Kāpiti College Explained

Kāpiti College
Native Name:Maori: Te Kāreti o Kāpiti
Seal Image:Kapiti College.jpg
Motto:Semper Fidelis
Type:Coeducational State Secondary (Year 9–13)
Established:1954
Address:Margaret Road,
Raumati Beach,
New Zealand
Coordinates:-40.9219°N 174.9831°W
Principal:Tony Kane
Roll:
Decile:8P[1]
Moe:247
Homepage: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".

The roll is in, 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.[2]

History

In October 1961, the school was officially opened by Lord Cobham.[3]

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.[4] [5]

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.[6]

Facilities

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[7] [8] which opened in February 2020. The facility was opened by Steven Joyce, former student.[9]

Arts

The school has its own radio show on Wellington Access Radio.[10]

Notable alumni

Past students of Kāpiti College include All Blacks players Mark Shaw and Christian Cullen, filmmaker Peter Jackson and Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000031/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls. 24 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Ministry of Education - Education Counts. Counts. Education. www.educationcounts.govt.nz. en-NZ. 2019-12-21.
  3. Web site: Papers Past Newspapers Press 16 October 1961 LORD COBHAM ON TEACHING . 7 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Papers Past Newspapers Press 25 June 1963 Hockey TEST PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR ISLAND MATCH . 7 August 2023 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  5. Web site: Papers Past Newspapers Press 23 July 1963 Kapiti College Disput . 7 August 2023 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  6. Web site: Papers Past Newspapers Press 14 October 1970 “ILLEGAL” PAY CUT ANGERS TEACHERS . 8 August 2023 . Papers Past.
  7. Web site: Home - Kapiti Performing Arts Centre. Kapiti Performing Arts Centre. en-US. 2018-03-05.
  8. Web site: KC - Kapiti Performing Arts Centre. www.kc.school.nz. en. 2018-03-05.
  9. News: Wiltshire . Laura . $12 million performing arts venue on Kāpiti Coast ready to make its stage debut . 16 May 2021 . . 16 February 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Children and Youth . Association of Community Access Broadcasters . 11 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416111500/http://accessradio.org/public/programmes.php?cat=cat.youth . 16 April 2015 .