Tauranga Boys' College

Tauranga Boys' College
Address

  • 664 Cameron Road,
  • Tauranga,
  • New Zealand

Coordinates 37°42′09″S 176°09′26″E / 37.7026°S 176.1572°ECoordinates: 37°42′09″S 176°09′26″E / 37.7026°S 176.1572°E
Information
Type State single-sex boys, Secondary (Year 9-13)
Motto Latin: Pergo et Perago English: I take up the work and I carry it through
Established 1958
Ministry of Education Institution no. 121
Principal Robert Mangan
School roll 1903[1] (March 2015)
Socio-economic decile 6N[2]
Website www.tbc.school.nz

Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1958. The school has a roll of 1903 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 12 to 18) as of March 2015.[1]

History

Secondary education in Tauranga began in 1900,[3] with the establishment of a district high school joined with Tauranga School. By the mid-1930s, the buildings were inadequate for use, and a push for a separate secondary school began. In 1937, the education board purchased the motor camp "Hillsdene", originally one of the 10-acre (40,000 m2) blocks laid out after the Battle of Gate Pā. However, World War II delayed building on the site until 1944. After two years of building, Tauranga College was opened on 5 February 1946. The college ran until 1958 - due to overcrowding, female students moved to a newly built campus, which was named Tauranga Girls' College. Male students remained in Tauranga College, which became known as Tauranga Boys' College.[4][5]

The College seeks to honour the past in creating the future. This includes honours boards recognising top scholars and New Zealand representative sportsmen, the naming of buildings after former principals and assorted trees and memorials for World War II victims and students who died whilst enrolled.

Principals

Houses

Tauranga Boys' College has six houses. The houses are all named after prominent New Zealanders. In alphabetical order, they are:

Notable alumni

Academia

The Arts

Public service

Sport

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ McKinnon, Malcolm (2 March 2009). "Government - Bay of Plenty region". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.tbc.school.nz/elearning/departments/Humanities/Pages/Social_Studies/TBC%20Intro%20Booklet.pdf
  5. ↑ Bay of Plenty - Government - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
  6. ↑ Bay of Plenty Times: "Prominent Tauranga principal resigns" (Carly Udy), 29 November 2007