Waimea College is a co-educational secondary school in Richmond, Tasman District, New Zealand. Opened in 1957, the college has over 1500 students, and is the largest school in the top of the South Island.
History Waimea College was established in 1957.
Enrolment As of , Waimea College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).
House system Waimea College has a house system, with six houses named after six famous New Zealanders: Cooper (red), named after Whina Cooper Hillary (yellow), named after Edmund Hillary Rutherford (green), named after Ernest Rutherford Sheppard (blue), named after Kate Sheppard Ngata (purple), named after Apirana Ngata Carrington (orange), named after Lisa Carrington
Students participate in various inter-house competitions throughout the year. At the end of each academic year, the house with the highest points total across all the events is awarded the House Shield.
Notable staff Harold Nelson, athlete
Notable alumni
George Bennett – cyclist Paul Beresford – British politician Mike Coman – rugby union player Craig De Goldi – rugby union player Caleb Delany – rugby union player Rod Dixon – athlete Mark Douglas – cricketer Roger Kerr – businessman Annette King – politician Suzie Moncrieff – founder of the World of Wearable Art show Sharon O'Neill – singer–songwriter Anita Punt – field hockey player Jason Richards – motor-racing driver Kelsey Smith – field hockey player Rachel Sutherland – field hockey player David Teece – economist and entrepreneur Ken Wadsworth – cricketer
References
External links Official website