Jesus Christ is the beginning and end of all we do. In Jesus, we have all that we need in this world and through Jesus we live in Hope for the world to come.

Our School’s patron, St John the Evangelist calls us to Love one another. We are called to be prophets of the third Millennium, taking the Good News to the world so that others will come to know God, to love God and to serve God.

Our students inspire us to have Faith in God; relying totally on God as children rely on their parent for their needs.

We celebrate our spiritual whakapapa, our founders and ancestors who laid the foundations for who we are today. We remember with Gratitude the story of…

• Tainui waka, manawhenua in this area of Otara.

• Bishop Jean Baptiste Pompallier, First Catholic Bishop of Auckland

• St Peter Chanel, proto-martyr of Oceania.

• Our ancestors of Aotearoa, the Pacific and all parts of the world, particularly Holland.

• The Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, inspired by St Francis and St Clare of Assisi; first teachers of our school

• St Mary Mackillop and Servant of God Suzanne Aubert, significant figures of the Church in Aotearoa. Two of our house patrons.

• Cardinal Reginald Delargey, at whose invitation the sisters came to teach in Otara

• The Assumptionist Fathers, first pastors of our parish.

• The Priests of the St Joseph’s Missionary Society (Mill Hill Fathers)

• The Society of Mary – Marist Fathers and Brothers

• The Little Sisters of the Assumption

• Lay staff; teachers and support staff who have nurtured Catholic education

St Francis of Assisi lived a life of simplicity, this simplicity challenges us to Care for all of creation and to have Compassion for the poor, the weak, the needy and the marginalised in our society.

Our school exists to be of Service to the Catholic communities of Otara and Clover Park. We are a point of Unity for the Catholic parishes of St John the Evangelist and St Peter Chanel. In partnership with our community, we protect and promote the teachings of the Catholic Church.

This means that :-