Bishop Viard College
Secondary school in New Zealand
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Bishop Viard College, also known as Viard College or BVC, is a coeducational, integrated, secondary school (years 7–13) located in Kenepuru, Porirua, New Zealand.
Coordinates41.1404°S 174.8393°E
TypeState integrated, Co-educational, Secondary Years 7–13
MottoTruth is Light
Established1968; 58 years ago
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20 Kenepuru Drive, Porirua, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 41.1404°S 174.8393°E |
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| Type | State integrated, Co-educational, Secondary Years 7–13 |
| Motto | Truth is Light |
| Established | 1968; 58 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 256 |
| Principal | Chris Theobald |
| Enrollment | 390[1] (March 2026) |
| Socio-economic decile | 1C[2] |
| Website | viard.school.nz |
History
The college was founded in 1968 by Cardinal Peter McKeefry, Archbishop of Wellington, and was staffed by the Assumptionist Fathers and the Brigidine Sisters. The school was named after Philippe Viard, the first Catholic Bishop of Wellington. Originally the school consisted of two institutions (for boys and girls) on the same site, however it became a single co-educational unit in 1975.
The school celebrated its 50th Jubilee on Labour weekend, 19–21 October 2018.[3]
Notable alumni
- Brent Anderson – rugby union player[4]
- Bernard Cadogan – poet, philosopher, and historian[5]
- Joe Filemu – rugby union player[6]
- Izzy Ford – local-body politician and rugby union player
- Faifili Levave – rugby union player
- Tom Maiava (born 1999) - rugby sevens player for Samoa.
- Vince Mellars – rugby league and rugby union player
- Anthony Perenise – rugby union player
- John Schwalger – rugby union player