Pāpāmoa College

Pāpāmoa College is a state coeducational Year 7–13 secondary school located in the eponymous eastern suburb of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school opened in February 2011 as the city's fifth state secondary school, serving the growing Pāpāmoa area. As of April 2023, the school has 1708 students from Years 7 to 13 (ages 11 to 18).[1]

Pāpāmoa College
Address
151 Doncaster Drive
Papamoa
Tauranga 3118
New Zealand
Coordinates37.7119°S 176.3015°E / -37.7119; 176.3015
Information
Funding typeState
MottoInspired Learning. Exciting Futures.
OpenedFebruary 2011 (February 2011)
Ministry of Education Institution no.6963
PrincipalIva Ropati
Years offered7–13
GenderCo-educational
School roll1708[1] (April 2023)
Socio-economic decile6N[2]
Websitewww.papamoacollege.school.nz

History

The Government purchased the Pāpāmoa College site in 1999. The school was gazetted by the Education Minister, Anne Tolley, on 27 May 2009.[3] Construction of the school began in October 2009, and cost $27.7 million.[4]

Pāpāmoa College opened for the first time in February 2011, initially taking only Year 7–9 students. The school was officially opened on 15 April 2011, with Minister Tolley, Tauranga mayor Stuart Crosby, and local MP Tony Ryall in attendance.[5] Additional school years opened as the 2011 Year 9 students moved through. The final year, Year 13, opened at the beginning of 2015.

Enrolment

At the July 2012 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Pāpāmoa College had 603 students enrolled. The school roll's gender composition was 51% male and 49% female, and its ethnic composition was 56% European New Zealanders (Pākehā), 26% Māori, 12% other European, 3% Indian, 2% other Asian, and 1% Pasifika.[6]

References
  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. Tolley, Anne (11 June 2009). "New School Establishment Notice". New Zealand Gazette. New Zealand Government. 2009 (84): 1924. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. McPherson, Michele (9 August 2010). "New college will be 'challenging' for staff". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  5. Helliwell, Genevieve (16 April 2011). "Papamoa College officially opened". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. "Papamoa College Education Review". Education Review Office. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2013.


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