Aorere College
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| Aorere College | |
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Portage Road Papatoetoe Auckland 2025 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 36°58′55″S 174°50′00″E / 36.982°S 174.8334°E |
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| Type | co-educational state secondary school (years 9–13) |
| Motto | Virtus Caelum Recludit Character opens the way to the heavens |
| Established | 1964 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 96 |
| Principal | Greg Pierce |
| School roll | 1647[1] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 2D[2] |
| Website | aorere.ac.nz |
Aorere College is a co-educational state secondary school (years 9–13) that was established in 1964 in Papatoetoe, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand. The current principal of the college is Greg Pierce. As of August 2024, there are approximately 1647 students enrolled.[1]
Facilities
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Due to the rapid increase in student population over the past couple of years the school has had to construct new buildings to accommodate all the students attending Aorere.
On-going renovations and upkeep to school buildings and infrastructure underpin the aim to provide a safe and state-of-the-art learning environment for students.
Notable alumni
- Keven Mealamu - Current All Black/Blues Player
- Gary Troup - New Zealand cricket, Former deputy mayor of Manukau City
- Lorna Suafoa - ex Silver Ferns netball player
- Mark Hunt - 2001 World K1 Kickboxing champion
- Andrew John Pullan - applied mathematician
References
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.