Good Shepherd College
Auckland, New Zealand
- 1998
- Founded
- NZQA Category 1 (Highest Educational Performance Rating)
- Global Rank
- 450+
- Total Students
- 10%
- International Students
- 10
- Programs
About Good Shepherd College
Good Shepherd College - Te Hepara Pai (operating officially under Te Kupenga - Catholic Theological College) is New Zealand's premier Roman Catholic tertiary theological institution, founded in Ponsonby, Auckland, by the Catholic Bishops Conference of Aotearoa New Zealand and religious congregations. Established in 1998 through the merger of Holy Cross College (Mosgiel seminary established in 1900) and Mount St Mary's College (Greenmeadows Marist seminary established in 1889), the institution was unified in 2020 under Te Kupenga alongside The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand (TCI). Operating as a government-accredited Category 1 Tertiary Education Organisation (MoE & NZQA Provider ID 8717), Good Shepherd College delivers New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) approved degree, graduate diploma, and certificate programmes in theology, scripture, Christian leadership, ethics, and pastoral ministry. Located at the heritage St Columba Centre on Vermont Street in central Ponsonby, Auckland, the College houses the renowned Colin Library (holding over 40,000 specialist theological volumes and international research archives), welcoming seminarians, religious sisters and brothers, Catholic educators, and international students both on campus and via its national distance learning network.
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Auckland, New Zealand
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Top Catholic Theological Tertiary Institution in New Zealand
2025
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