Horowhenua College
| Horowhenua College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Weraroa Road Levin 5510 New Zealand 40°37′17″S 175°16′47″E / 40.62142°S 175.27972°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed Secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | French: Essayez (Strive) |
| Established | 1940 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 236 |
Principal | Grant Congdon |
| Enrollment | 885[1] (July 2026) |
Socio-economic decile | 3H[2] |
| Website | www |
Horowhenua College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Levin, New Zealand. The school has 885 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) as of July 2026[1]. It was opened in 1940, replacing the secondary school department of Levin School.[3] It is the oldest college in the Horowhenua area.[4]
History
Horowhenua College has its origins in Levin School, a primary school established in 1890. It was the first school in the Levin area.[5] Levin School incorporated a high school from 1905 until 1939, when it returned to primary only ahead of the opening of Horowhenua College.[6]
Enrolment
As of July 2026, Horowhenua College has roll of 885 students, of which 326 (36.8%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 495,[7] placing it amongst schools whose students have many socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile system).[8]
Buildings
The main building of the college, known as A Block, is registered as a historic place by Heritage New Zealand.[9]
Notable alumni
- Bob Bell – politician[10]
- Fraser Colman – politician[11]
- Darren Hughes – politician[12]
- Mike Minogue – actor and presenter
- Johnathan Parkes – jockey
- Codie Taylor – rugby union player
Notable staff
- Christopher Small (1927–2011), musician and author of influential books and articles on musicology, sociomusicology, and ethnomusicology.
References
- 1 2 3 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "Kete Horowhenua". Horowhenua.kete.net.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "School History :: Horowhenua College". Horowhenua.school.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "Charter | Levin School". Levin.school.nz. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "Kete Horowhenua". Horowhenua.kete.net.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ↑ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "Search the List | Horowhenua College Main Building | Heritage New Zealand". Heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 299. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- ↑ "Colman the ideal politician". The Hutt News. 22 April 2008. p. 66. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ "Darren Hughes biography". Stuff. 23 March 2011.