St Hilda's Collegiate School

Saint Hilda's Collegiate School is a secondary school for girls in Dunedin, New Zealand.

St Hilda's Collegiate School
Main building facing Cobden Street
Address
2 Cobden Street, Dunedin, Otago New Zealand
Coordinates	45°52′02″S 170°30′12″E
Information
Type	State-integrated, Day with boarding facilities
Motto	Latin: Beati Mundo Corde (Blessed are the Pure in Heart)
Denomination	Anglican
Established	1896 (1896)
Sister school	Global Public School
Ministry of Education Institution no.	380
Principal	Mrs Jackie Barron
Years offered	7–13
Gender	Girls
School roll	466 (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile	10
Website	www.shcs.school.nz

History

Founded as an Anglican school in 1896 by the first bishop of Dunedin, Bishop Samuel Nevill and staffed by the Sisters of the Church. The sisters withdrew from the school in the 1930s. St Hilda's is the only school of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin. It is integrated into the New Zealand state school system.

It has a roll of approximately 450 girls with around one third of the school being boarders from both around New Zealand and overseas. The school is named after Saint Hilda, a 7th-century English abbess remembered for the influential role she played in the Synod of Whitby. Saint Hilda is considered one of the patron saints of learning and culture, including poetry.

Occupying a site bounded by Cobden Street, Heriot Row and Royal Terrace, the original buildings have been demolished and the site redeveloped from the mid 20th century. Some of the new buildings were designed by Ted McCoy. The chapel includes copies of windows from the first chapel.

Notable alumnae

• Georgia and Kate Heffernan – New Zealand netball internationals.
• Fiona J. McDonald – graduate
• Frances Ross – New Zealand school principal
• Louise Petherbridge – actor and director

Notable staff

• Bessie Te Wenerau Grace – teacher and education leader

External links

• Official website