Tauhara College is a state coeducational secondary school located in
Taupō
Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. It h ...
, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has approximately 600 students.
Tauhara College is one of three high schools in Taupō; the others are
Taupo-nui-a-Tia College and
Lake Taupo Christian School (state integrated).
Enrolment
As of , Tauhara College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an
Equity Index
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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have the socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 4 and 5 under the former
socio-economic decile
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system).
Waka
The students in the school are divided into four
waka ("canoes") which compete in numerous events, mostly sporting, throughout the year in order to gain the most points in the Tauhara College Canoe Competition. The houses, and the colours they are represented by, are:
*Aotea (blue)
*Arawa (green)
*Mataatua (red)
*Tainui (yellow)
Notable alumni
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Donovan Bixley – illustrator, author of ''Faithfully Mozart''
*
Bevan Docherty
Bevan John Docherty (born 29 March 1977) is a triathlete from New Zealand, who won medals twice at the Olympic Games. Docherty attended Tauhara College, Taupō.
Life
Docherty and his sister Fiona grew up in Taupō, in the North Island of New ...
– Triathlete, Olympic silver medalist
*
Te Ururoa Flavell
Te Ururoa James William Ben Flavell (born 7 December 1955), also known as Hemi Flavell, is a New Zealand politician.
Born in Tokoroa, Flavell was a teacher, principal, and education executive before beginning a political career. He won the Wai ...
– Minister of Māori Development; leader of the Māori Party; former Head of Māori Studies
*
Carly Flynn
Carly Flynn (''née'' Kirkwood) is a New Zealand journalist and television personality.
Personal life
Born and raised in Taupō, New Zealand, where both of her parents were English teachers at Tauhara College, Flynn is the eldest of the three ...
– journalist, presenter of ''
Sunrise
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Terminology
Although the S ...
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Melina Hamilton – pole vaulter, Olympian
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Sammie Maxwell (born 2001) – cross-country cyclist
*
Todd McClay
Todd Michael McClay (born 22 November 1968) is a New Zealand politician and former ambassador. He is the Member of Parliament for Rotorua. He was previously an ambassador for the Cook Islands and Niue to the European Union.
Early life
McClay ...
– Member of Parliament for Rotorua; former Cook Islands diplomat (Ambassador to European Union)
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Dion Waller – former New Zealand All Black
Notes
External links
Tauhara CollegeTKI School Information: Tauhara College
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Educational institutions established in 1975
Secondary schools in Waikato
Taupō
Schools in the Taupō District