Catholic Character

St Patrick’s Catholic School has a special Catholic Character which sees our students learn the values of the Catholic faith.

To help you and your whanau in the teachings of the Catholic Faith there is a link here to our Religious Education book – FAMILY WHANAU BOOK

Catholic Character Review
You can read our 2021 Catholic Character Review here

Special Character Leaders

Each year the Year 7 & 8 students apply for a number of leadership roles within the school, the most sought after is that of a Special Character Leader. Special Character Leaders are encouraged to hold a Ministry within the parish, eg. Altar Server, Minister of the Word, etc, and they represent the school every year at the Oil of Chrism Mass in Hamilton. They are responsible for running Monday morning school liturgies, the Stations of the Cross during Lent, St Patrick’s Feast Day activities and help organise school Masses and many other activities to do with our special character.

Our 2023 leaders are Jack Carroll, Moose Pink, Lilith Adams, Felicity Moraes and Elizabeth Pool.

Tongariro Catholic Parish

Tongariro Catholic incorporates the Parishes of St Patrick’s Taupo and St Joseph the Worker in Turangi. Tongariro Catholic Website