Katikati College
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Beach Road, Katikati 37°33′12″S 175°55′19″E / 37.5534°S 175.9220°E | |
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| Type | Co-ed state secondary, year 7–13 |
| Motto | Ever trying, ever onwards |
| Established | 1966 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 117 |
Principal | Louise Buckley |
| Enrollment | 839[1] (July 2026) |
Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | www |
Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately 35 km (22 mi) northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
Enrolment
As of July 2026, Katikati College has roll of 839 students, of which 214 (25.5%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 465,[3] placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).[4]
Principals
- 1935: Mr. S. M. Kemp
- 1966–1976: Mr. R. Greaves
- 1977–1981: Mr. Lind
- 1982–1999: Mr. Brian Blackstock
- 2000–2009: Mr. Peter Leggat
- 2010–2017: Mr. Neil Harray[5]
- 2017–2021: Mrs. Carolyn Pentecost
- 2021: Mrs. Louise Buckley (Acting)
Houses
Katikati College has eight houses,(4 current,4 old) all of old are named after prominent Katikati families and all the new are named after Maori environment landscapes (Current houses erected by principle Louise Buckley at the start of 2026.)
Old
New
- Maunga (red) — mountain
- Moana (blue) — sea
- Awa (green) — river
- Tātahi (yellow) — beach
Notable alumni
- Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, television and film actress[10]
- Toby Hendy, science communicator and YouTuber[11]
- Ben O'Leary, musician and guitarist with NZ band Drax Project
- Aisake Vakasiuola, rugby union player for the Chiefs
References
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ↑ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "A History of Katikati College". Katikati College. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Willam Edward Mulgan". www.teara.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Stewart, George Vesey". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Donald Theodore Macmillan (1833-1896)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Edward and Addeen Gledstanes and family (1899)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "On the Record: Mabel Wharekawa-Burt". Bay of Plenty Times. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ↑ "2 Kiwi girls count down to the USA International Space Camp | Scoop News". 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2023.