Tangaroa College is a state coeducational
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
catering for years 9–13 in
Otara,
Auckland,
New Zealand.
Scholarships
On a yearly basis Tangaroa College receives 20 exclusive scholarships from the
Manukau Institute of Technology.
Facilities
Tangaroa College has many divisions, referred to as blocks. These blocks are;
*T-Block for technology
*W-Block for
Māori
*E-Block for Social Sciences Studies
*C-Block for Art and Computing
*B-Block for English
*G-Block for PE and Health
*H-Block for
Services Academy
*NRR for Drama and Employment Studies
as well as
*D-Block for Science and Mathematics
Demographics
Last visited by
Education Review Office (ERO) on 28 November 2016. The next review is due in three years (2019).
ERO found that a significant feature of Tangaroa College is the provision of three academies that enhance students' outcomes and opportunities for future pathways as well as Teen Parent Unit and Alternative Education Centre.
Tangaroa College had 857 students enrolled. Fifty-one percent of students were male and 49% were female. Of them, 39% identified themselves as
Samoans, 17% of students identified as
Cook Islanders, 2% as
Asian, 18% identified as
Māori, 15%
Tongan, 5% as
Niue, and 2% as another ethnicity.
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Alumni
Notable alumni include
*New Zealand Politician Efeso Collins
Fa'anānā Efeso Collins (born ) is a former elected member of the Auckland Council. He was a two-term Auckland councillor (2016–2022), in 2019 he was the highest polling candidate in the Manakau Ward. He is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. ...
.
* Widnes Vikings and Kiwis halfback Aaron Heremaia
Aaron Aspin Heremaia (born ) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a goal-kicking or for the Widnes Vikings in the Super League.
Background
Heremaia was born in Auckland, New Zealand.
Playing ca ...
*Actor Beulah Koale
* Counties Manukau rugby player Fritz Lee
* Vodafone Warriors and Toa Samoa
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prop Sam Lisone
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He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and ...
*Former All Blacks and Rugby Sevens player Eric Rush.
* Brave Blossom and Blues
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centre Male Sa'u
Male Sa'u (born 13 October 1987) is a Japanese professional rugby union footballer of Samoan descent. Sa'u can play both Centre and Fly-half. After Super Rugby stints with the Melbourne Rebels and the Blues, Sa'u has returned to the Top League f ...
* South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights league player David Fa'alogo
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Notable staff
Current
*Author David Riley currently teaches at Tangaroa College. Riley has written books on Pacific Island heroes and New Zealand sports personalities such as; Benji Marshall
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He previously played for the Wests Tigers in two separate spells, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Brisbane Bron ...
and Sonny Bill Williams
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.
*Former Black Fern Davida White is a current principal.Ioane Ioane
Ioane Ioane (born 1962 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand artist of Samoan descent. His work is informed by his Samoan heritage and includes performance, film, painting, installation and sculpture. In conversation about his work ''Fale Sā'' with a ...
.
*Political Activist, John Minto.
*Former student and staff member, Bryan "Marshy" Marsh, was once the roving reporter for the Vodafone Warriors.Annaleah Rush
Annaleah Rush (born 15 April 1976) is a former female rugby union player for the Black Ferns.
Biography
Rush represented at the 1998 and 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. She was a member of the first official New Zealand women's sevens team, who ...
* Danielle Tungane Cochrane, later Minister of Education for the Cook Islands
* Black Fern Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate
Te Kura Rongo Ngata-Aerengamate (born 21 October 1991) is a New Zealand rugby footballer who has represented New Zealand in rugby union and the Cook Islands in rugby league.
Personal life
Ngata-Aerengamate taught at Tangaroa College and now t ...
taught the Maori language and P.E.
References
Educational institutions established in 1976
Secondary schools in Auckland
New Zealand secondary schools of S68 plan construction
1976 establishments in New Zealand
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area
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