Long Bay College
| Long Bay College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
Ashley Avenue Long Bay Auckland 0630 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 36°41′26″S 174°44′28″E / 36.690653°S 174.741025°ECoordinates: 36°41′26″S 174°44′28″E / 36.690653°S 174.741025°E |
| Information | |
| Funding type | State |
| Motto | "Success with confidence and creativity." |
| Established | 1975[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 27 |
| Principal | Russell Brooke |
| Years offered | 9–13[2] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| School roll | 1727[3] (November 2015) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10Z[4] |
| Website |
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Long Bay College is a state coeducational secondary school located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), the school has 1727 students as of November 2015.[3] Russell Brooke is the current principal of Long Bay College.
History
Long Bay College opened in 1975. The very first Principal of Long Bay College was Ian Sage. A road coming from the College was then named after him - Ian Sage Ave. Like most New Zealand state secondary schools of the 1970s, the school was built to the S68 design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with masonry walls, low-pitched roofs with protruding clerestory windows, and internal open courtyards.[5]
Enrolment
At the May 2013 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Long Bay College had 1657 students, including 99 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 51% male and 49% female, and its ethnic composition was 52% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 17% South African, 14% British/Irish, 7% Asian, 4% Māori, 1% Pacific Islanders, and 5% Other.[6]
Notable alumni
- Andrew Papas - member of the boyband Titanium.
- Bridgette Armstrong - played for the New Zealand women's national football team, attended Long Bay College.[7][8][9]
- Paul Wiseman - spin bowler and played international cricket for New Zealand
- Sarah Smuts Kennedy, actress and visual artist attended Long Bay College
References
- ↑ The school's 25th jubilee took place in 2000. "Jubilees & reunions - Long Bay College". Education Gazette New Zealand 78 (5). 29 March 1999.
- ↑ "Ministry of Education - Long Bay College". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types" (PDF). Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Long Bay College Education Review". Education Review Office. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bridgette Armstrong". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ Ruane, Jeremy. "“Army” Keen To Maintain The Family Tradition". Soccer. SportsWeb. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ↑ Maddaford, Terry (11 August 2007). "Soccer: Another Armstrong aims high". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2010-06-09.