Mana College
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| Mana College | |
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| Location | |
| Awarua Street, Porirua, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 41°07′40″S 174°49′53″E / 41.1279°S 174.8314°ECoordinates: 41°07′40″S 174°49′53″E / 41.1279°S 174.8314°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-educational State Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | Akona te mahi Pai |
| Established | 1957 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 254 |
| Principal | Mike Webster |
| School roll | 532 (2007 roll) |
| Socio-economic decile | 2 |
| Website | mana.school.nz |
Mana College is a decile two secondary school in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Mana College celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 2007.
In recent years, the college has introduced Pathways a system to help students achieve in areas they need for either trade courses or further tertiary education.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Lisa Bishop - New Zealand Womens Hockey Team
- Michael Campbell - professional golfer, US Open Golf champion 2006
- Jacob Ellison - Wellington Hurricanes rugby union player
- Tamati Ellison - New Zealand sevens team and a Wellington Hurricanes rugby union player, All Black
- Gary Knight - All Black
- Leonie Patterson - New Zealand Womens Basketball Team
- Thomas (TJ) Perenara - New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Team (Capt); Wellington Lions rugby union team; Hurricanes Super 15 team 2011 (Wider Training Group); New Zealand Under 20 Rugby Team World Champions Italy 2011; Hurricanes Super 15 team 2012, Son of Fiona Farrow below.
- Emmett Skilton - Film and Television actor
- Rodney So'oialo - All Black and Wellington Hurricanes rugby union player
- Steven So'oialo - Manu Samoa rugby union player
- Tina Salu - New Zealand Womens Soccer Team
- Jason Farrow - New Zealand Softball Under 19 Captain of World Championship winning team 1989 Prince Edward Island, Black Sox Softball Team (see http://www.softball.org.nz/Sox+Nation/Black+Sox/Black+Sox+Test+Caps.html)
- Patricia Farrow nee Thompson - New Zealand Womens Softball team (see http://www.softball.org.nz/Sox+Nation/White+Sox+news/White+Sox+Test+Caps.html)
- Fiona Farrow - New Zealand U19 softball team, New Zealand Womens Softball team (on Wall of Excellence at college with Mother and Brother, on Wall of fame at Te Rauparaha Arena Porirua with Mother and Brother but surname there showing as Perenara (married name)- not married when made team.
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