Funding type State Ministry of Education Institution no. 25 Gender coeducational Total enrollment 2,050 (Apr 2013) Colors Black, White, Green | Established 1956 Years offered 7–13 Phone +64 9-427 3833 Principal Kate Shevland | |
Motto ...towards enriched and responsible citizenship. Address 76 Riverside Rd, Orewa 0946, New Zealand | ||
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Orewa College is a state coeducational combined intermediate and secondary school located in Orewa, on the Hibiscus Coast north of Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 1929 students from Years 7 to 13 (ages 10 to 18) attend the school as of July 2016.
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History
The school opened in 1956 as Orewa District High School, a combined primary and secondary school. In 1974, the primary school was split off and the school became Orewa College. Originally Year 9 to 13 only, Year 7 and 8 were added in 2005.
2009 boiler explosion
On 24 June 2009, one of the school's coal-fired central heating boilers exploded while maintenance on the heating system was being carried out. The explosion blew the roof off the boiler house and shattered windows across the school. School caretaker Richard Nel received burns to 90 percent of his body and later died of his injuries in hospital. A contractor was also critically injured, receiving severe head injuries and burns to the abdomen and legs, but survived the accident.
The school's board of trustees was subsequently charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. They pleaded guilty against all charges at the court-case in April 2010, and were subsequently ordered to pay reparation and court costs totalling nearly $137,000.
International Students
International students make up for around 20% of the school roll.
Germany and Japan have ongoing exchange programmes with the college - students stay from 3 months to 3 years.
Other international students are immigrants to New Zealand and their high volume reflects that of the Northern Auckland population of high foreign immigrants, mostly from Asian countries.
Arts and events centre
Orewa College, along with the Rodney District Council decided to build a flexible, multi-use, modern auditorium and is now a valuable asset to the students and teachers of the college and the community.
Statistics
At the July 2012 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Orewa College had 1901 students, including 92 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 53% male and 47% female, and its ethnic composition was 68% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 15% other European, 10% Māori, 2% Pacific Islanders, 1% Asian, and 4% Other.