Ministry of Education Institution no. 44 Phone +64 9-836 7890 Motto Achievement for All Ministry of education institution number 44 | Socio-economic decile 3I Principal Mark Shanahan School roll 1306 (November 2015) | |
Type State, Co-educational, Secondary School (Year 9-13) Website waitakere-college.school.nz Address 42 Rathgar Rd, Henderson, Waitakere 0610, New Zealand Similar Massey High School, Henderson High School, Rutherford College, Liston College, Avondale College Profiles | ||
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Waitakere College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, established in 1975. A total of 1291 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18) attend Waitakere College as of July 2016.
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Students entering the college are allocated into one of three "Houses". The house names use Māori words: Aroha (Love), Manawanui (Perseverance), and Matauranga (Knowledge). Their respective mascots are; a Dragon, a Lion and a Dolphin. During the course of the year students can earn points for their house with good behaviour in class and good marks. These points are added up every week in a house assembly to determine the winner for that particular week. This also happens at the end of terms and a final one at the end of the year shows which house has won that year with the most points.
Waitakere College offers an extra 'Performing Arts' option run by Stephen Nightingale. Entry is based on an audition process and the course runs for years 9 and 10. It covers drama, dance, music and singing, theatre, film/television, editing, theatre lighting, make-up and costume. As part of the course, students are required to take part in the school's annual musical.