Otahuhu College

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Otahuhu College
Location
Mangere Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates	36°57′11″S 174°50′25″E / 36.9531°S 174.8404°E / -36.9531; 174.8404Coordinates: 36°57′11″S 174°50′25″E / 36.9531°S 174.8404°E / -36.9531; 174.8404
Information
Type	State Co-Ed Secondary (Year 9-13)
Motto	Kia Tamatane
Established	1931
Ministry of Education Institution no.	88
Principal	Neil Watson
School roll	1316^[1] (November 2013)
Socio-economic decile	1
Website	otahuhucollege.school.nz

Otahuhu College is a secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand for students years 9 to 13.

Location

It is located in the suburb of Otahuhu and is a co-educational school. The school is built in a gully on the southern side of Mangere Road. There is a semicircular lawn in the front of the school surrounded by palm trees, with two flagpoles.

Otahuhu College is neighbour to Auckland's largest private secondary school^{[citation needed]} King's College.

Structure

Otahuhu College is divided into four houses:

Otahuhu College's House Names & their Colours
	Seddon	Named for New Zealand Prime Minister Richard Seddon.
	Massey	Named for New Zealand Prime Minister William Massey
	Hobson	Named for New Zealand Governor William Hobson
	Grey	Named for New Zealand Governor Sir George Grey

Each house is controlled by a House Leader, and each house has a Head Boy, Head Girl and a Deputy Head Girl and Deputy Head Boy.

At the end of term 3, 2006 Otahuhu College A-Block building was earthquake strengthened. The toilets and the book room at the bottom of A-Block were demolished and replaced with two class rooms and new toilets.

At the end of 2006 the SAS UNIT class, located at Sturges Fields and known for the sports academy students, but containing only 14 students, will be demolished and completely revamped, and will include new changing rooms for the Rugby league and Rugby teams and a new grandstand.

During the second term of 2007 a technical block was damaged by fire.^[2]

Notable alumni

Academia

Ron Crocombe - Emeritus Professor at the University of the South Pacific

Public service

Barry Curtis - longest serving mayor in New Zealand
David Lange - former Prime Minister of New Zealand

Sport

Orene Ai'i - former Auckland, Blues and New Zealand Sevens rugby union player, now playing for Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan
Ali Lauiti'iti - New Zealand Rugby League representative, now playing in UK
Simon Lemalu - Counties Manukau and Manu Samoa prop
Ropati Brothers, Joe, Tea, Iva - New Zealand Rugby League representatives.
David Tua - professional boxer
Jayson Vemoa - professional Muay Thai World Champion living in Japan as a professional coach for K-1 World Grand Prix Champions.
Mark Hunt - K-1 WGP World Champion 2001, Pride Japan 2004-2006, Dream Japan 2006 - 2009, UFC Fighter 2010 - 2013
Cooper Vuna - former New Zealand rugby league player; plays union for the Melbourne Rebels
Olsen Filipaina - New Zealand Rugby league representative
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck - NRL Rugby League Player, (Roosters)

Former staff

Tammy Wilson, former Auckland Storm and Black Fern

References

↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 4 December 2013". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
↑ "Fire damages Auckland college". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

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