Cuthberts-Olympians |publisher= East and Bays Courier (via Stuff.co.nz) |date= 27 June 2012 |access-date= 7 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Roseanne Liang]] – film director<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12002305|title=Twelve Questions with Kiwi director Roseanne Liang|first=Jennifer|last=Dann|newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=27 February 2018}}</ref>
* [[Vicki Lin]] – presenter on Studio 2
* [[Willow Macky|Katherine Faith (Willow) Macky]] – one of New Zealand's leading composers of folk-style music and songs (also attended [[Iona College (Havelock North)|Iona College]])<ref name=WMacky>{{cite web |url=http://folksong.org.nz/captain_cook/ |title= Willow Macky Q.S.M.|access-date=2007-12-11 |year =2007 |work= The Ballad of Captain Cook|publisher= New Zealand Folk Song}}</ref>
* [[Stacey Michelsen]] – field hockey player, member of [[New Zealand women's national field hockey team|Black Sticks Women]] (2009–)<ref name="Stuff"/> (also attended [[Kamo High School]])
* [[Kim Noakes]] – New Zealand [[Black Sticks Women|Black Sticks]]
* Dr [[Margaret Orbell]] – author, editor and academic
* [[Suji Park]] – Korean-New Zealand artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artzone.co.nz/article.aspx?aid=80|title=ARTZONE - Article - Rebellious Friends|website=www.artzone.co.nz|access-date=2018-05-06}}</ref>
* [[Polly Powrie]] – sailor, Olympic gold medallist (2012 London)<ref name="Stuff"/>
* [[Lucy Talbot]] – field hockey player, member of [[New Zealand women's national field hockey team|Black Sticks Women]] (2009–)<ref name="Stuff"/>
* [[Rose Carlyle]] – author<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/122157014/nz-authors-thriller-snapped-up-by-hollywood|title=Stuff - Article - NZ author's thriller snapped up by Hollywood|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[Renee Liang]] – paediatrician, poet, essayist, short story writer, playwright, librettist, theatre producer and medical researcher<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gg.govt.nz/file/24566 |title= Dr Renee Liang, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to the arts|access-date= 1 May 2018 |year =2018}}</ref>
* [[Pamela Allen]] – author and winner of the Margaret Mahy Medal for children's literature<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/allen-wins-margaret-mahy-childrens-literature-award/KNESX2NDNFPSD53TD3KL4ZNR7I/|title=NZ Herald - Article - Allen wins Margaret Mahy children's literature award|access-date=22 January 2004}}</ref>
* [[Ann Gluckman]] – author,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/career/ann-gluckman-on-writing-a-book-at-92-identity-and-involvement-auckland-jewry-past-and-present-44633|title=New Zealand Women's Weekly - Article - Writing a book at the age of 92 has opened up a whole new chapter for me|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> travel writer, and copresident of the Auckland Council for Christians and Jews<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.natlib.govt.nz/records/35848991|title=National Library of New Zealand - Article - Interview with Ann Gluckman |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref> 
* [[Katie Doar]] – New Zealand field hockey player, member of [[New Zealand women's national field hockey team|Black Sticks Women]] – 2019
* [[Madison Doar]] – New Zealand field hockey player, member of [[New Zealand women's national field hockey team|Black Sticks Women]] – 2017
* [[Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick]] – former [[List of New Zealand international netball players|New Zealand netball international]].<ref name=stuff120818>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/netball/106078654/the-space-between-netballer-sulu-fitzpatricks-coming-of-age|title=Netballer Sulu Fitzpatrick's second sporting life|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=12 August 2018|accessdate=22 January 2019}}</ref>
* [[Louise Wallace]] – New Zealand television presenter, actress, and director<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/louise-wallace/biography|title=NZ On Screen - Profile - Louise Wallace|access-date=22 January 2004}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of schools in New Zealand]]
* [[List of boarding schools]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.stcuthberts.school.nz St Cuthbert's College Website]
{{Schools in Auckland}}
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