Cullinane College


Cullinane College is an integrated, Co-Educational Secondary school in Whanganui, New Zealand for students in Year 9 to Year 13. Cullinane College was founded in 2003, through the combining of Sacred Heart College and St Augustines College.

Name

The college is named after: Sister Vincent Cullinane RSJ and Sister Cuthbert Cullinane RSJ ; Father John Cullinane SM ; and Bishop Peter James Cullinane, first Bishop of Palmerston North. The Bishop of Palmerston North is the proprietor of the college.

Enrolment

As a state-integrated school, the proprietors of Cullinane College charge compulsory attendance dues to cover capital costs. For the 2025 school year, the attendance dues payable are $544 per year for students in years 7 and 8, and $1,088 per year for secondary students in years 9 and above.
As of, Cullinane College has a roll of students, of which identify as Māori.
As of, the school has an Equity Index of, placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement.

Sports exchange

The college has an annual junior sports exchange with Awatapu College in Palmerston North, generally competing in netball, basketball and rugby union. The exchange has been running as long as Cullinane's existence.

Principals

People educated at Cullinane College or either of its antecedents.