Villa Maria College is respected as one of the highest achieving and well-known sporting girls’ schools in Christchurch and New Zealand.​​​​​​​

We offer 34 different sporting codes, so there is a sport at Villa for everyone, and sport is very much part of Villa life.

Beyond the classroom, students are encouraged to participate in a variety of sports and we are proud to recognise that many outstanding sportswomen have started their sporting careers at Villa.

Opportunities

Beyond the classroom students are encouraged to participate in a variety of sports and we are proud to recognise that many outstanding sportswomen have started their sporting careers at Villa Maria College and have since gone on to Provincial and National representation.

Villa Maria College teams and individual athletes have won South Island and New Zealand honours over the past few years in many sports including athletics, cycling, rugby, netball, rowing, cross country, karate, ice figure skating and waterpolo.

As well as playing sport many girls take the opportunity to coach and/or umpire. Our student coaches are encouraged to work for Achievement Standards in coaching.