Katikati College Explained

Katikati College
Seal Image:	Kkccrest.gif
Seal Size:	100px
Motto:	Ever trying, ever onwards
Established:	1966
Principal:	Mrs Louise Buckley
Address:	Beach Road, Katikati
Coordinates:	-37.5534°N 175.922°W
Type:	Co-ed state secondary, year 7–13
Roll:
Decile:	6N^[1]
Moe:	117

Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.

Principals

• 1935: Mr S. M. Kemp
• 1966–1976: Mr R. Greaves
• 1977–1981: Mr Lind
• 1982–1999: Mr B Blackstock
• 2000–2009: Mr P Leggat
• 2010–2017: Mr N Harray^[2]
• 2017–2021: Mrs Carolyn Pentecost
• 2021: Mrs Louise Buckley (Acting)

Houses

Katikati College has four houses. The houses are all named after prominent Katikati families. They are:

• Mulgan (red) Named after William Edward Mulgan^[3]
• Stewart (blue) Named after George Vesey Stewart^[4]
• Macmillan (green) Named after Donald Theodore Macmillan^[5]
• Gledstanes (purple) Named after Edward Gledstanes^[6]

Notable alumni

• Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, television and film actress
• Toby Hendy, science communicator and YouTuber^[7]

External links

• Katikati College

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015 . 24 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000031/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls . dead .
2. Web site: A History of Katikati College. Katikati College. 2 December 2019.
3. Web site: Willam Edward Mulgan. Taonga. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. www.teara.govt.nz. en. 2017-05-18.
4. Web site: Stewart, George Vesey. Taonga. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. www.teara.govt.nz. en. 2017-05-18.
5. Web site: Donald Theodore Macmillan (1833-1896). McCauley. Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). tauranga.kete.net.nz. en. 2017-05-18.
6. Web site: Edward and Addeen Gledstanes and family (1899). McCauley. Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). tauranga.kete.net.nz. en. 2017-05-18.
7. Web site: 2016-04-07 . 2 Kiwi girls count down to the USA International Space Camp Scoop News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160407055300/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1104/S00631/2-kiwi-girls-count-down-to-the-usa-international-space-camp.htm . 2016-04-07 . 2023-11-18 .