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Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School

1876 establishments in New Zealand1970 establishments in New ZealandCatholic primary schools in New ZealandEducational institutions established in 1970Intermediate schools in New Zealand
Roman Catholic schools in the Wellington RegionSchools in Wellington City

Cardinal McKeefry School, originally Marist Brothers' Thorndon, is a Catholic primary and intermediate school for girls and boys catering from Year 1 to Year 8 (5 to 13 years old). The school traces its origins to the Marist Brothers' first school opened in New Zealand in 1876. The current school was opened in 1970 by Cardinal Peter McKeefry and named after him.

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Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary School
Wilton Road, Wellington Northland

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Wilton Road
6012 Wellington, Northland
Wellington, New Zealand
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