Our crest The College crest reflects our heritage, identity and history. The helm – a corporate body with the crest of a tui’s head. The white tuft on black plumage forms the College colours, black and white. The hung fleece – taken from the coat of arms of the Canterbury Province. The lion – taken from the coat of arms of Christ’s College, Cambridge, alma mater of the first Superintendent of Canterbury, Mr JE Fitzgerald, who drew up the ordinance founding College. The Tudor rose – taken from the coat of arms of Christ Church, Oxford, alma mater of Mr JR Godley and many of the founders of Canterbury. The wavy line – signifies a voyage by sea. The four shells (escallops) – represent the Canterbury Association’s early settlers who arrived in the First Four Ships. The lozenge – with points forming the heraldic cross most similar to that in the east window of the Chapel, and used on the pockets of Old Boys’ blazers. The open book with letters – signifies a place of learning or school and XP (the Greek letters chi and rho) represent Christos, thus Christ’s College.
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