Katikati College
| Katikati College | |
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| Location | |
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Beach Road, Katikati | |
| 37°33′12″S 175°55′19″E / 37.5534°S 175.9220°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | Co-ed state secondary, year 7–13 |
| Motto | Ever trying, ever onwards |
| Established | 1966 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 117 |
Principal | Louise Buckley |
| Enrollment | 846[1] (March 2026) |
Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | www |
Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately 35 km (22 mi) northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
Enrolment
[edit]As of March 2026, Katikati College has roll of 846 students, of which 214 (25.3%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 465,[3] placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).[4]
Principals
[edit]- 1935: Mr. S. M. Kemp
- 1966–1976: Mr. R. Greaves
- 1977–1981: Mr. Lind
- 1982–1999: Mr. Brian Blackstock
- 2000–2009: Mr. Peter Leggat
- 2010–2017: Mr. Neil Harray[5]
- 2017–2021: Mrs. Carolyn Pentecost
- 2021: Mrs. Louise Buckley (Acting)
Houses
[edit]Katikati College has four houses, all of which are named after prominent Katikati families.
- Mulgan (red) — named after William Edward Mulgan[6]
- Stewart (blue) — named after George Vesey Stewart[7]
- Macmillan (green) — named after Donald Theodore Macmillan[8]
- Gledstanes (purple) — named after Edward Gledstanes[9]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, television and film actress[10]
- Toby Hendy, science communicator and YouTuber[11]
- Ben O'Leary, musician and guitarist with NZ band Drax Project
- Aisake Vakasiuola, rugby union player for the Chiefs
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "A History of Katikati College". Katikati College. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Willam Edward Mulgan". www.teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Stewart, George Vesey". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Donald Theodore Macmillan (1833-1896)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Edward and Addeen Gledstanes and family (1899)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "On the Record: Mabel Wharekawa-Burt". Bay of Plenty Times. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "2 Kiwi girls count down to the USA International Space Camp | Scoop News". 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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