Ōtorohanga College
| Ōtorohanga College | |
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| Address | |
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Bledisloe Avenue, Ōtorohanga | |
| Coordinates | 38°10′44″S 175°12′18″E / 38.1788°S 175.2051°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State coeducational, secondary (Year 9–15) with Monday–Friday boarding facilities |
| Motto | Honour before honours (Ko te mana mō mua i te whakamana) |
| Established | 1895 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 157 |
| Headmistress | Lyndsay Kurth |
| School roll | 328[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
| Website | otocoll |
Ōtorohanga College is a coeducational state secondary school in Ōtorohanga, New Zealand.[3] It was established as Otorohanga District High School in 1895. The school includes a Monday-to-Friday boarding hostel, Falloon House, opened in 1975, for students from outlying areas who return home each weekend.[4]
History
Acknowledgment of Land Wars
In 2015, select Ōtorohanga College students were among the hundreds who met at parliament to push for a day to remember the Land Wars (New Zealand's Civil War of the mid 1840s to early 1870s.)[5][6] Among the Ōtorohanga College students was year 13 Leah Bell, who stated to Stuff, "We decided that it was our responsibility now to take action and be proactive about our history. We petitioned absolutely everywhere and we've ended up with almost 13,000 signatures. ...I guess we're also proud of New Zealand and of who we are – that we will pull together and support each other in this way."[7]
COVID-19 pandemic
On 9 November 2020, Ōtorohanga College closed down its hostel after health authorities confirmed that a positive COVID-19 case had visited the facility while travelling from Wellington to Ōtorohanga and Kawhia.[8]
Notable alumni
- Phil Amos, politician[9]
- Kevin Eveleigh, rugby union player
- Koro Wētere, politician[9]
- Toby Arnold, rugby player
- Jackson Willison, rugby union player
References
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Ōtorohanga College". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Hostel information". Ōtorohanga College. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Land Wars Petition". otocoll. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ Rikihana Smallman, Elton; Small, Vernon (8 December 2015). "Otorohanga College students deliver Land Wars petition to Parliament". Waikato Times. Stuff. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Otorohanga College students deliver Land Wars petition to Parliament". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Covid 19 coronavirus: Positive case on Wellington-Auckland flight; school hostel, hotel closed". The New Zealand Herald. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Falloon House prospectus" (PDF). Ōtorohanga College. 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.