Howick College
Howick College is a state co-educational secondary school located in the eastern Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Cockle Bay. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of 2137 students as of March 2020.[2]
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| Coordinates | 36.9071°S 174.9389°E |
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| Funding type | State |
| Motto | Inspiring a community of passionate learners. Whakamanawahia tētehi hapori o ngā ākonga hihiri [1] |
| Established | 1974 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 87 |
| Principal | Iva Ropati |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| School roll | 2137[2] (March 2020) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8Pv[3] |
| Website | www |
History
Howick College was established in 1974 to serve the Howick area of eastern Auckland.[4] 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.[5]
The school abolished corporal punishment of students before it even opened, becoming one of the first schools in New Zealand to do so. Corporal punishment was abolished nationwide sixteen years later, in July 1990.[6]
Enrolment
At the August 2012 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Howick College had 1806 students enrolled, including 48 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 52% male and 48% female; and its ethnic composition was 47% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 14% Other European, 13% Māori, 8% Asian, 5% Pacific Islanders, 6% Indian, and 6% Other.[7]
House system
Howick College has six school houses:[8]
| Bacot | Named after John Thomas Watson Bacot, a surgeon who came out to the Howick area with the Fencibles. | ||
| Bell | Named after the building Bell House situated at the Howick Colonial Village. | ||
| Ingham | Named after the first principal of Howick College, Mr Don Ingham. | ||
| Irvine | Named after one of the early English settlers, Captain John Irvine. | ||
| MacDonald | Named after Captain Alexander MacDonald, who was voted into the position of Warden of Howick. | ||
| Minerva | Named after the one of the first ship "Minerva" which transported the first settlers and Fencibles to Howick in 1847. | ||
Principals
- Don Ingham 1974-1991
- Bill Dimery 1992-2009
- Iva Ropati 2010-present
Notable alumni
- Anthony Gelling, a Cook Islands Rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan Warriors in the Super League. He usually plays either in the second-row or at centre.[9]
- Selina Goddard (attended c. 2008–12), lawn bowls player, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (2014 Glasgow)[10]
- Tom McCartney, a New Zealand Rugby Union player, who plays at the hooker position for the Blues in Super Rugby.[11][12]
- Mitchell McClenaghan, a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces and has featured in over 20 ODI's for New Zealand's national cricket team, nicknamed the Blackcaps. McClenaghan is a left-arm fast bowler.[13][14]
- Katrina Grant, a New Zealand Netball player, Captain of Central Pulse, and a member of the Silver ferns
- Brent Cooper, a New Zealand Judoka who won a gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and placed 5th in the 1988 Olympic Games.
- Christopher Luxon, Member of Parliament for Botany, and former CEO of Air New Zealand.[15]
- Jessica Mutch-Mckay, TVNZ political editor[16]
Cultural references
In the bro'Town première episode "The Weakest Link" (2004), one of the schools competing in the high school quiz challenge is named "Howick Beijing College", a reference to the Howick area's large Chinese migrant population.[17]
References
- "Howick College". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- "Howick College Charter 2013–15" (PDF). Howick College Board of Trustees. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types" (PDF). Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. pp. 43–46.
- "College votes to ban corporal punishment". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 19 October 1987. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- "Howick College Education Review" (PDF). Education Review Office. October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- "Houses". Howick College. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- "Anthony Gelling". Auckland Secondary Schools' Track and Field Qualifying Days 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- Johannsen, Dana (23 April 2014). "Youngsters the fresh face of bowls". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- Gray, Wynne (26 March 2010). "McCartney the latest hooker on Blues bench". The New Zealand Herald. 'NZME. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- "Tom McCartney set to bring up the 50". Blues. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- Leggat, Daniel. "McClenaghan makes up for lost time". The New Zealand Herald. NZME. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- Rawlinson, Jon. "A place for pace in England". Howick and Pakuranga Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- "About Christopher". Christopher Luxon. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "Howick College". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- "bro'Town - The Weakest Link". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2018.