Ōtorohanga College
| Otorohanga College | |
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Bledisloe Avenue, Otorohanga | |
| Coordinates | 38°10′44″S 175°12′18″E / 38.1788°S 175.2051°E |
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| Type | State coeducational, secondary (Year 9-15) with Monday–Friday boarding facilities |
| Motto | Honour before honours (Ko te mana mō mua i te whakamana) |
| Established | 1895 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 157 |
| Headmistress | Traci Liddall |
| School roll | 307[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
| Website | otocoll |
Otorohanga College is a coeducational state secondary school in Otorohanga, New Zealand.[3] It was established as Otorohanga District High School in 1895. The school includes a Monday-to-Friday boarding hostel, Falloon House, opened in 1975, for students from outlying areas who return home each weekend.[4]
Acknowledgment of Land Wars
In 2015, select Otorohanga College students were among the hundreds who met at parliament to push for a day to remember the Land Wars(New Zealand's Civil War of the mid 1840s to early 1870s.)[5] Among the Otorohanga College students was year 13 Leah Bell[6], who stated to Stuff, "We decided that it was our responsibility now to take action and be proactive about our history. We petitioned absolutely everywhere and we've ended up with almost 13,000 signatures. ...I guess we're also proud of New Zealand and of who we are – that we will pull together and support each other in this way."
Notable alumni
- Phil Amos, politician[7]
- Kevin Eveleigh, rugby union player
- Koro Wētere, politician[7]
- Toby Arnold, rugby player
- Jackson Willison, rugby union player
References
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Otorohanga College". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Hostel information". Otorohanga College. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Otorohanga College students deliver Land Wars petition to Parliament". Stuff. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Land Wars Petition". otocoll. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Falloon House prospectus" (PDF). Otorohanga College. 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.