St John’s Theological College was closed for the War
With the outbreak of World War One in 1914, the student population at St John’s College steadily declined with students leaving overseas to serve in the war.
The College Warden, Percy Temple Williams, was appointed Chaplain to the Eighth Reinforcements and submitted a leave of absence. With only eleven students in residence at the College, the Trustees came to the decision to close St John’s Theological College for the duration of the war.
It was re-opened in 1920, with six students temporarily residing at Bishopscourt in Parnell then the College resuming at Tamaki in 1921 with 14 students.
