Tararua College is a secondary school in Pahiatua, New Zealand, with approximately 407 students.
| Tararua College | |
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| Address | |
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Churchill Street, Pahiatua, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 40°27′22″S 175°50′02″E / 40.4560°S 175.8338°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Co-educational, Secondary (Year 9–15) |
| Motto | Māori: Tama Tu Tama Ora "those who strive live fully" |
| Established | 1960 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 235 |
| Principal | Iain Anderson[1] |
| School roll | 412[2] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3I[3] |
| Website | www.tararuacollege.school.nz |
History edit
Tararua College opened in 1960. Like most New Zealand state secondary school opened in the 1960s, the school was built to the Nelson common design plan, characterised by two-storey H-shaped classroom blocks, of which the school has one. The regional station Tararua TV was started in 2004, in an egg-carton lined room at the school.[4] In 2006, pupil brawls and abuse of teachers at the school was effectively stopped with the introduction of a ban on student cellphones.[5] Later that year a student teacher was forced to resign after admitting an affair with a pupil of the school.[6]
Notable alumni edit
- Heather McRae, principal of Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland.[7]
- Roger Sowry, government cabinet minister, former head boy
- Michael Mason, New Zealand Blackcap cricketer
- Tara Drysdale, New Zealand Blackstick
- Dame Diane Robertson, community leader
References edit
- ^ "Senior Leadership Team". Tararua College. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Tararua TV station widens its coverage". The Dominion Post. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2010. [dead link]
- ^ O'Rourke, Simon (11 March 2006). "Teenage bullies hound 12-year-old to death". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Woulfe, Catherine (14 December 2006). "Teacher admits affair with 16-year-old". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- ^ Smith, Jacqueline (14 April 2009). "High flyer steps up to Diocesan top job". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 February 2010.