Garin College is a New Zealand Catholic, integrated, co-educational day and boarding secondary school in Nelson on the northern outskirts of Richmond.
The college opened on 28 January 2002 to serve the Catholic community, particularly in the upper South Island.
The college is named after Father Antoine Marie Garin (1810–1889) who was the founding pastor of the Catholic Church in Nelson.
[4] The college's haka was written and performed for the first time in 2006, four years after the school first opened.
It was first unveiled to the school and spectators at the 2006 annual Te Wairua o nga Mahi Toi festival.