page_title: Roncalli College
hierarchical_section_title: Roncalli College
caption_attribution_description: English: Wellington Street entrance of state-integrated Catholic high school Roncalli College in Timaru, New Zealand in 2015
context_page_description: Roncalli College is a Catholic college in Timaru, New Zealand. It was named after Pope John XXIII, whose birth name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. It is a co-educational college, with approximately 500 students from Year 9 to Year 13, it is situated on Craigie Avenue, next to the Sacred Heart Basilica. It is set in 3.12 hectares of land, with 13 free-standing buildings.
  It practices NCEA examinations for its senior students with a high rate of success. In 2005 87.7% of Roncalli students achieved NCEA Level 1, 70.3% of students achieved Level 2, 71.2% achieved Level 3, and 66.7% achieved University Entrance. All these figures were well above the national average.
  It has a high participation and success rate in sport, with netball, rugby, basketball and especially rowing and mountain-biking among the most popular sports played, but many other sports are available, such as badminton, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cricket, and hockey among others. While there is a strong focus on sports, cultural activities include occasional hakas and church services.
context_section_description: Roncalli College is a Catholic college in Timaru, New Zealand. It was named after Pope John XXIII, whose birth name was Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. It is a co-educational college, with approximately 500 students from Year 9 to Year 13, it is situated on Craigie Avenue, next to the Sacred Heart Basilica. It is set in 3.12 hectares (7.7 acres) of land, with 13 free-standing buildings.
  It practices NCEA examinations for its senior students with a high rate of success. In 2005 87.7% of Roncalli students achieved NCEA Level 1, 70.3% of students achieved Level 2, 71.2% achieved Level 3, and 66.7% achieved University Entrance. All these figures were well above the national average.
  It has a high participation and success rate in sport, with netball, rugby, basketball and especially rowing and mountain-biking among the most popular sports played, but many other sports are available, such as badminton, volleyball, soccer, tennis, cricket, and hockey among others. While there is a strong focus on sports, cultural activities include occasional hakas and church services.
  It also has a strong culture of foreign students, with students coming from Europe, South America, Asia, Scandinavia and the Pacific Islands.
  It has also won an award for the best Outdoor Education program in New Zealand.
caption: Roncalli College
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