Aurora College, Invercargill Explained
| Aurora College |
| Motto: | It's not just the stars that shine |
| Type: | State Co-Educational Secondary (Year 7–13) |
| Established: | 2004 (formerly Mount Anglem College) |
| Address: | 234 Regent Street
Invercargill 9812
New Zealand |
| Coordinates: | -46.4312°N 168.3831°W |
| Principal: | Robyn Hickman |
| Roll: | |
| Decile: | 2E[1] |
| Moe: | 548 |
Aurora College is a state coeducational Year 7–13 secondary school located in Invercargill, New Zealand.
It is New Zealand's southernmost stand-alone secondary school, and second southernmost secondary school after The Catlins Area School in Owaka.
History
Aurora College opened in 2005, although it has a history extending back to 1912. It was formed from the merger of Mt Anglem College and Tweedsmuir Junior High School, on the former Mt Anglem site.[2] Mt Anglem College had operated for only six years, having opened in 1999 following the merger of Kingswell and Cargill High Schools on the existing Kingswell site.[3] Cargill High School was the successor school to Southland College (formerly Southland Technical College[4] [5]) after the latter site become part of Southland Polytechnic in 1978.[6] Kingswell High School, which was established in 1971,[7] [8] was built to the S68 plan which is characterised by single-storey classroom blocks of concrete block construction, with low-pitched roofs and internal open courtyards.[9]
Notable staff
Notable staff of Aurora College or its predecessor institutions include:
- Jack Alabaster, cricketer and educator
- Austin Brookes, mountaineer and educator[10]
- William (Bill) James Reed, artist[11]
Notable alumni
See main article: category. People educated at Aurora College or its predecessor institutions include:
- Rex Austin, politician
- Johnny Checketts, World War II air ace
- Simon Culhane, rugby union player
- Ruth Dallas, writer and poet
- Bill Kini, boxer
- Jean McKenzie, diplomat
- Trevor Moffitt, artist
- Mils Muliaina, rugby union player
- Cliff Skeggs, businessman and politician
- Jeff Wilson, rugby union player and cricketer
Notes and References
- Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015.
- News: Goodbye Mt Anglem College . 27 November 2004 . Southland Times . Chalpat . Sonti .
- News: Kingswell school's out forever . 12 December 1998 . Southland Times . 3 . Nicky . Baird .
- Book: 1937. Southland Technical College: Silver Jubilee. Invercargill. Jubilee committee.
- Book: 1962. Southland Technical College Golden Jubilee, 1912-1962. Invercargill. Jubilee committee.
- Book: Cargill High School Commemorative Magazine, 1978-1998 . 1999 . Cargill High School . Invercargill.
- News: School's over . 21 June 1997 . Southland Times . 27.
- Web site: Post-primary (secondary) schools in Otago & Southland . February 2009 . Hocken Library, University of Otago . 1 March 2015.
- [:Category:New Zealand secondary schools of S68 plan construction]
- News: 12 December 2010 . Adventurer with a social conscience . DominionPost . Wellington . 27 April 2015 .
- Web site: William James Reed . Ferner Galleries . 27 April 2015.
