Ownership of St Kevin's College, which had been run by the Christian Brothers since 1927, was transferred to the Catholic Diocese of Dunedin at a special ceremony at the school's chapel recently.
At the time the change was announced in June, St Kevin's principal Paul Olsen told the Otago Daily Times the brothers' involvement with the school was not as prevalent as it once was, so it made sense to transfer the ownership.
Acting principal Kerry Ryan said the ceremony was a "low key" affair, with speeches, a mihi, a haka by school pupils and tours around the school for invited guests.
Those included Christian Brothers members from Australia and the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, Bishop Michael Dooley, among about 100 others.
"It went well. It was a symbolic handing-over of the school," Mr Ryan said.
"As I said to the students ... from your perspective you will not notice anything different.
"The school will go on, you'll still get educated.
"From a legal perspective, the school's ownership has changed. There's a few odds and ends when it comes to who pays for things, so at a purely administrative level there's changes."
The influence the Christian Brothers had on the would not be forgotten, he said.
"I think the Christian Brothers very much have a soft spot for St Kevin's.
"It's as good as it could be, given how long they put their heart and soul into this place."
