Ōtorohanga College is a coeducational state secondary school in
Ōtorohanga
Ōtorohanga is a north King Country town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located south of Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton and north of Te Kūiti, on the Waipā River. It is a service town for the surrounding Da ...
, New Zealand. It was established as Otorohanga District High School in 1895. The school includes a Monday-to-Friday boarding hostel, Falloon House, opened in 1975, for students from outlying areas who return home each weekend.
History
Acknowledgment of Land Wars
In 2015, select Ōtorohanga College students were among the hundreds who met at parliament to push for a day to remember the
Land Wars (New Zealand's Civil War of the mid 1840s to early 1870s.)
Among the Ōtorohanga College students was year 13 Leah Bell, who stated to
Stuff
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, "We decided that it was our responsibility now to take action and be proactive about our history. We petitioned absolutely everywhere and we've ended up with almost 13,000 signatures. ...I guess we're also proud of New Zealand and of who we are – that we will pull together and support each other in this way."
COVID-19 pandemic
On 9 November 2020, Ōtorohanga College closed down its hostel after health authorities confirmed that a positive
COVID-19
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case had visited the facility while travelling from Wellington to Ōtorohanga and
Kawhia
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.
Enrolment
As of , Ōtorohanga College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an
Equity Index
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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former
socio-economic decile
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system).
Notable alumni
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Phil Amos, politician
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Kevin Eveleigh, rugby union player
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Koro Wētere, politician
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Toby Arnold, rugby player
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Jackson Willison, rugby union player
References
External links
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{{Schools in Waikato
Boarding schools in New Zealand
Secondary schools in Waikato
Educational institutions established in 1895
1895 establishments in New Zealand