HISTORY

In June, 1921, the vicar of St Mark's Parish in Opawa, Canon Henry Williams, established a church day school in a small room of the Sunday School in the church grounds, between what was then Church Lane and Cholmondeley Avenue. At that time Miss Cameron headed the school, which had a roll of about 30 children.

St Mark's Open Air Day School was established on the present site in 1925 with an opening roll of 38 children. Sister Eleanor ran the school from 1925 through to 1932, at which time the roll had grown to 77 pupils. (Further detailed history may be read in the St Mark's School History, 1921 - 1996)

In 1988, the Minister of Education, The Hon David Lange, signed the Integration Agreement between the Board and the Crown.

The key elements of the agreement relate to the special character of the school and the association with the Anglican Church, which has been maintained since it became independent of St Mark's Anglican Church in 1981.

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SCHOOL CREST

The Lion of St Mark: The Winged Lion is the traditional symbol of St Mark the Evangelist. From the 5th century, four creatures mentioned in the book of Revelation have been assigned to the four evangelists, with the Winged Lion attributed to St Mark. In Christian iconography the St Mark Lion was often depicted as holding up the book of St Mark's Gospel.