Religious Education Staff
| Director of Special Character | Clare McGivern |
| Faculty Leader for Religious Education | tba |
| Assistant Faculty Leader | |
| Teachers | Avagail Café |
| IndiaRose Cunningham | |
| Bill Hooper (On leave) | |
| Connie Fraser (On leave) | |
| Holly Jarvis | |
| Fleur Lowery McCombe | |
| Chloe Mines | |
| Dora Salesa | |
| Melissa Spragg | |
| Lynne Tanner | |
| Samantha van der Merwe |
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Fanning the flames of faith
The Faculty of Religious Education is a vibrant and engaging community of learners. Our mission is to ignite and fan the flames of faith and to educate students in a wide range of dimensions of the Catholic Church. All students at St Mary’s College take part in Religious Education classes, all of which are taught by specialist Theology teachers.
Modern resources, in-depth study
As a student at St Mary’s College following the Understanding Faith curriculum and new RE Curriculum: Tō Tātou Whakapono Our Faith, you will be educated in Church teachings, aspects of worship, liturgy and experience, Church history, and Christian ethics. Teaching is based on the Authority of the Church through Scripture, Tradition and Magisterial documents. Resources are up-to-date and all programmes, except Year 7, are digitally integrated.
Credits for NCEA, University Entrance approved
At Year12 and Year13 students complete 3 x NZQA 6 Credit Internal Achievement Standards. Students can achieve Religious Education with Endorsement. Some Level 3 RE Assessments are worth 6 Reading Literacy credits. Religious Education is an approved subject and can be used for University Entrance. Each senior level begins with a Mercy Value focus. In 2025 St Mary’s College will continue to implement the new Level 1 Religious Studies Achievement Standards. This will comprise two 5 credit Internal Assessments and a 5 credit External Assessment.