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Established
  
1931

Principal
  
Neil Watson

Socio-economic decile
  
1B

Founded
  
1931

Ministry of education institution number
  
88

Ministry of Education Institution no.
  
88

School roll
  
1073 (July 2016)

Phone
  
+64 9-963 4000

Motto
  
Kia Tamatane

Type
  
State Co-Ed Secondary (Year 9-13)

Address
  
74-78 Mangere Rd, Otahuhu, Auckland 1062, New Zealand

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Otahuhu College is a secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand for students years 9 to 13.

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Location

It is located in the suburb of Otahuhu and is a co-educational school. The school is built in a gully on the southern side of Mangere Road. There is a semicircular lawn in the front of the school surrounded by palm trees, with two flagpoles.

Otahuhu College is neighbour to large private secondary school King's College.

Structure

Otahuhu College is divided into four houses:

Each house is controlled by a House Leader, and each house has a Head Boy, Head Girl and a Deputy Head Girl and Deputy Head Boy.

At the end of term 3, 2006 Otahuhu College A-Block building was earthquake strengthened. The toilets and the book room at the bottom of A-Block were demolished and replaced with two class rooms and new toilets.

At the end of 2006 the SAS UNIT class, located at Sturges Fields and known for the sports academy students, but containing only 14 students, will be demolished and completely revamped, and will include new changing rooms for the Rugby league and Rugby teams and a new grandstand.

During the second term of 2007 a technical block was damaged by fire.

Academia

  • Ron Crocombe - Emeritus Professor at the University of the South Pacific
  • Public service

  • James Belich (1927–2015), former Mayor of Wellington
  • Barry Curtis, longest serving mayor in New Zealand
  • David Lange, former Prime Minister of New Zealand
  • Sport

  • Orene Ai'i - former Auckland, Blues and New Zealand Sevens rugby union player, now playing for Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan
  • Ali Lauiti'iti - New Zealand Rugby League representative, now playing in UK
  • Simon Lemalu - Counties Manukau and Manu Samoa prop
  • Ropati Brothers, Joe, Tea, Iva - New Zealand Rugby League representatives.
  • David Tua - Professional and amateur boxer.
  • Jayson Vemoa - Professional Muay Thai World Champion 1998 living in Japan coaching professionally.
  • Mark Hunt - K-1 WGP World Champion 2001, Pride Japan 2004-2006, Dream Japan 2006 - 2009, UFC Fighter 2010 - 2015
  • Cooper Vuna - former New Zealand rugby league player; plays union for the Melbourne Rebels
  • Olsen Filipaina - New Zealand Rugby league representative
  • Roger Tuivasa-Sheck - NRL Rugby League Player (New Zealand Warriors) NRL Premiership Winner 2013, NRL Winger Of The Year 2013, NRL Fullback Of The Year 2015, New Zealand Kiwis Representative.
  • Former staff

  • Tammy Wilson, former Auckland Storm and Black Fern
  • Yvette Williams, Olympic gold medallist (1952 long jump). PE teacher (Yvette Corlett)
  • References

    Otahuhu College Wikipedia