Mount Maunganui College

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Mount Maunganui College
Image:MountCollege.jpg
Motto Sapientia Carior Auro
Type State, Co-educational, Secondary (Year 9-13)
Year established 1958
Address Main Road,
Mount Maunganui,
New Zealand
Coordinates
Principal Terry Collett
School roll 1169
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) 5[1]
Ministry of Education Institution no. 118
Website www.mmc.school.nz

Mount Maunganui College is a co-educational state school located in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, near Mt Maunganui Intermediate. 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, an average sized swimming pool, a large sports field and two netball/tennis courts. There is also a Maori marae located on the ground. Mount Maunganui College is a popular choice for international students, particularly students from Germany, Italy, Brazil, Japan and recently, the United States.

In the years 2000, 2005 and 2007, Mount Maunganui College competed in the Auckland Stage Challenge competition and won.

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
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