Facilities

The building next to the Middle School (to the right in the photo) is the Br W R Smith Performing Arts Centre . This was built in 1997, and houses a small auditorium, a music classroom, as well as state-of the-art educational facilities. The Performing Arts Centre also houses several sound-rooms for individual recording and practice. The Performing Arts faculty caters for a wide range of instruments and abilities, from flute to french horn, from piano to percussion. The Performing Arts faculty has also produced a number of productions, such as Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Little Shop of Horrors

The upgraded science building - Br J B Lynch Science Laboratories - is one of the more visible buildings of the College. This is the building that is easily seen from the Southern Motorway. This houses Biology, Physics and Chemistry laboratories, and state-of-the-art equipment such as an electronic ventilation system for the chemistry gas cupboard, mains gas supplies, and modern safety systems to ensure maximum safety in the laboratory. Br W R Smith

The centre building is the Edmund Rice Library, with the English faculty above. This building replaced the old library in 1995 with a state-of-the-art facility. The Edmund Rice Library was one of the earlier of Auckland school libraries to adopt a computer issue and catalogue system. The library occupies a large area and is stocked with over 10,000 books for student research and recreation. The library also features Internet access stations, and the Encyclopedia Britannica on CD. Above the library are classrooms of the English faculty

Mass is held in the School Chapel every Friday at lunchtime and all students are invited to attend. The chapel is open to all for prayer and guidance throughout the day. The Chapel is located in the centre of the College buildings. Mass is celebrated by the chaplain of the school and by other visiting priests.

The Br P O'Driscoll building houses Administration and senior staff offices. This is the original school building, opened in 1939, and is now the centre for the administration and management of the school. There are several classrooms upstairs which are more ideal for one-on-one tuition

The Br L H Wilkes Technology Building was opened in 2001. This facility houses an Information Technology classroom, a well-equipped Food Technology room, Biotechnology facilities, an Electronics & Control Technology room, a Design & Research facility featuring a third computer suite, and an extensive and high-tech Materials workshop.