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The school has three on-campus boarding houses arranged by year group: Julius House (Years 7–10), Kilburn House (Years 11–12) and Cranmer House (Year 13). Each house has its own team of staff, and a buddy system connects boarders with senior girls; day students join boarders for lunch and for extensive co-curricular activities on and off campus.
The school uses a formal uniform system with separate provisions for Junior/Middle School and Senior School. Uniform items include a long-sleeved blouse with tie and a short-sleeved blouse with tie, cardigan, gym dress, tailored shorts with a short-sleeved T‑shirt, jacket, a junior hat, a red blazer (awarded), and tailored navy trousers.
The dining arrangement centers on Kilburn Dining Room in Kilburn House; the Kilburn Dining Room houses the school cafeteria for meals, with Kilburn Dining Room used by Year 7–11 at interval and lunch. Students may either choose from a wide range of reasonably priced and well-balanced foods or bring their own food to eat in the cafeteria. Payment is charged by means of a barcode on the student ID card, and cafeteria accounts are billed monthly; Junior School families order lunch on Kindo by 9am.
There are six houses: Kōnini (purple), Kōwhai (yellow), Mānuka (white), Matipo (brown), Rātā (red), and Rimu (green). They foster belonging, friendly rivalry, and vertical integration from Year 0–13; each house has a House Prefect supported by a teacher in charge and a council of Year 12–13 students; House meetings are held regularly to encourage participation in cultural and sporting events.
St Margaret's College is governed by the St Margaret's College Trust Board.
St Margaret's College is an all‑girls, day and boarding school in New Zealand offering a dual academic pathway of NCEA or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The college serves girls from age 2 to 18, with a foundation Year 11 that prepares for NCEA Levels 2–3 and the IBDP, and a broad programme supported by the Leck Centre for Learning Enhancement. As an IB World School, it delivers the Diploma Programme core—Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity and Service—alongside subject groups across languages, individuals and societies, mathematics, arts and sciences. Facilities include the Centre for Innovation with coding, robotics, 3D printing and laser cutting; a Library & Study Centre; and purpose‑built arts and performance spaces. The campus underwent an 80% rebuild after the Canterbury earthquakes, and features extensive sports facilities, a heated pool, on‑site health, chaplaincy, and a strong boarding community. Results and traditions underpin a whānau‑centred education.
