Kaikorai Valley College
| Kaikorai Valley College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
500 Kaikorai Valley Rd, Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 45°52′55″S 170°28′01″E / 45.88206°S 170.466995°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Co-educational, Secondary |
| Motto | Latin: Quaerite Et Invenietis (Seek and ye shall find) |
| Established | 1958 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 381 |
| Principal | Jatin Bali |
| School roll | 457[1] (March 2025) |
| Socio-economic decile | 5M[2] |
| Website | www |
Kaikorai Valley College is a medium-sized co-educational secondary school in Dunedin, New Zealand. Initially starting as Kaikorai Valley High School in 1958, the school combined with Kenmure Intermediate School in 1996 to become Kaikorai Valley College.[3] The school caters for students in years 7 to 13. It celebrated its 50th jubilee in 2008.
The college has approximately 65 international students, and has sister school relationships with Sakuragaoka High School, Kun-ei Girls High School and Myojo Gakuen in Japan; Po Leung Kuk Ngan Po Ling College in Hong Kong; and Harbin Number 13 Middle School in China.[3]
Facilities include its own theatre and dance studio. The college had continual improvements to facilities with new computer suites, well equipped science laboratories, a new full sized gymnasium and open plan design and technology areas. Furthermore, the brand new administration block was opened by John Key in 2012.[4] The school also has a disabled and special needs unit.
The school has its own radio show on Otago Access Radio.[5]
Pupils of Kaikorai Valley College use the adjacent Kaikorai Stream for outdoor education, studying water quality and flow, learning fly fishing and monitoring waste water.[6]
Enrolment
As of March 2025, Kaikorai Valley College has roll of 457 students, of which 85 (18.6%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2025, the school has an Equity Index of 499,[7] placing it amongst schools whose students have many socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile system).[8]
Notable alumni
- Professor Richard Blaikie – Deputy Vice Chancellor Otago University[9]
- Howard Broad – former New Zealand Commissioner of Police 2006–2011.[10]
- Shayne Carter – singer and songwriter for Straitjacket Fits and Dimmer[11]
- Robert Sarkies – film director[12]
- Clayton Weatherston – dux in 1993, former University of Otago economics tutor and convicted murderer.[13]
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.
- ^ a b "Kaikorai Valley College prospectus" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Lewis, John (2 November 2012). "Administration block reopened". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Children and Youth". Association of Community Access Broadcasters. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Craig Borley: 'Pupils join fight to help stream', Otago Daily Times newspaper, 5 December 2007 p5
- ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Professor Richard Blaikie, Department of Physics, University of Otago, New Zealand". Otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Lewis, John (28 February 2013). "Former police boss keen to track down KVC alumni". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ fraew (3 February 2011). "board games". thebigcity.
- ^ Benson, Nigel (15 September 2008). "'Out of the Blue' scoops NZ awards". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Elliott murder trial: Weatherston found guilty". Stuff.co.nz. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2009.