Waimea College
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Semper Contendite (Always Strive)
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| Salisbury Road, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 41°20′18″S 173°11′48″E / 41.3383°S 173.1967°ECoordinates: 41°20′18″S 173°11′48″E / 41.3383°S 173.1967°E |
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| Type | State Co-educational Secondary, years 9-13 |
| Established | 1957 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 296 |
| Principal | Larry Ching[1] |
| School roll | 1450 |
| Socio-economic decile | 8 |
| Website | waimea.school.nz |
Waimea College is a co-educational secondary school in Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand. With a growing roll of 1500+ students from year groups 9-13, Waimea College is equipped with a park-like campus and numerous facilities.[2]
Students of Waimea College are split into four houses named after four famous New Zealanders; they are Rutherford (Green), named after Ernest Rutherford; Sheppard (Blue), named after Kate Sheppard; Hillary (Yellow), named after Edmund Hillary; and Cooper (Red), named after Whina Cooper. Students are involved in various 'House competitions' throughout the year including the annual 'House Sports Day' event, in which students take part in a range of activities throughout the day in order to win points for their House as well as 'House Song', a competition involving each House performing a vocal presentation which is judged and awarded points. At the end of the school year, House points are tallied and the winning House gains the prize of 'House shield'.
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