Long Bay College

Long Bay College
Location
Ashley Avenue, Torbay, Auckland
Information
Type	State co-ed Secondary (Year 9-13)
Motto	"Developing independence, excellence and a creative spirit"
Ministry of Education Institution no.	27
School roll	1,562 (TKI data)
Socio-economic decile	10
Website	longbaycollege.com

Long Bay College (often abbreviated to "LBC") is a secondary school in New Zealand with over 1,500 students. The school offers a wide variety of sports and arts and boasts a high overall academic achievement within the school.

Location

Long Bay College is located between Torbay and Long Bay in the East Coast Bays area of Auckland's North Shore. The grounds overlook the Hauraki Gulf. It is based close to the Torbay shopping and overlooking the rolling green hills of Long Bay as well as having views of Long Bay beach which is just 15 minutes walk from the school premises.

Notable alumni

Bridgette Armstrong - played for the New Zealand women's national football team, attended Long Bay College.^[1]^[2]^[3]
Paul Wiseman - spin bowler and played international cricket for New Zealand

References

^ "Bridgette Armstrong". New Zealand Football. http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/yff_armstrong_bridgette.html. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
^ Ruane, Jeremy. "“Army” Keen To Maintain The Family Tradition". Soccer. SportsWeb. http://www.sportswebsoccer.com/cgi-bin/control.pl?Function=News&Option=Feature3&Item=20080908.txt. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
^ Maddaford, Terry (11 August 2007). "Soccer: Another Armstrong aims high". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10457038. Retrieved 2010-06-09.