Northland College is a small co-educational secondary school in
Kaikohe
Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of over ...
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History
Utilising buildings built for a military hospital during the Second World War, the school was opened in 1947. Originally called the Northland Agricultural and Technical College, the school was established with a farm and forestry block to provide financial support into the future.
Over its first twenty years new buildings were gradually added, and by 1968 the school had moved out of the original hospital buildings which remained a hostel.
Houses
Like many New Zealand schools, Northland College groups students into Houses for pastoral support and internal competitions. The names of the Houses have changed over the years.
First names: ''Clendon, Hobson, Maning, Marsden, Pompallier, Williams''.
Second names: ''Pouerua, Putahi, Ramaroa, Whakatere''
Third names: ''Rata, Tawa, Rimu, Kowhai''
Current names: ''Kauri, Matai, Totara''.
New school buildings
In August 2015 the Ministry of Education approved a $14 million rebuild as the original school buildings had deteriorated to a considerably dilapidated state. This followed considerable reporting in NZ print and television media. The newly constructed buildings were opened in July 2017.
Principals
* Duane Allen
Notable alumni
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Suzy Cato
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Caree ...
– TV host and children's entertainer
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Sid Going
Sidney Milton Going (born 19 August 1943) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 Tests, for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977. He represented North Auckland domestical ...
– rugby union player
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Fiona Kidman
Dame Fiona Judith Kidman ( Eakin, born 26 March 1940) is a New Zealand novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short story writer. She grew up in Northland, and worked as a librarian and a freelance journalist early in her career. She began writing ...
(born 1940), novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short story author
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Jim Peters – school principal and politician
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Joe Williams – Cook Islands politician, doctor
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Kawhena Woodman
Taui Ben Kawhena Woodman (born 9 May 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Woodman represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1984. He made six appe ...
– rugby union player
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Fred Woodman
Fred Akehurst Woodman (born 10 February 1958) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Woodman represented North Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1980 and 1981. He p ...
– rugby union player
References
External links
School website
Educational institutions established in 1947
Far North District
Secondary schools in the Northland Region
1947 establishments in New Zealand
Kaikohe
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