Howick College

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nameHowick College
seal_imageHowick College logo.jpg
imageHowick College.jpg
mottoInspiring a community of passionate learners.
Whakamanawahia tētehi hapori o ngā ākonga hihiri{{cite weburl
fundingtypeState
genderCo-educational
years9–13
established1974
addressSandspit Road
Cockle Bay
Auckland 2014
New Zealand
coordinates
principalDale Burden
roll()
decile8Pv
MOE87
homepage
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| name = Howick College | seal_image = Howick College logo.jpg | image = Howick College.jpg | motto = Inspiring a community of passionate learners. Whakamanawahia tētehi hapori o ngā ākonga hihiri | fundingtype = State | gender = Co-educational | years = 9–13 | established = 1974 | address = Sandspit Road Cockle Bay Auckland 2014 New Zealand | coordinates = | principal = Dale Burden | roll = () | decile = 8Pv | MOE = 87 | homepage =

Howick College is a state co-educational secondary school located in the eastern Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Cockle Bay. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of students as of

History

Howick College was established in 1974 to serve the Howick area of eastern Auckland. The school was built to the "S68" design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with reinforced masonry walls, low-pitched roofs, internal open courtyards and protruding clerestory windows.

The school abolished corporal punishment of students before it even opened, becoming one of the first schools in New Zealand to do so. Corporal punishment was abolished nationwide sixteen years later, in July 1990.

Enrolment

At the August 2012 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Howick College had 1806 students enrolled, including 48 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 52% male and 48% female; and its ethnic composition was 47% European New Zealanders (Pākehā), 14% Other European, 13% Māori, 8% Asian, 5% Pasifika, 6% Indian, and 6% Other.

As of , Howick College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.

As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).

The school zone encompasses the Somerville, Cockle Bay, Shelly Park, and Pōhutukawa Coast area. It also has a steady out of zone population, with dedicated bus services extending to parts of East and South Auckland.

House system

Howick College has six school houses:

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MinervaNamed after one of the first ships "Minerva" which transported the first settlers and Fencibles to Howick in 1847.
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Principals

  • Don Ingham 1974–1991
  • Bill Dimery 1992–2009
  • Iva Ropati 2010–2022
  • Dale Burden 2023–

Notable alumni

Main article: People educated at Howick College

Cultural references

In the bro'Town première episode "The Weakest Link" (2004), one of the schools competing in the high school quiz challenge is named "Howick Beijing College", a reference to the Howick area's large Chinese migrant population.

References

References

  1. "Howick College".
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education.
  3. (November 2017). "Howick College Charter 2013–15". Howick College Board of Trustees.
  4. (August 2013). "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types". Ministry of Education.
  5. (19 October 1987). "College votes to ban corporal punishment". Howick and Pakuranga Times.
  6. (October 2015). "Howick College Education Review". Education Review Office.
  7. "School Equity Index Bands and Groups".
  8. Garden, Zoe. (2022-01-25). "High school in Beachlands dependent on residential developments".
  9. "School Bus Services".
  10. "Houses". Howick College.
  11. "Anthony Gelling". Auckland Secondary Schools' Track and Field Qualifying Days 2007.
  12. Johannsen, Dana. (23 April 2014). "Youngsters the fresh face of bowls". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
  13. "About Christopher".
  14. Gray, Wynne. (26 March 2010). "McCartney the latest hooker on Blues bench". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
  15. (6 July 2012). "Tom McCartney set to bring up the 50". Blues.
  16. Leggat, Daniel. "McClenaghan makes up for lost time". [[The New Zealand Herald]].
  17. Rawlinson, Jon. "A place for pace in England". Howick and Pakuranga Times.
  18. "Howick College".
  19. "Daniel Williamson". [[Rowing New Zealand]].
  20. "bro'Town – The Weakest Link". NZ On Screen.

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