Mount Maunganui College
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| Mount Maunganui College | |
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Maunganui Road Mount Maunganui Tauranga 3116 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 37°39′43″S 176°12′26″E / 37.6619°S 176.2071°E |
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| Type | State, Co-educational, Secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | Latin: Sapientia Carior Auro "Wisdom is More Precious Than Gold" "No Choice But Success" |
| Established | 1958 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 118 |
| Principal | Alastair Sinton [1] |
| School roll | 1,799[2] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N[3] |
| Website | mmc.school.nz |
Mount Maunganui College is a state coeducational secondary school and is located in Tauranga, New Zealand. It was established in 1958, the same year that Tauranga College was split into Tauranga Boys' College and Tauranga Girls' College. It has many classrooms, a library, two large halls, a 33-metre outdoor swimming pool, basketball court, a large sports field and several netball/tennis courts. There is also a Māori wharenui located on the ground.
Achievements[edit]
In the years 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2013, Mount Maunganui College competed in the Auckland Stage Challenge competition and won. The 2010 performance also won National Stage Challenge competition.
In 2008 the school performed the highly popular stage musical Back to the 80's at the international standard Baycourt theatre in Tauranga, gaining much acclaim for the professional standard of acting, musical performance by the band and lighting display. The props and costumes were also highly praised, in particular a full scale yellow kit car assembled and repaired by a group of students. Also the school band, who are predominantly jazz focused, took to the task with great dedication helping to make the show a great success.
Sport[edit]
Mount Maunganui College offers a wide range of winter and summer sports, including Athletics, Badminton, Cricket, Cross Country, Golf, Mountain Biking, Hockey, Rugby, Waterpolo and Table Tennis. While fostering the achievements of many higher level sports players the school places particular emphasis on involvement and participation. Highlights of the sporting calendar include the regional sporting tournament week, schoolwide running, swimming and athletics events and an annual sports exchange program with Lynfield College in Auckland.
Facilities[edit]
The school is currently in the process of upgrading and replacing many of the facilities available to the students. New additions include a new canteen, gymnasium, administration block, careers buildings, art, music and commerce block as well as the Resource and Research Centre to replace the old library. There are plans to upgrade the Graphics buildings. All facilities are able to be accessed by disabled persons.
Houses[edit]
Mount Maunganui College has 4 houses all named after birds
- Ruru or Morepork (green)
- Takahē (yellow)
- Huia (extinct bird) (blue)
- Kotuku or White Heron (white)
School Safety[edit]
Tauranga City Council received many complaints concerning the speed limit of the main road outside of the school. However following the death of a student crossing the road in 2008,[4] and subsequent uproar from the community and students, significant changes were made including the reduction of the speed limit from 70 to 50 km/h.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Melanie Nolan – historian
- Scott Robertson – rugby union player and coach
- Eddie Stokes – rugby union player[5]
- Jessica Rose – actress
- Jeroen Speak – composer
- Steve Braunias – author, columnist, journalist and editor
- Joel Shadbolt – singer[6]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Leadership". Mount Maunganui College. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Police no closer to finding truck driver who hit girl". New Zealand Herald. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Player profile - Eddie Stokes". All Blacks and NZ Rugby. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Mount Maunganui College releases original music album". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
