Cullinane College

Cullinane College
Cullinane College
Address
	15 Peat Street, Aramoho, Whanganui, New Zealand
Coordinates	39°54′50″S 175°02′45″E / 39.9138°S 175.0459°E
Information
Type	Integrated secondary (year 9–13) Co-Ed
Motto	For Love of God, Life and Learning.
Established	2003; 21 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no.	190
Principal	Tony McBride
School roll	452 (February 2024)
Socio-economic decile	4J
Website	cullinanecollege.school.nz

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 (founded in 1880 and operated by the Sisters of St Joseph of Nazareth) and St Augustines College (founded in 1944 and operated by the priests and brothers of the Society of Mary). The college is named after: Sister Vincent Cullinane RSJ and Sister Cuthbert Cullinane RSJ (both important teachers at Sacred Heart College); Father John Cullinane SM (an important teacher at St Augustine's College); and Bishop Peter James Cullinane, first Bishop of Palmerston North (1980–2012). The Bishop of Palmerston North is the proprietor of the college.

Sports exchange

The college has an annual junior (Year 9, 10 and occasionally Year 11) 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. ^{[citation needed]}