Garin College

At Garin College you will find a safe environment for personal expression and growth. You can look forward to a holistic education experience that will encourage your personal character development, as well as excellence in academic performance.

Garin College, founded in 2002, is a progressive Catholic integrated co-educational school serving the Catholic community, especially in Nelson, Tasman and the Top of the South Island. Garin College also extends a welcome to students that are non-Catholic and to international students from across the world. 

As a truly twenty-first century school, our day students and boarding students enjoy their learning in an open and contemporary environment. Garin College students can expect to reach their potential in a wide range of areas. Our graduates are young men and women of faith, hope and integrity – people who have strong clear values, and a sense of their responsibility to each other and their community.

Garin College is a small school with a big heart, located in the beautiful Tasman district of New Zealand.

We are a Catholic secondary-school boasting excellent academic performance and offering a wide-variety of extra-curricular activities. As a smaller school, we offer a supportive learning environment, enabling students to reach their potential in a wide range of areas. Academic opportunity and achievement are central to our students’ balanced development. 

• Region: Nelson-Tasman
• Co Ed Status: Co-Educational
• Roll Total: 660
• Authority: State : Integrated
• International roll: 22
• Curriculum: NCEA (NZQA)