Tauranga Boys' College
| Tauranga Boys' College | |
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| Location | |
| 664 Cameron Road, Tauranga, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 37°42′09″S 176°09′26″E / 37.7026°S 176.1572°ECoordinates: 37°42′09″S 176°09′26″E / 37.7026°S 176.1572°E |
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| Type | State single-sex boys, Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | Pergo et Perago |
| Established | 1958 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 121 |
| Principal | Robert Mangan |
| School roll | 1800 |
| Socio-economic decile | 6 |
| Website | tbc.school.nz |
Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1958. The school prides itself on its successful involvement in academia, sport and the arts.
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[edit] History
Secondary education in Tauranga began in 1900, with the establishment of a district high school joined with Tauranga School. By the mid-1930s, the buildings were inadequate for use, and a push for a separate secondary school began. In 1937, the education board purchased the motor camp "Hillsdene", originally one of the 10-acre (40,000 m2) blocks laid out after the Battle of Gate Pā. However, World War II delayed building on the site until 1944. After two years of building, Tauranga College was opened on 5 February 1946. The college ran until 1958 - due to overcrowding, female students moved to a newly built campus, which was named Tauranga Girls' College. Male students remained in Tauranga College, which became known as Tauranga Boys' College.[1][2]
The College seeks to honour the past in creating the future. This includes honours boards recognising top scholars and New Zealand representative sportsmen, the naming of buildings after former principals and assorted trees and memorials for World War II victims and students who died whilst enrolled.
[edit] Principals
- 1958-1959: Mr A. G. Nicholson
- 1959-1967: Mr G. I. N. Sim
- 1967-1971: Mr R. E. K. Barton
- 1971-1984: Mr N. D. Morris
- 1984-2008: Mr G. S. Young[1] (resigned on 29 November 2007 and left 18 April 2008)[3]
- 2008-fl: Mr R. W. Mangan
[edit] Houses
Tauranga Boys' College currently has six houses. The houses are all named after prominent New Zealanders.
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Academia
- Brian Gould - Rhodes Scholar, UK Labour politician & Vice Chancellor University of Waikato
- Rod Gover - Rhodes Scholar
[edit] The Arts
- Nigel Brown ONZM - artist
- Shane Cortese - actor
- Malcolm Evans - cartoonist
- Ian Mune OBE - actor
- Richard O'Brien - actor
[edit] Public service
- Tuariki Delamere - politician & Commonwealth Games athlete
- Air Marshal Sir Bruce Ferguson - KNZM, OBE, AFC Chief of New Zealand Defence Force
[edit] Sport
- Kris Bouckenooghe - NZ Football
- Brendon Bracewell - NZ Cricket
- John Bracewell - NZ Cricket
- Daniel Braid - All Black
- Peter Burling - sailing, 2008 Olympian
- Adrian Cashmore - All Black
- Stu Conn - All Black
- Mahé Drysdale - MNZM Olympic bronze medallist 2008 and World Champion single sculls rower 2005-2007, 2009
- Jamie Fitzgerald - transatlantic rower & Antarctic explorer
- Daniel Flynn - NZ Cricket
- Steve Graham - NZ Hockey
- Wayne Graham - All Black
- Andy Hayward - NZ Hockey
- Brendon Julian - Australian cricketer
- Greg Kane - All Black
- Tanerau Latimer - All Black
- Tony Lochhead - NZ Football, 2010 Fifa World Cup representative
- Brent Newdick - NZ decathlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist
- David Rayner - NZ Football
- Greg Rowlands - All Black
- Stephen Scahill - NZ golfer and member of the Eisenhower Cup winning team 1992
- Paul Simonsson - All Black
- Owen Stephens - All Black and Wallaby
- Kane Williamson - NZ Cricket
- Royce Willis - All Black
[edit] References
- ^ Bay of Plenty - Government - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- ^ Bay of Plenty Times: "Prominent Tauranga principal resigns" (Carly Udy), 29 November 2007
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