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| name = Ōtaki College |
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| motto = ''Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui.'' |
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'''Ōtaki College''' is an intermediate and secondary school located in [[Ōtaki]], in the north of the [[Kāpiti Coast]] in New Zealand. With a roll of {{NZ school roll data|240|y||y}} in {{NZ school roll data|||y}}, the college has been recognised for achieving success in spite of its [[Socioeconomic decile|Decile 4]] ranking.<ref name="herald">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Nicholas |title=The secrets of our highest-performing low decile schools |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-secrets-of-our-highest-performing-low-decile-schools/CDQFSBSSQZUEIOOKX2V3XMMQCQ/ |access-date=30 August 2024 |work=[[NZ Herald]] |date=30 May 2014}}</ref> |
'''Ōtaki College''' is an intermediate and secondary school located in [[Ōtaki, New Zealand|Ōtaki]], in the north of the [[Kāpiti Coast]] in New Zealand. With a roll of {{NZ school roll data|240|y||y}} in {{NZ school roll data|||y}}, the college has been recognised for achieving success in spite of its [[Socioeconomic decile|Decile 4]] ranking.<ref name="herald">{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Nicholas |title=The secrets of our highest-performing low decile schools |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-secrets-of-our-highest-performing-low-decile-schools/CDQFSBSSQZUEIOOKX2V3XMMQCQ/ |access-date=30 August 2024 |work=[[NZ Herald]] |date=30 May 2014}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Rangiatea Church, Barraud 1851.jpg|thumb|Interior of Rangiātea Church in Ōtaki by Barraud in circa 1851]]In 1909 a school for Māori boys, Ōtaki Māori College, was established alongside a hostel dedicated for Māori use.<ref>{{cite news |title=Otaki Maori College |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19091005.2.44 |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=Dominion |issue=629 |publisher=Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand |date=5 October 1909}}</ref> The college building was built near the [[Rangiātea Church]] which had been built nearly 50 years earlier by [[Te Rauparaha]]. The new school, whose board of trustees controversially did not include Māori representatives, included an assembly hall, two large class rooms, to accommodate 100 pupils for technical education.<ref>{{cite news |title=Otaki Native College |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/P19090701.2.20.4 |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=Progress |issue=9 |publisher=Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand |date=1 July 1909}}</ref> In 1918 during the influenza epidemic, one of the teachers [[Cybele Kirk]] converted the assembly hall into a clinic holding 30 beds.<ref>{{cite news |title=MISS C. E KIRK, Dominion President |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/WHIRIB19460501.2.3 |access-date=27 September 2024 |work=The White Ribbon (NZ) |issue=4 |publisher=Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand |date=1 May 1946}}</ref> This school for Māori boys was closed in 1939.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ōtaki History |url=https://www.otakiheritage.org.nz/otakihistory |website=Ōtaki Heritage |access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Before Ōtaki College was established, students from Ōtaki and the surrounding area had to travel north to [[Horowhenua College]] to receive education. As New Zealand's school-age population grew markedly after the [[Second World War]], there was growing public pressure to establish a school in the region. The school was founded as Ōtaki District High School on 2 February 1959, and officially opened on 3 March 1960 by [[Minister of Education (New Zealand)|Minister of Education]] [[Philip Skoglund]].<ref name="first 25 years">{{cite journal |last1=Saunders |first1=John |title=Secondary Education in Otaki: the First 25 Years |journal=Ōtaki Historical Society: Historical Journal |date=1984 |volume=7 |access-date=30 August 2024 |url=https://xotaki.org.nz/secondary+education+in+otaki-+the+first+25+years}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Before the present Ōtaki College was established, students from Ōtaki and the surrounding area had to travel north to [[Horowhenua College]] to receive education. As New Zealand's school-age population grew markedly after the [[Second World War]], there was growing public pressure to establish a school in the region. The school was founded as Ōtaki District High School on 2 February 1959, and officially opened on 3 March 1960 by [[Minister of Education (New Zealand)|Minister of Education]] [[Philip Skoglund]].<ref name="first 25 years">{{cite journal |last1=Saunders |first1=John |title=Secondary Education in Otaki: the First 25 Years |journal=Ōtaki Historical Society: Historical Journal |date=1984 |volume=7 |access-date=30 August 2024 |url=https://xotaki.org.nz/secondary+education+in+otaki-+the+first+25+years}}</ref> |
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By 1961 the roll had grown to 217, and the school was formally incorporated as a college. At this time it also catered to manual training primary school students. Through the 1960s and 1970s, several facilities were constructed including a swimming pool, library, and gymnasium. The assembly hall block was officially opened in 1964 by [[Governor-general of New Zealand|Governor-general]] [[Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae|Bernard Fergusson]].<ref name="first 25 years"/> |
By 1961 the roll had grown to 217, and the school was formally incorporated as a college. At this time it also catered to manual training primary school students. Through the 1960s and 1970s, several facilities were constructed including a swimming pool, library, and gymnasium. The assembly hall block was officially opened in 1964 by [[Governor-general of New Zealand|Governor-general]] [[Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae|Bernard Fergusson]].<ref name="first 25 years"/> |
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 18 October 2024
| Ōtaki College Māori: Te Kāreti o Ōtaki | |
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Mill Road, Ōtaki, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′37″S 175°09′10″E / 40.7602366°S 175.1527362°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Coeducational State Secondary (Year 7–13) |
| Motto | Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui. |
| Established | 1959 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 240 |
| Principal | Andy Fraser |
| School roll | 416[1] (November 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 4L[2] |
| Website | www.otakicollege.school.nz/ |
Ōtaki College is an intermediate and secondary school located in Ōtaki, in the north of the Kāpiti Coast in New Zealand. With a roll of 416[1] in November 2024, the college has been recognised for achieving success in spite of its Decile 4 ranking.[3]
History
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In 1909 a school for Māori boys, Ōtaki Māori College, was established alongside a hostel dedicated for Māori use.[4] The college building was built near the Rangiātea Church which had been built nearly 50 years earlier by Te Rauparaha. The new school, whose board of trustees controversially did not include Māori representatives, included an assembly hall, two large class rooms, to accommodate 100 pupils for technical education.[5] In 1918 during the influenza epidemic, one of the teachers Cybele Kirk converted the assembly hall into a clinic holding 30 beds.[6] This school for Māori boys was closed in 1939.[7]
Before the present Ōtaki College was established, students from Ōtaki and the surrounding area had to travel north to Horowhenua College to receive education. As New Zealand's school-age population grew markedly after the Second World War, there was growing public pressure to establish a school in the region. The school was founded as Ōtaki District High School on 2 February 1959, and officially opened on 3 March 1960 by Minister of Education Philip Skoglund.[8]
By 1961 the roll had grown to 217, and the school was formally incorporated as a college. At this time it also catered to manual training primary school students. Through the 1960s and 1970s, several facilities were constructed including a swimming pool, library, and gymnasium. The assembly hall block was officially opened in 1964 by Governor-general Bernard Fergusson.[8]
Demographics and relationship with Māori
[edit]The school is rated as Decile 4L, meaning a higher-than-average proportion of its students come from low-income households.[2] In 2014, Ōtaki College was one of seven schools in New Zealand identified by the Education Review Office as the highest-performing low decile schools.[3]
More than half of students at Ōtaki College are Māori,[9] the majority of whom are from Ngāti Raukawa, the local iwi of Ōtaki. The school engages closely with Ngāti Raukawa, including through the board of trustees, learning plans, and in the college's tikanga and kawa. Each year, new students are welcomed to the college through a pōwhiri at Raukawa Marae.[10][11]
Notable alumni
[edit]Ōtaki College has produced several national representative sportspeople, including Olympic Kayaker John MacDonald, Commonwealth Games high-jumper Kelley O'Hagan, and Silver Fern Katarina Cooper.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ a b "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 Jones, Nicholas (30 May 2014). "The secrets of our highest-performing low decile schools". NZ Herald. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Otaki Maori College". Dominion. No. 629. Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand. 5 October 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Otaki Native College". Progress. No. 9. Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand. 1 July 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "MISS C. E KIRK, Dominion President". The White Ribbon (NZ). No. 4. Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand. 1 May 1946. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Ōtaki History". Ōtaki Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b Saunders, John (1984). "Secondary Education in Otaki: the First 25 Years". Ōtaki Historical Society: Historical Journal. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Otaki College: Student Population". Education Counts. New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki". Ōtaki College. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Otaki College School Profile Report". Education Review Office. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ McFadden, Suzanne (28 July 2022). "Ōtaki to Brum: high jumper's remarkable leap". Newsroom. Retrieved 30 August 2024.