St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt

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St Bernard's College is a Catholic Year 7 to 13 secondary School for Boys, located at 183 Waterloo Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. The school was opened by the Marist Brothers in 1946.The maximum roll is 660 pupils.School CrestThe school crest was designed by Brother Gerard who served as Principal of the school from 1959 to 1964. The crest of St. Bernard's consists of a shield divided into three panels: The left panel shows a sword and a crown, symbolising the need to "fight the good fight so as to gain the crown of victory." This is an allusion to an exhortation of the Apostle Paul regarding the Catholic striving to live for Christ.The centre panel has three fleur-de-Leisle, symbolic of three French connections with the school:# St. Bernard was Abbot of Clairvaux in France;# Marcellin Champagnat founded the Marist Brothers of the School in France; and# Bishop Pompallier, a Frenchman, was instrumental in bringing the Catholic faith to New Zealand. The cross on the right panel was worn by the Crusaders on their shields, and that St Bernard went around Europe preaching one of the Crusades.Surmounting the shield is a combination of stars resting on a bar divided into three parts. The Latin inscription at the foot of the shield translates to "Look to the star, call upon Mary."SportsSt. Bernard's College has offered many sports as extra-curricular activities. It currently offers Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Mountain Biking, Rowing, Rugby, Rugby League, Rugby 7s, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Touch Rugby, Volleyball and Waterpolo.