Howick College Explained

Howick College
Seal Image:	Howick College logo.jpg
Motto:	Inspiring a community of passionate learners.Whakamanawahia tētehi hapori o ngā ākonga hihiri^[1]
Years:	9–13
Established:	1974
Address:	Sandspit Road Cockle Bay Auckland 2014 New Zealand
Coordinates:	-36.9071°N 174.9389°W
Principal:	Dale Burden
Roll:
Decile:	8Pv^[2]
Moe:	87

Howick College is a state co-educational secondary school located in the eastern Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Cockle Bay. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of students as of

History

Howick College was established in 1974 to serve the Howick area of eastern Auckland.^[3] The school was built to the "S68" design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with reinforced masonry walls, low-pitched roofs, internal open courtyards and protruding clerestory windows.^[4]

The school abolished corporal punishment of students before it even opened, becoming one of the first schools in New Zealand to do so. Corporal punishment was abolished nationwide sixteen years later, in July 1990.^[5]

Enrolment

At the August 2012 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Howick College had 1806 students enrolled, including 48 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 52% male and 48% female; and its ethnic composition was 47% European New Zealanders (Pākehā), 14% Other European, 13% Māori, 8% Asian, 5% Pasifika, 6% Indian, and 6% Other.^[6]

House system

Howick College has six school houses:^[7]

bgcolor=green width=3% colspan=2		Bacot	Named after John Thomas Watson Bacot, a surgeon who came out to the Howick area with the Fencibles.
bgcolor=blue width=3% colspan=2'		Bell		Named after the building Bell House situated at the Howick Colonial Village.
bgcolor=orange colspan=2		Ingham	Named after the first principal of Howick College, Mr Don Ingham.
bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=purple		Irvine	Named after one of the early English settlers, Captain John Irvine.
bgcolor=red width=3% colspan=2'		MacDonald	Named after Captain Alexander MacDonald, who was voted into the position of Warden of Howick.
bgcolor=pink colspan=2		Minerva	Named after the one of the first ship "Minerva" which transported the first settlers and Fencibles to Howick in 1847.

Principals

• Don Ingham 1974–1991
• Bill Dimery 1992–2009
• Iva Ropati 2010–2022
• Dale Burden 2023–

Notable alumni

• Brent Cooper (born 1960), judoka who won a gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and placed fifth in the 1988 Olympic Games
• Anthony Gelling (born 1990), Cook Islands Rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan Warriors in the Super League^[8]
• Selina Goddard (born 1994), lawn bowls player, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (2014 Glasgow)^[9]
• Christopher Luxon (born 1970), Prime Minister of New Zealand, Member of Parliament for Botany, and former CEO of Air New Zealand^[10]
• Tom McCartney (born 1985), rugby union player with the Blues^{[11] [12]}
• Mitchell McClenaghan (born 1986), cricketer with the Blackcaps^{[13] [14]}
• Jessica Mutch McKay, TVNZ political editor^[15]
• Katrina Rore (née Grant; born 1987), netball player, captain of Central Pulse and a member of the Silver ferns
• Dan Williamson (born 2000), Olympic gold medallist in rowing^[16]

Cultural references

In the bro'Town première episode "The Weakest Link" (2004), one of the schools competing in the high school quiz challenge is named "Howick Beijing College", a reference to the Howick area's large Chinese migrant population.^[17]

External links

• School website
• Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Howick College

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howick College . 5 July 2016.
2. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools. Ministry of Education. 23 June 2018.
3. Web site: Howick College Charter 2013–15. Howick College Board of Trustees. 28 August 2013.
4. Web site: Catalogue of Standard School Building Types. Ministry of Education. Christchurch. 43–46. August 2013.
5. News: College votes to ban corporal punishment. Howick and Pakuranga Times. 19 October 1987. 28 August 2013. 20 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130620024732/http://www.times.co.nz/1987/college-votes-to-ban-corporal-punishment.html.
6. Web site: Howick College Education Review. October 2015. Education Review Office. 23 June 2018.
7. Web site: Houses. Howick College. 23 June 2018.
8. Web site: Anthony Gelling. Auckland Secondary Schools' Track and Field Qualifying Days 2007. 23 June 2018.
9. News: Johannsen . Dana. 23 April 2014. Youngsters the fresh face of bowls. . 23 June 2018.
10. Web site: About Christopher . 2020-10-25 . Christopher Luxon . 28 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028212517/https://christopherluxon.national.org.nz/about_christopher . dead .
11. News: Gray . Wynne. McCartney the latest hooker on Blues bench . 23 June 2018 . The New Zealand Herald. 26 March 2010.
12. Web site: Tom McCartney set to bring up the 50. Blues. 6 July 2012 . 23 June 2018.
13. News: Leggat . Daniel. McClenaghan makes up for lost time . . 23 June 2018.
14. Web site: Rawlinson . Jon. A place for pace in England. Howick and Pakuranga Times . 16 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140317022507/http://www.times.co.nz/sports-news/a-place-for-pace-in-england.html. 17 March 2014.
15. Web site: Howick College . 2020-10-25 . Facebook . en.
16. Web site: Daniel Williamson . . 14 August 2021.
17. Web site: bro'Town – The Weakest Link. NZ On Screen. 23 June 2018.