APIFO'OU College - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:18:56 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg APIFO'OU College - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Rugby Academy for Apifo'ou College https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/09/27/rugby-academy-apifoou-college/ Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:30:23 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=50138

A rugby academy is being set at up at Apifo'ou College in Ma'ufanga, Nuku'alofa, by a former principal at the school, Father Selwyn Akauola. Wame Naivalu, from Fiji, an International Rugby Board-accredited coach, trainer and strength and conditioning coach, has been recruited to assist in the setting up of the academy. According to the Tonga Read more

Rugby Academy for Apifo'ou College... Read more]]> A rugby academy is being set at up at Apifo'ou College in Ma'ufanga, Nuku'alofa, by a former principal at the school, Father Selwyn Akauola.

Wame Naivalu, from Fiji, an International Rugby Board-accredited coach, trainer and strength and conditioning coach, has been recruited to assist in the setting up of the academy.

According to the Tonga Daily News, Naivalu will soon be offering rugby courses to students through the rugby academy.

Father Selwyn said the academy was part of a dream to help offer young talented students the opportunity to develop their skills and also learn other skills.

"I want to help young people who otherwise will not have this opportunity," he told Tonga Daily News.

"I see that there are a lot of young students who have the talents but do not do well academically and I want to help these students."

Naivalu, who had set up a number of rugby academies at different schools in Fiji, said he was honoured to be recruited for the project.

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APIFO'OU College, Tonga's third oldest secondary school is to mark its 125th anniversary with week-long celebrations, that are expected to draw in thousands of ex-students from the outer islands and abroad to Nuku'alofa from December 23-30. The celebrations are scheduled to begin on Friday, December 23 with a presentation to the Queen Mother at Tufumahina Read more

Tonga's Apifo'ou College to celebrate 125th anniversary... Read more]]> APIFO'OU College, Tonga's third oldest secondary school is to mark its 125th anniversary with week-long celebrations, that are expected to draw in thousands of ex-students from the outer islands and abroad to Nuku'alofa from December 23-30.

The celebrations are scheduled to begin on Friday, December 23 with a presentation to the Queen Mother at Tufumahina Royal Residence in the morning, followed by a presentation to HM King George Tupou V at the Villa Royal Residence, by the school and ex-students.

'Apifo'ou is a Catholic secondary co-education school owned by the Catholic Church. It was established in 1886 by the Marist Fathers at 'Apifo'ou, which means "new home", at Ma'ufanga. The school was originally founded in 1865 where the Catholic Church is at Ma'ufanga today, and was known as St Stanislaus, a boys' boarding school.

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