Kāpiti College
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| Kāpiti College Māori: Te Kāreti o Kāpiti | |
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Margaret Road, Raumati Beach, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 40°55′19″S 174°58′59″E / 40.92194°S 174.98306°E |
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| Type | Coeducational State Secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | Semper Fidelis |
| Established | 1954 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 247 |
| Principal | Tony Kane |
| School roll | 1472[1] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[2] |
| Website | www.kc.school.nz |
Kāpiti College is situated at Raumati Beach on the Kāpiti Coast in New Zealand, 45 minutes drive from Wellington City. It was called Raumati District High School when built in 1954, then renamed Kapiti College in 1957. The Kapiti College motto is "Semper Fidelis" which translates to "Always Faithful".[citation needed]
The roll is 1472[1] in August 2024, including international students from as far afield as Germany, Brazil, China, Japan and Thailand. Numbers of students at the college increased by 400 in the 2003–2012 period.
Kāpiti College is a Decile 8 school, meaning the majority of its students are from above average socio-economic status. Its students come from a wide range of backgrounds and includes a Māori proportion of 19 percent.[3]
History
[edit]In October 1961, the school was officially opened by Lord Cobham.[4]
In 1963 there was a dispute about whether the college's hockey team should play as a part of Horowhenua, or as a part of Wellington due to a boundary change.[5][6]
In 1970, staff claimed that the college illegally deducted their salaries. A meeting was then held, with approximately one thousand teachers attending, closing the college for the meeting. Onslow College also closed to allow their teachers to attend the meeting. The teachers sent a telegram to the Ministry of Education.[7]
Facilities
[edit]The latest addition to the school is Te Raukura ki Kāpiti, a new multi-million-dollar performing arts centre for use by the community and school[8][9] which opened in February 2020. The facility was opened by Steven Joyce, former student.[10]
Arts
[edit]The school has its own radio show on Wellington Access Radio.[11]
Notable alumni
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Past students of Kāpiti College include All Blacks players Mark Shaw and Christian Cullen, filmmaker Peter Jackson and Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 16 October 1961 | LORD COBHAM ON TEACHING". Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 25 June 1963 | Hockey TEST PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR ISLAND MATCH". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 23 July 1963 | Kapiti College Disput". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Papers Past | Newspapers | Press | 14 October 1970 | "ILLEGAL" PAY CUT ANGERS TEACHERS". Papers Past. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Home - Kapiti Performing Arts Centre". Kapiti Performing Arts Centre. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "KC - Kapiti Performing Arts Centre". www.kc.school.nz. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ Wiltshire, Laura (16 February 2020). "$12 million performing arts venue on Kāpiti Coast ready to make its stage debut". Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Children and Youth". Association of Community Access Broadcasters. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
