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| Duncan St, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Type | Coeducational secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Established | 1961 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 257 |
| Principal | Murray Lucas |
| School roll | 1380 |
| Socio-economic decile | 9[1] |
| Website | tawacol.school.nz |
Tawa College is a coeducational school (year 9 - year 13) situated in Tawa, New Zealand, and its principal is Murray Lucas. The Tawa College magazine is called Tawahi (pronounced tawa - he). There are currently around 80 teaching staff and 20 support staff. Tawa College was officially opened in July 1961 and has always maintained a close involvement with the life of the local community, particularly through music and sport.
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Tawa College has had five principals since its establishment in 1961:
The traditional colours of Tawa College are blue, red and yellow, as seen in the school uniform, sports strips and crest. The uniform skirt for the girls is actually a kilt made of Duncan tartan. The college has special permission from the Scottish clan, to whom the tartan belongs, to use the tartan in its uniform.
The Tawa Recreation Centre is a joint venture between Tawa College and the Wellington City Council. The facility contains two gymnasiums, two sets of male and female changing rooms, a large foyer area, P.E equipment sheds, a Wellington City Council Office and reception area, P.E department offices, and a classroom.
Tawa College provides a wide range of extracurricular actives, especially musical ones. Notable groups include:
Tawa College also has many successful sporting groups, debating groups, and other extracurricular activities.
The school is well known for its achievements in the arts, notably singing, including several national and international barbershop quartet and chorus champions, such as the Musical Island Boys (2004).
They also have a big reputation due to their very successful wrestling team, TCW. They are two times National champions.
In 2009, Mr Lucas (principal) and approximately 38 year 13 chemistry students beat the Guinness world record for the most hours of consecutive teaching with their 28 hour chemistry teach-a-thon. This was put together as a fund-raiser for World Vision, and through it they raised over $3,000.[2]
Notable alumni include: