Christ's College, Christchurch

Christ's College Canterbury
Address
33 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand
Coordinates	43°31′47″S 172°37′33″E / 43.52972°S 172.62583°E / -43.52972; 172.62583
Information
Type	Independent, Single-sex, Secondary (Years 9–13), Day & Boarding
Motto	Latin: Bene tradita, bene servanda (Good traditions, Well maintained)
Religious affiliation(s)	Anglicanism
Established	1850; 174 years ago (1850)
Ministry of Education Institution no.	330
Chairman	Hugh Lindo
Principal	Gillian Simpson (acting)
Chaplain	Rev'd Cameron Pickering
School roll	734[1] (February 2024)
Socio-economic decile	10
Website	www.christscollege.com

Christ's College, Canterbury is an independent Anglican secondary day and boarding school for boys, located in the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand.

Founded in 1850 by Reverend Henry Jacobs in Lyttelton as a school for early settlers, the college is the oldest independent school in the country.^[2] The college currently caters for approximately 698 students from Year 9 to Year 13.

Christ's College is an International Member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) represents the Heads of the leading independent schools in Ireland and the United Kingdom and International schools mainly from the Commonwealth. Christ's College is one of only three member schools in New Zealand. Christ's College is also member of Round Square, an international network of 230 schools in 50 countries around the world. Christ’s College is one of the three Round Square member schools in New Zealand.