Gender and age: Girls.1965: 4-15 years;c. 1965, 74, 76: 3-13 years. Capacity: 1965: 60, with 38 in residence.c. 1969: 571974: 511976: 48Controlling organisation: The Catholic Diocese of Auckland owned the institution, with Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand (Catholic) staffing and running the institution. It appears that the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (Catholic) staffed the school from 1904-1925, with the Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand (Catholic) running the school and new Orphanage from 1925-1987.Third-party provider to State, faith-basedOperational period: Ran as an orphanage from c.1925-1987, but open as a Girls' School for a longer period. Registered 1/2/1929.From Mercy Sisters Website: "Our Lady Star of the Sea School was opened in 1847 by Father Garin, with help from Catholic families in the area. The new school was run by lay teachers until 1904 when the Mission Sisters were asked to send a group of Sisters to live in Howick and help run the school.The Mission Sisters taught in Howick between 1904 and 1924.In 1925, Bishop Cleary invited the Sisters of Mercy to open an Orphanage in Granger Road. He had bought a large property in Granger Road, Howick. For over 30 years the Sisters of Mercy ran the Star of the Sea orphanage in Auckland. There were up to 80 girls living at the orphanage. The Sisters ran the school for the orphans and also the local Catholic children. As the area grew more space was needed and an extra classroom block was built in 1961.The orphanage was on a farm and so the Sisters were able to grow their own vegetables and they also had cows and chickens.In 1929 a fire destroyed the whole orphanage and school buildings. No one was injured in the fire, but the Sisters needed to rebuild the orphanage and classrooms. In 1931 the new building was finished.In 1977 the orphanage closed, but the Sisters continued to teach at the school.The school was soon too small for all the Catholic children in the area, so the school was moved to the site in Oakridge Way, Northpark."
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