Bishop Viard College

What Bishop Viard College does

Bishop Viard College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school located at 20 Kenepuru Drive, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Founded in 1968 by the Brigidine Sisters and Assumptionist Fathers, the college serves students from Years 7 through 13 (NCEA levels) within the Wellington and Palmerston North Diocese. The school operates as an integrated Catholic institution under the Catholic Schools Board, drawing students primarily from Catholic families in the Porirua catchment — preference criteria require baptism, Catholic parents, or a verified commitment to Catholic formation, with up to 5% of enrolment reserved for non-preference families. Its curriculum emphasises faith-based learning, academic excellence, and holistic development, with dedicated departments across religious education, mathematics, English, sciences, social sciences, technology, physical education, music and performing arts, alongside specialised Māori and Samoan departments and a learning support unit.

The college operates a digital learning infrastructure built around a bring-your-own-device Chromebook model, with the Sora e-library providing 24/7 access to e-books and audiobooks, and the Kamar Portal enabling student and parent access to academic and attendance information. Pastoral and community engagement is anchored by the Family So'otaga Programme, implemented within a Pasifika and Māori cultural framework, supported by on-site guidance counsellors, a social worker, a college nurse, and a youth worker. Marketing and community outreach operate through a fortnightly Tatau newsletter, an active multi-platform social presence (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube), and the adjacent Te Ngākau Tapu parish and broader Porirua Catholic parish network.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The school is funded through a combination of NZ Government per-pupil integrated-school funding and Attendance Dues invoiced by the Catholic Schools Board, with payments accepted in full or via weekly, fortnightly, or monthly instalments. Free stationery is provided across Years 7-13, and the school participates in the Government's school donation scheme. There are no subsidiaries, no external funding rounds, and no disclosed equity ownership — the college is governed by a Board of Trustees chaired by Dan Siave, with Principal Chris Theobald as executive head, and is not a conventional investable entity.

Name

Bishop Viard College

Legal name

Bishop Viard College

Website

https://viard.school.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bishop Viard College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand, serving students in Years 7-13 under the Wellington and Palmerston North Diocese with a faith-based, Pasifika and Māori-integrated curriculum.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Porirua

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Attendance Dues: Attendance dues collected from families to cover property and insurance costs. Families receive invoices from the Catholic Schools Board with payment codes. Payments can be made in full or through weekly, fortnightly, or monthly installments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bishop Viard College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school in Porirua, Wellington that delivers education to students from Years 7 through 13. The college provides an NCEA-aligned curriculum with faith-based learning, pastoral care, and co-curricular programmes (sports, music, performing arts, and cultural activities) within a Catholic values framework emphasizing the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical, cultural, and social development of students.

Product overview

Bishop Viard College offers a unified secondary education programme spanning Years 7-13 within a Catholic co-educational framework. The core offering consists of NCEA-aligned curriculum delivery complemented by a suite of support services including the O'Shea Library with Sora e-library integration, the NCEA Guide, Student Guide, and the Family So'otaga Programme for family engagement. The college distributes news via the Tatau Newsletter on Microsoft Sway, while the Kamar Portal provides parents and students with portal access to academic and attendance information. The overall portfolio is characterised as a single integrated educational service with supporting digital and pastoral components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Programme Catholic co-educational secondary education programme for students in Years 7-13 at the Porirua campus, delivering an NCEA-aligned curriculum with faith formation, academic instruction across sciences, humanities, technology, arts, and religious education, and pastoral care.
• O'Shea Library Services School library service providing students and staff with print resources, reading sessions, independent study facilities, and 24/7 access to the Sora e-library platform for free e-books and audiobooks accessed via school email credentials.
• Family So'otaga Programme Family engagement programme that strengthens connections between school and home through Pasifika and Māori cultural frameworks, supporting student academic and emotional growth via a dedicated programme facilitator.

Quantifiable outcome

• NCEA qualification attainment for students Years 11-13
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Te Ngākau Tapu ParishcoreOthersAdjacent Maori personal parish established in 1999 as a non-geographical parish for Catholic Maori in the Archdiocese of Wellington. The church is located next to Bishop Viard College campus. Mass celebrated in both Maori language (Sundays 10am) and English with some Te Reo (5.15pm). Parish priest Monsignor Gerard Burns supports school activities.
• Holy Family ParishminorOthersCatholic parish in Porirua associated with Bishop Viard College, one of several parishes in the Porirua Pastoral Area.
• St Theresa's PlimmertonminorOthersCatholic parish in Plimmerton associated with Bishop Viard College through the Porirua Pastoral Area network.
• Our Lady of HopeminorOthersCatholic parish associated with Bishop Viard College through the Porirua Pastoral Area network.
• NZ Uniforms PoriruaminorOthersAuthorized uniform retailer for Bishop Viard College located at 5B/16 Parumoana Street, Porirua. Provides school uniforms including grey shirts, shorts, jerseys, blazers, and tartan skirts.
• Diocese of Wellington and Palmerston NorthcoreOthersBishop Viard College operates within the Wellington and Palmerston North Diocese. The school participates in Catholic education network events including the O'Shea Shield Speech and Drama competition with 16 other Catholic secondary schools. School follows Catholic educational frameworks and principles.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Wellington College: Prestigious non-Catholic state secondary school in the same Wellington region. Competes for the same student catchment but is state-funded and secular, serving as a benchmark for academic outcomes rather than a direct faith-based competitor.

Direct peers

• Chanel College: Catholic secondary school in Masterton operated within the same Wellington and Palmerston North Diocese. Comparable integrated-school structure and faith-based curriculum model.
• De La Salle College: Catholic secondary school in Māngere, Auckland, founded by the De La Salle Brothers. Operates as a comparable Catholic integrated secondary school serving a culturally diverse community similar to Bishop Viard's Pasifika/Māori demographic.
• St Paul's College: Catholic secondary school in Hamilton operated by the Marist Fathers. Comparable integrated Catholic secondary school model with a comparable range of academic and pastoral programmes.
• Liston College: Catholic secondary school in Henderson, Auckland, operated under the Edmund Rice tradition. Comparable integrated Catholic co-educational secondary school model, though faith-based positioning is similar.
• Cullinane College: Catholic secondary school in Whanganui within the same Wellington and Palmerston North Diocese. Comparable co-educational Catholic integrated school competing for similar values-driven families.
• John Paul II College: Catholic co-educational secondary school in Rotorua. Comparable integrated Catholic school offering NCEA-aligned programmes and faith-based education to a similar Year 7–13 cohort.
• Sacred Heart College (Lower Hutt): Catholic co-educational secondary school in Lower Hutt, part of the same diocese and a regular co-competitor at the O'Shea Shield. Comparable integrated-school funding model and faith-based positioning.
• St Patrick's College: Catholic secondary school in the same Wellington and Palmerston North Diocese. Competes directly with Bishop Viard College for Catholic families in the greater Wellington region and participates in the same O'Shea Shield competition.
• St Bernard's College: Catholic secondary school in Lower Hutt within the Wellington and Palmerston North Diocese. Direct competitor for Catholic family enrolments and a participant in the same diocesan competition network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGPgfDgDHpzV6b14UkxTZIQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/bishopviardcollege
• Instagraminstagram.com/bishopviardcollege/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@bishopviardcollege?lang=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bishop-viard-college

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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