a fitness centre and a new library. The school expects to open a new theatre complex by March 2023. Notable alumni Albert Anderson (born 1961), rugby union player Mark Abbott (born 1991), rugby union player Andrew Bird (born 1967), Olympic coxswain Ben Blair (born 1979), rugby union player John Britten (1950–1995), inventor Scott Cartwright (born 1954), rugby union player Mark Chignell (born 1956), human factors researcher Rod Donald (1957–2005), Member of Parliament Joe Earl (born 1952), Olympic rower Peter Gordon (1921–1991), Member of Parliament and cabinet minister Eliza Grigg, alpine ski racer Chris Harris (born 1969), cricketer Hamish Hay (1927–2008), former Mayor of Christchurch Phil Keoghan (born 1967), television presenter and host Roy Kerr (born 1934), mathematician Chris King (born 1981), rugby union player Richie Mo'unga (born 1994), rugby union player Carl Nixon (born 1967), novelist, short story writer and playwright Gordon Ogilvie (1934–2017), historian Tim Perry (rugby union) (born 1988), rugby union player Jack Rumbold (1920–2001), cricketer and colonial legal administrator Sir Ieremia Tabai (born 1950), first president of Kiribati (1979–1991), politician Philip Woollaston (born 1944), politician; vintner Hugh Wilson (born 1945), botanist Richard Wilson (born 1953), rugby union player Rodney Wilson (1945-2013), art historian and museum director Alex Wyllie (born 1944), rugby union player Telusa Veainu (born 1990), rugby union player References External links St Andrew's official site Education Review Office report Presbyterian schools in New Zealand Boarding schools in New Zealand Educational institutions established in 1917 Secondary schools in Christchurch 1917 establishments in New Zealand