Villa Maria College
Villa Maria College is a single-sex secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was opened on 18 February 1918 with 14 pupils. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy and served as a parish school when boys were admitted in 1921.- Type: School
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: state-integrated secondary (year 7-15) school in Christchurch, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Villa Maria College, Christchurch”
- Address: 21 Peer Street, Christchurch, 8041
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Upper Riccarton Domain and St Peter’s Church.
Upper Riccarton Domain
Park
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Riccarton Domain is a park, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Villa Maria College.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: George Kuek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter's Church is an Anglican church in Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is registered as Category II by Heritage New Zealand. St Peter’s Church is situated 350 metres southeast of Villa Maria College.
Upper Riccarton Library
Library
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Riccarton Library is situated 770 metres southwest of Villa Maria College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper Riccarton and Avonhead.
Upper Riccarton
Suburb
Photo: Turnagra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Upper Riccarton is a suburb of Christchurch. It is due west of Riccarton. Upper Riccarton is made up of residential, retail and education areas. It includes a major intersection known as "Church Corner", as well as the Bush Inn Shopping Centre and multiple schools.
Avonhead
Suburb
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Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks.
Ilam
Suburb
Ilam is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand, about five kilometres west of the city centre. It is the location of the University of Canterbury. Located adjacent to State Highway 1 and Christchurch Airport, it is handily placed for transportation.
Villa Maria College
- Categories: secondary school, state-integrated school, and education
- Location: Christchurch City, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-43.52903° or 43° 31′ 45″ southLongitude
172.56778° or 172° 34′ 4″ eastOpen location code
4V8JFHC9+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 28398384OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q7930418
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Villa Maria College” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Villa Maria College, Christchurch”
- French: “Villa Maria College”
- Spanish: “Colegio Villa Maria”
- Spanish: “Colegio Villa María”
- Swedish: “Villa Maria College, Christchurch”
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Highlights include Upper Riccarton Methodist Church and Glebe Reserve.
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