Howick College is a

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co-educational secondary school located in the eastern

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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

. 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

to do so. Corporal punishment was abolished nationwide sixteen years later, in July 1990.

Enrolment

At the August 2012

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(ERO) review of the school, Howick College had 1806 students enrolled, including 48

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s. The school roll's gender composition was 52% male and 48% female; and its ethnic composition was 47%

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(Pākehā), 14% Other European, 13%

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, 8%

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, 5% Pasifika, 6%

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, and 6% Other.

House system

Howick College has six school houses:

Principals

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

Notable alumni

* Brent Cooper (born 1960), judoka who won a gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and placed fifth in the

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(born 1990), Cook Islands

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player who currently plays for

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in the Super League * Selina Goddard (born 1994), lawn bowls player, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (2014 Glasgow) *

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(born 1970), Member of Parliament for

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, and former CEO of

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* Tom McCartney (born 1985),

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player with the Blues *

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(born 1986), cricketer with the Blackcaps * Jessica Mutch-Mckay, TVNZ political editor * Katrina Rore (née Grant; born 1987), netball player, captain of

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and a member of the

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* Dan Williamson (born 2000), Olympic gold medallist in rowing

Cultural references

In the ''

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'' première episode "The Weakest Link" (2004), one of the schools competing in the high school quiz challenge is named "Howick

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College", a reference to the Howick area's large Chinese migrant population.

References

External links

School websiteEducation Review Office (ERO) reports for Howick College
{{Schools in Auckland Educational institutions established in 1974 Secondary schools in Auckland New Zealand secondary schools of S68 plan construction 1974 establishments in New Zealand