Our Past

The name ‘St Brendan’s” was chosen by the founders to reflect the missionary character of the S.M.S.M Sisters who originally agreed to staff the school. 

St Brendan’s opened for classes on 2 February 1961.  Sister M Veronica was the first principal.  The formal opening and blessing by His Grace Archbishop McKeefry took place on 25 March 1961. 

In 1973 the S.M.S.M. sisters requested that they be excused from the task of running the school as they were finding difficulty in staffing it.  That same year the first lay principal was appointed to take over in February the following year. 

The Opening of the rebuilt St Brendan’s Catholic School took place on 30 November 1980.

The current school is a decile 8 and has a maximum roll of 270.  The school population is largely New Zealand European 75%, with 8% Maori, and 17% Other Ethnicities.