Tangaroa College is a state coeducational secondary school catering for years 9–13 in Ōtara, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tangaroa College | |
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Address | |
Haumia Way, Ōtara, Auckland, New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 36°58′21″S 174°53′36″E / 36.9725°S 174.8932°E |
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Type | State Co-educational Secondary, years 9–13 |
Motto | Waiho I Te Toka Tu Moana |
Established | 1976 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 58 |
Principal | Chris Bean |
School roll | 806[1] (February 2024) |
Socio-economic decile | 1A[2] |
Website | tangaroa.school.nz |
On a yearly basis Tangaroa College receives 20 exclusive scholarships from the Manukau Institute of Technology.
Tangaroa College has many divisions, referred to as blocks. These blocks are;
as well as
Last visited by Education Review Office (ERO) on 28 November 2016. The next review is due in three years (2019).
ERO found that a significant feature of Tangaroa College is the provision of three academies that enhance students' outcomes and opportunities for future pathways as well as Teen Parent Unit and Alternative Education Centre.[3]
Tangaroa College had 857 students enrolled. Fifty-one percent of students were male and 49% were female. Of them, 39% identified themselves as Samoans, 17% of students identified as Cook Islanders, 2% as Asian, 18% identified as Māori, 15% Tongan, 5% as Niue, and 2% as another ethnicity.[3]
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