Mount Aspiring College

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Mount Aspiring College
Motto	Enjoy Success
Type	State co-ed secondary (Year 7-13) with senior boarding facilities
Year established	1989
Address	Plantation Road, Wanaka
Coordinates
Principal	Maurice (Maurie) Jackways
School roll	625^[1]
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest)	10^[2]
Ministry of Education Institution no.	533
Website	www.mtaspiring.school.nz

Mount Aspiring College is a secondary school in Wanaka, New Zealand. It was founded in 1989 after the division of Wanaka Area School. It is a state-run, co-educational school. The college, though normally a day school, operates a hostel beside the school grounds for 30 Year 13 students, who usually come to Mount Aspiring in order to attend its well-known Outdoor Pursuits programme.

The school has a reputation in New Zealand as a modern, dynamic institution. It is also noted for its rapid growth in its roll, usually attributed to the Outdoor Pursuits programme and the population explosion of Wanaka, and in its academic achievement.

1 Principals of Mount Aspiring College
2 Uniform
3 School Houses
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Principals of Mount Aspiring College

1989-1998: Mr. Michael (Mike) Alison
1998-2008^[3]: Mr. Maurice (Maurie) Jackways

In June 2007 Maurie Jackways went on leave to work as an advisor to Otago University for five months.^[4] In November 2007 it was announced that this leave period would be extended to July 2008.^[5] Wayne Bosley, the Deputy Principal, was the Acting Principal for the second half of 2007, and has continued in this role for the first part of 2008.^[4] In the school newsletter of April 16th, 2008, Maurie Jackways announced that he has tendered his resignation as Principal, effective 18th July, 2008, and thus will not be returning to the job at the end of his leave period.^[3] In the newsletter of May 16th, 2008, Board of Trustees Chairperson Grant Ruddenklau outlined the process for the selection of the new principal: Advertisements for the position will be placed on June 6th, and applications will close on July 15th, following which a shortlist will be drawn up and candidates interviewed by the Board.^[6] Wayne Bosley will presumably continue as Acting Principal until an appointment is made.

[edit] Uniform

Winter Uniform (To be worn form April to October)) Girls

Napier tartan kilt or navy blue dress trousers.

White long or short sleeved polo shirt with navy stripe on collar and MAC logo (white skivvy or plain white T-shirt underneath, optional).

Blue uniform V‑necked pullover or MAC polar fleece jacket.

Plain black lace-up shoes. No coloured laces, stripes, logos, etc allowed.

Plain white knee socks or navy blue tights.

Boys

Grey drill shorts or navy blue dress trousers.

Grey long or short sleeved polo shirt with navy stripe on collar and MAC logo (grey skivvy or plain grey T-shirt underneath, optional)

Blue uniform V‑necked pullover or MAC polar fleece jacket.

Grey uniform socks (blue and white bands).

Plain black lace-up shoes. No coloured laces, stripes, logos, etc allowed.

Summer Uniform (Terms 1 and 4) Two Mount Aspiring College Students

Girls

White short-sleeved polo shirt with navy stripe on collar and MAC logo.

Navy culottes.

Blue uniform V‑neck Pulloveror MAC polar fleecer.

Plain black lace-up shoes (worn with plain white ankle socks) or plain black Roman sandals (worn without socks – no backless sandals).

Boys

Grey drill shorts.

Short-sleeved grey polo shirt with navy stripe on collar and MAC logo.

Blue uniform V-neck pullover or MAC polar fleece.

Plain black lace-up shoes (worn with grey socks as for winter) or plain black Roman sandals (worn without socks – no backless sandals).

Additional Articles

Jacket

College polar fleece jacket – navy blue with gold collar.

Wanaka Primary polar fleeces may be worn by students transferring to Year 7.

In inclement weather a rain jacket or other warm jacket and beanie may be worn to and from school, but must be removed inside.

Sun Hats

Students may wear sunhatsor baseball caps whilst outdoors only in summer. Hats must not have any offensive or inappropriate logos. Hats must be removed when inside.

PE Uniform

Short-sleeve polo shirt in house colours:

Barker (Green), Iron (Red), Pisa (Gold), Roy (Blue).

Plain black shorts and/or navy MAC track pants.

Gym shoes - non-marking soles.

[edit] School Houses

Mount Aspiring has four houses Barker, Iron, Pisa and Roy. Each house represents a different mountain in the area. The houses are each assigned a colour: Barker-Green, Iron-Red, Pisa-Yellow and Roy-Blue. The houses compete during the year to win the house shield. Examples of activities are Cross Country running, Skiing, Swimming, Choral, 40 Hour Famine, Athletics and Tug of War.