Mount Aspiring College

Mount Aspiring College is naturally zoned by the school's isolation (the nearest alternative secondary school is Cromwell College, 55 kilometres away in Cromwell), therefore does not need to operate an enrolment scheme. The school's effective service area extends north to Makarora, east to Tarras and Queensberry, south to Cardrona, and west to the Southern Alps.{{cite web |url= http://nzschools.tki.org.nz/ |title= eLearning Schools Search |publisher= Te Kete Ipurangi |accessdate= 19 January 2013}}. Searching for Mount Aspiring College, and then selecting "Show Transport Entitlement Zone" will show the effective area.

At the August 2015 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, the school had 789 students enrolled. The school roll's gender composition was 51% male and 49% female. The ethnic composition was 88% European (Pākehā), 7% Māori, 3% Asian, and 2% Other.{{cite web |url= http://www.ero.govt.nz/review-reports/mt-aspiring-college-04-11-2015/ |title= Mount Aspiring College Education Review |date= 4 November 2015 |publisher= Education Review Office |accessdate= 13 February 2018}}

At the September 2019 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, the school had 1078 students enrolled, including 32 international students. The ERO report found

{{Quote|Mt Aspiring College’s performance in achieving valued outcomes for its students is: Developing.{{cite web |url= https://www.ero.govt.nz/review-reports/mt-aspiring-college-05-09-2019/ |title= Mt Aspiring College Education review |date= 5 September 2019 |publisher= Education Review Office |accessdate= 24 July 2020}}}}As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Mount Aspiring College has roll of {{NZ school roll data|533|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|533m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|533m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|533|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}

As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, Mount Aspiring College has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|533|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|533b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 8 and 9 under the former socio-economic decile system).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=School Equity Index Bands and Groups |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}

• 1989–1998: Michael (Mike) Allison
• 1998–2008: Maurice (Maurie) Jackways
• 2008–2020: Wayne Bosley
• 2020–2021: Dean Sheppard (acting)
• 2021–present: Nicola Jacobsen

The College operates a year 13 boarding programme and intakes 30 students each year, the programme is notable for its intensive outdoor pursuits program, which runs alongside daily time-tabled classes.{{Cite magazine |title=MAC Hostel Information |date=2014-05-15 |magazine=MAC Hostel Information}}

The Mount Aspiring College Village consists of five custom-built flats, constructed in 1996.{{Cite book |title=1 2 5, Look Alive! A Celebration of 125 Years of Schooling in the Wanaka District |last=Logan |first=Kristine |publisher=NK Pub |year=2005 |isbn=9780473104832 |location=Wānaka, N.Z. |language=English |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166309011 |last2=Thomlinson |first2=Margaret}} Each flat is named after notable landmarks in the local area; Arawhata- named after Arawhata River, Avalanche- named after Avalanche Peak (New Zealand), Cascade- named after Cascade Saddle (Located in Mount Aspiring National Park), Liverpool- named after Liverpool Hut, and Rob Roy- named after Rob Roy Glacier

{{Main category|People educated at Mount Aspiring College}}

• Ellesse Andrews (born 1999), Olympic track cyclist{{Cite news |date=17 July 2021|title=From Kerikeri to Invercargill: Where New Zealand's Tokyo Olympians went to school|url= https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olympics/125744521/from-kerikeri-to-invercargill-where-new-zealands-tokyo-olympians-went-to-school |access-date=5 August 2021|work=Stuff}}
• Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (born 2001), Olympic snowboarder{{cite news |first=Heather |last=du Plessis-Allan |title= Olympic medal a win for Mt Aspiring College |url= http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/larry-williams-drive/audio/wayne-bosley-everyone-just-erupted-in-joy/ |work= Newstalk ZB |date= 22 February 2018|access-date=6 August 2021}}
• Campbell Wright (born 2002), Biathlon World Championships medallist{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Marjorie |date=27 November 2017 |title=Wanaka's Wright brothers take off on international sporting careers |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/99163483/wanakas-wright-brothers-take-off-on-international-sporting-careers |website=stuff.co.nz |access-date=23 April 2025}}
• Paul Wright (born 1998), racing cyclist and New Zealand National Road Race Champion{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Marjorie |date=2 September 2016 |title=Promising Wanaka mountainbiker secures US sports scholarship |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/83733252/promising-wanaka-mountainbiker-secures-us-sports-scholarship |website=stuff.co.nz |access-date=23 April 2025}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.mountaspiringcollege.nz School website]
• [https://archive.today/20130824222030/http://www.ero.govt.nz/Early-Childhood-School-Reports/School-Reports?profileid=533 Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Mount Aspiring College]
• [https://www.ero.govt.nz/review-reports/mt-aspiring-college-05-09-2019/ ERO report]

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