Waiopehu College
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Waiopehu College
| address = 74 Bartholomew Road
Levin 5510
New Zealand
| coordinates = {{coord|-40.63038|175.29621|region:NZ_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| established = {{start date|1973|02}}
| fundingtype = State
| years = 9–13
| gender = Coeducational
| chairperson = Jenny Warren
| principal = Guy Reichenbach
| MOE = 237
| roll = {{NZ school roll data|237|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})
| website = {{URL|http://www.waiopehu.ac.nz/}}
}}
Waiopehu College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Levin, New Zealand. The school opened in February 1973 as Levin's second secondary school, after Horowhenua College struggled to cope with 1200 students.{{cite web |url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/36659/first-day-at-waiopehu-college |title= First day at Waiopehu College - Numbers and types of schools - Primary and secondary education |publisher= Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand |first= Nancy |last= Swarbrick |date= 16 November 2012 |accessdate= 16 November 2013}} Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18), the school has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|237|y}} students as of {{NZ school roll data|||y|y||.}}
The original school buildings were built to the Education Department's S68 design: single-storey classroom blocks of cinderblock or masonry construction, with low-pitched roofs and internal open courtyards. The college was one of many that had problems with leaking roofs in the 1990s and 2000s due to the S68's roof design.{{Cite web |last=Hill |first=Marika |date=2010-07-05 |title=Leaking roofs hit region's schools |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/3885674/Leaking-roofs-hit-regions-schools |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Stuff |language=en}} In 2014 the school opened a purpose-built teen parent unit.{{Cite web |last=Townend |first=Lucy |date=2014-01-27 |title=Second chance for young mothers |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/9657015/Second-chance-for-young-mothers |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Stuff |language=en}} The building won an award in the 'education' category at the 2015 New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=He Whare Manaaki Tangata: Teen Parent Unit at Waiopehu College |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/practice/mckenziehighamarchitects/1206/projects/hewharemanaakitangatateenparentunitatwaiopehucollege/1601 |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=NZ Institute of Architects}}{{Cite web |title=He Whare Manaaki Tangata |url=https://www.mckenziehigham.co.nz/projects/he-whare-manaaki-tangata/ |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=McKenzie Higham Architects |language=en-NZ}} In 2016 a new special needs unit was opened.{{Cite web |last=Tuckey |first=Karoline |date=2016-06-22 |title=New architecture embraces inclusive unit at Waiopehu College |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/81310243/new-architecture-embraces-inclusive-unit-at-waiopehu-college |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Stuff |language=en}}
Enrolment
As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Waiopehu College has roll of {{NZ school roll data|237|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|237m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|237m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|237|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}
As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, the school has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|237|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|237b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 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}}
Notable alumni
- Barry Petherick – former principal at Waiopehu College, made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his work in education.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-06-05 |title=Four appointed to New Zealand Order of Merit |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/80721351/four-appointed-to-new-zealand-order-of-merit |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=Stuff |language=en}}
- Carlos Spencer – rugby union player and coach, All Black (1995–2004).{{cite news |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10345828 |title= Houston could follow same track as Carlos Spencer |publisher= The New Zealand Herald |date= 16 September 2005 |accessdate= 16 November 2011}}
- Robert Nopera (Chubb) Tangaroa - international softball player,{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Robert Nopera Tangaroa |url=https://www.hh.org.nz/robert-nepera-tangaroa |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=Heritage Horowhenua |language=en}} made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
References
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External links
- {{ERO reports|237}}
{{Schools in Manawatu-Wanganui}}
Category:Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
Category:Educational institutions established in 1973
Category:1973 establishments in New Zealand
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