About Us

Marian College is a Catholic state-integrated school for Year 9 to 13 girls and as a faith-based school, we aim to live out the Gospel values. We are high achieving school, which is reflected in our academic results and sporting/cultural activities.

We are a family school with a maximum roll of 430 as set by our Integration Agreement. We focus on our key values of Perseverance, Commitment, Courage and Respect which are at the heart of Marian College. The school has a friendly atmosphere with teachers and students knowing each other well. Our pastoral care and support is based on small Wā Whānau groups, where students and teachers build connections over five years at Marian College. Class sizes at Marian College are strictly limited.

Our Enrolment Scheme contains useful information for all parents interested in enrolling a student at Marian College. If you are not a Catholic preference student, you can see the conditions in the scheme under which we may be able to take up to 5% non-Catholic students.

When submitting an enrolment, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive this, please resubmit, as your enrolment application has not been received.

Enrolment Criteria

The Marian College Enrolment Scheme guides our enrolment process and outlines the priority criteria for selecting prospective students. For example, priority is given to preference students and those residing in qualifying Catholic parishes and attending Catholic primary schools. For more information about our different priority levels, please see the Marian College Enrolment Scheme on the website.

Preference Enrolment

In order to apply for enrolment as a Catholic preference student, you need to contact your local Parish Priest to discuss your eligibility for a preference certificate for Marian College. Your daughter may be eligible for preference of enrolment if:

She is baptised Catholic or is being prepared to become Catholic
She has a sibling who is baptised Catholic
She has a parent baptised Catholic
She has a significant familial adult such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle who is actively involved in the child's upbringing and undertakes to support the child's formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church
One or both parents is preparing to become Catholic.

Please contact the school office on 385 8449 if you have any questions regarding eligibility about preference.

Non Preference Enrolment

Non-preference students may be considered for enrolment only if enrolment places remain after all preference applicants have been enrolled and the total roll is still less than the maximum specified in our Integration Agreement.

The maximum number of places available for non-preference students will be governed by the maximum allowable under the College Integration Agreement, which for Marian College is 5% of the total roll.

Non-Preference applicants accept they will be attending a College of Catholic Special Character and that their place in the school is conditional on their participation in the Special Catholic Character of the College

Qualifying Parish (Zoning) Information

Qualifying Parishes for Marian College means one of the following Catholic Parishes as defined by the Diocese:

Christ the Redeemer Parish (Christchurch North) - Map here; written description here
Stella Maris Parish (Christchurch East) - Map here; written description here
Catholic Cathedral Parish - Map here; written description here
St Peter Chanel Parish (Waimakariri) - Map and written description here