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Nau mai, haere mai | Welcome to our Mercy Schools website
Learn
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about Catherine McAuley and the Mercy Story.
more about the history of your Schol.
to Sisters of Mercy living Mercy Values..
The Holy Cross Parish community had wanted a Catholic school in their Parish for many years, so they worked hard raising money so a school could be built.
This school was finally opened in 1932 with 60 students. However, within 2 years the school had so many children that another large classroom was added to the school.
Sisters travelled each day from Avondale by bus, until the Sisters opened a convent in Henderson in 1945.
The Dominican Sisters took over running the school in 1971.
The Holy Cross Parish community had wanted a Catholic school in their Parish for many years, so they worked hard raising money so a school could be built. This school was finally opened in 1932 with 60 students. However, within 2 years the school had so many children that another large classroom was added to [Read more…]