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Its most famous alumnus is Captain Charles Upham who was awarded the Victoria Cross twice. Michael Cullen, Minister for Finance is also an Old Boy.
The Quadrangular Rugby Football Tournament occurs annually between Christ's College, Wellington College, Nelson College and the Wanganui Collegiate School . The Quadrangular is reputed to be one of the oldest organised rugby tournaments in the world.
Christ's College is famous for its buildings in the Gothic revival style.
Christ's College is governed by a Warden and Fellows. The Bishop of Christchurch is ex officio Warden. The Head Master (as of June 2004) is Simon Leese.
Very briefly, from 1871 to 1873 Christ's College was an affiliated College to the University of New Zealand. Christ's College was instrumental in creating the Canterbury University College, and Christ's was a constituent College of Canterbury, with the upper department of the College known as College House.
The upper and lower departments (tertiary and secondary departments) separated in 1957, and College House began to operate independently of the College. The lower department (unusually) retained the original administrative structure of the Warden and Fellows, rather than the upper department.
The upper department of Christ's College since the beginning was specialised in theology (depite not being a seminary), and now College House has an Institute of Theology, following the trend of SelwynSelwyn College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Otago in New Zealand. The college was founded by Bishop Samuel Tarratt Nevill in 1893 as a theological college training clergy for the Church of England. It is named after George Augus and Knox CollegeKnox College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Otago in New Zealand. History Knox College was originally established as a Presbyterian seminary for men in 1909. It now admits students for all subjects but still is affiliated to the Ps, OtagoThe University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university and the world's most southerly. It is the South Island's largest employer and claims to have the world's longest-established annual Capping Show and New Zealand's oldest ballet company..