Northland College, Kaikohe

Northland College
Northland College
Address
	Mangakahia Road,; Kaikohe,; Northland,; New Zealand
Coordinates	35°24′50″S 173°48′33″E / 35.41389°S 173.80917°E
Information
Type	State co-ed secondary (Year 9–13)
Motto	Fortis et Fidelis; "Strong and Faithful"
Established	1947
Ministry of Education Institution no.	9
Principal	Duane Allen
School roll	294 (November 2024)
Socio-economic decile	1
Website	northlandcollege.school.nz

Northland College is a small co-educational secondary school in Kaikohe.

History

Utilising buildings built for a military hospital during the Second World War, the school was opened in 1947. Originally called the Northland Agricultural and Technical College, the school was established with a farm and forestry block to provide financial support into the future.

Over its first twenty years new buildings were gradually added, and by 1968 the school had moved out of the original hospital buildings which remained a hostel.

Houses

Like many New Zealand schools, Northland College groups students into Houses for pastoral support and internal competitions. The names of the Houses have changed over the years.

First names: Clendon, Hobson, Maning, Marsden, Pompallier, Williams.

Second names: Pouerua, Putahi, Ramaroa, Whakatere

Third names: Rata, Tawa, Rimu, Kowhai

Current names: Kauri, Matai, Totara.

New school buildings

In August 2015 the Ministry of Education approved a $14 million rebuild as the original school buildings had deteriorated to a considerably dilapidated state. This followed considerable reporting in NZ print and television media. The newly constructed buildings were opened in July 2017.

Principals

Duane Allen

Notable alumni

Suzy Cato – TV host and children's entertainer
Sid Going – rugby union player
Fiona Kidman (born 1940) – novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short story author^[2]
Jim Peters – school principal and politician
Joe Williams – Cook Islands politician, doctor
Kawhena Woodman – rugby union player
Fred Woodman – rugby union player

References

^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 343. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

External links

School website

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[NZ_school_roll_data-1] "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

[2] Lambert, Max (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. p. 343. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

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