Francis Douglas Memorial College
Francis Douglas Memorial College is an all-boys state-integrated Catholic school with boarding facilities located in Westown, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The college was founded in 1959 under the leadership of the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order of brothers based on the teachings of St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. It is one of two secondary schools established by the Brothers in New Zealand, the other being De La Salle College, Mangere East, Auckland. The name of the school is dedicated to the memory of Father Francis Vernon Douglas, a missionary priest who was killed while doing missionary work in the Philippines during the Second World War. The school educates approximately 760 boys, 130 of whom are boarders. The 60th Jubilee of Francis Douglas Memorial College was held on Queen's Birthday Weekend, 2019.
| Francis Douglas Memorial College | |
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| Address | |
201 Tukapa Street, Westown New Plymouth New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 39.0821°S 174.0533°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State integrated secondary, day and boarding |
| Motto | Christo Duce (With Christ as our leader) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1959; 65 years ago |
| Sister school | Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 175 |
| Principal | Tim Stuck |
| Years offered | 7–13 |
| Gender | Boys |
| School roll | 735 (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8 |
| Website | fdmc.school.nz |