Orewa College
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Orewa College
| logo = Orewa College Logo.png
| logo_size =
| seal_image =
| image = 20230101 154222 Orewa College.jpg
| motto = Towards enriched responsible citizenship.
| established = {{Start date and age|1956}}
| principal = Wiri Warriner
| address = Riverside Road
Orewa 0931
New Zealand
| coordinates = {{coord|-36.5929|174.6901|type:edu_region:NZ-AUK|display=inline,title}}
| fundingtype = State
| gender = coeducational
| years = 7–13
| school_colors = Green
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| roll = {{NZ school roll data|25|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})
| MOE = 25
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.orewacollege.nz}}
}}
Orewa College is a state coeducational combined intermediate and secondary school located in Orewa, on the Hibiscus Coast north of Auckland, New Zealand.
A total of {{NZ school roll data|25|y|}} students from Years 7 to 13 (ages 10 to 18) attend the school as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}
History
The school opened in 1956 as Orewa District High School with a roll of 101 students, a combined primary and secondary school. In 1974, the primary school was split off and the school became Orewa College. Originally Year 9 to 13 only, Year 7 and 8 were added in 2005.{{cite web |url= http://www.orewa.school.nz/about/ |title= About Orewa College |publisher= Orewa College |access-date= 24 November 2013}}
Orewa College closed for a day in November 2023 due to a bomb threat sent to 15 organisations in Auckland.{{Cite web |title='Bomb threat' closes schools as over 70 concerning emails received |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/24/bomb-threat-closes-schools-as-more-concerning-emails-received/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=1 News |language=en}}
=2009 boiler explosion=
On 24 June 2009, one of the school's coal-fired central heating boilers exploded while maintenance on the heating system was being carried out. The explosion blew the roof off the boiler house and shattered windows across the school. School caretaker Richard Nel received burns to 90 percent of his body and later died of his injuries in hospital.{{cite news |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2532837/Death-after-school-boiler-explosion |title= Death after school boiler explosion |first= Kim |last= Ruscoe |publisher= Stuff.co.nz |date= 25 June 2009 |access-date= 29 May 2013}} A contractor was also critically injured, receiving severe head injuries and burns to the abdomen and legs, but survived the accident.{{cite news |title= Boilers 'time bombs' in our schools - engineer |first= Rachel |last= Grunwell |date= 25 July 2010 |publisher= The New Zealand Herald |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10661069 |access-date= 29 May 2013}}
The school's board of trustees was subsequently charged under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. They pleaded guilty to all charges at the court-case in April 2010,{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10640982 |title=Orewa College pleads guilty over fatal blast |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |date= 26 April 2010 |access-date= 29 May 2013}} and were subsequently ordered to pay reparation and court costs totalling nearly $137,000.{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10661578 |title= College board fined over boiler room blast |publisher= The New Zealand Herald |date= 27 July 2010 |access-date= 29 May 2013}}
International students
International students make up for around 20% of the school roll.{{cn|date=May 2013}}
Germany and Japan have ongoing exchange programmes with the college - students stay from 3 months to 3 years.
Other international students are immigrants to New Zealand and their high volume reflects that of the Northern Auckland population of high foreign immigrants, mostly from Asian countries.
Arts and Events Centre
Orewa College, along with the Rodney District Council decided to build a flexible, multi-use, modern auditorium and is now a valuable asset to the students and teachers of the college and the community.
The OAEC offers several areas which can be booked for commercial or community events, and has 450sqm of flat floor space, and a seating capacity of up to 700. The Auditorium includes full audio visual facilities including 2 projectors & screens, sound system with microphone and standard lighting. Stage and special effect lighting is available when hiring school technicians. The Auditorium also includes efficient heat pump & air conditioning units.{{cite web |title=Introducing The Orewa Arts & Events Centre |url=https://oaec.co.nz |website=Orewa Arts & Events Centre |access-date=4 November 2018}}
Statistics
At the December 2016 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Orewa College had 1847 students, including 63 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 51% male and 49% female, and its ethnic composition was 79% European (Pākehā), 12% Māori, 4% Asian, 3% Pasifika, and 2% Other.{{cite web |url= https://www.ero.govt.nz/review-reports/orewa-college-09-12-2016/ |title= Orewa College Education Review |date= 9 December 2016 |publisher= Education Review Office |access-date= 23 September 2020}}
Notable alumni
{{maincat|People educated at Orewa College}}
- Ann Hartley – politician{{cite book |last1=Taylor |first1=Alister |last2=Coddington |first2=Deborah |author-link1=Alister Taylor |author-link2=Deborah Coddington |title=Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand |year=1994 |publisher=New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa |location=Auckland |isbn=0-908578-34-2 |page=175}}
- Shaun Johnson – rugby league player{{cite news |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/league/league-johnson-hopes-hes-warriors-superman |title=League: Johnson hopes he's the Warriors' Superman |date=14 February 2014 |work=Otago Daily Times |access-date=27 December 2024}}
- Tom Jordan, Scottish international rugby union player
- Fiona Pardington – photographic artist
References
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External links
- [http://www.orewa.school.nz/ Orewa College Website]
- [https://oaec.co.nz/ Orewa Arts and Events Centre Website]
{{Schools in Auckland}}
{{Hibiscus Coast}}
Category:Educational institutions established in 1956
Category:Secondary schools in Auckland