Katikati College
| Katikati College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Beach Road, Katikati | |
| Coordinates | 37°33′12″S 175°55′19″E / 37.5534°S 175.9220°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-ed state secondary, year 7–13 |
| Motto | Ever trying, ever onwards |
| Established | 1966 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 117 |
| Principal | Louise Buckley |
| School roll | 840[1] (March 2025) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | www |
Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately 40 km (25 mi) northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
Enrolment
As of March 2025, Katikati College has roll of 840 students, of which 203 (24.2%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2025, the school has an Equity Index of 462,[3] placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).[4]
Principals
- 1935: Mr. S. M. Kemp
- 1966–1976: Mr. R. Greaves
- 1977–1981: Mr. Lind
- 1982–1999: Mr. Brian Blackstock
- 2000–2009: Mr. Peter Leggat
- 2010–2017: Mr. Neil Harray[5]
- 2017–2021: Mrs. Carolyn Pentecost
- 2021: Mrs. Louise Buckley (Acting)
Houses
Katikati College has four houses, all of which are named after prominent Katikati families.
- Mulgan (red) — named after William Edward Mulgan[6]
- Stewart (blue) — named after George Vesey Stewart[7]
- Macmillan (green) — named after Donald Theodore Macmillan[8]
- Gledstanes (purple) — named after Edward Gledstanes[9]
Notable alumni
- Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, television and film actress[10]
- Toby Hendy, science communicator and YouTuber[11]
References
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "A History of Katikati College". Katikati College. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Willam Edward Mulgan". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Stewart, George Vesey". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Donald Theodore Macmillan (1833-1896)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Edward and Addeen Gledstanes and family (1899)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "On the Record: Mabel Wharekawa-Burt". Bay of Plenty Times. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "2 Kiwi girls count down to the USA International Space Camp | Scoop News". 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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