Mana College
Encyclopedia
Mana College is a decile two secondary school in Porirua
, Wellington
, New Zealand
. Mana College celebrates its Golden Jubilee
in 2007.
In recent years, the college has introduced Pathways a system to help students achieve in areas they need for either trade courses or further tertiary education.
Porirua
Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, immediately north of the city of Wellington, with their central business districts 20 km apart. A large proportion of the population commutes to Wellington, so it may be considered a satellite city. It almost completely surrounds...
, Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Mana College celebrates its Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee
A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :...
in 2007.
In recent years, the college has introduced Pathways a system to help students achieve in areas they need for either trade courses or further tertiary education.
Notable alumni
- Lisa Bishop - New Zealand Womens Hockey Team
- Michael CampbellMichael CampbellMichael Shane Campbell, CNZM is a New Zealand golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the same year. He is a member of the European Tour.Ethnically, he is predominantly Māori, from the Ngati...
- professional golfer, US Open Golf champion 2006 - Jacob EllisonJacob EllisonJacob Ellison is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Hurricanes in the Super 14. He is the younger brother of teammate and utility back Tamati Ellison. Jacob plays the position of prop...
- Wellington Hurricanes rugby union player - Tamati EllisonTamati EllisonTamati Ellison is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays for the Ricoh Black Rams in the Japanese Top League competition. His position is utility back. He previously played for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup and Super Rugby for the Hurricanes...
- New Zealand sevens team and a Wellington Hurricanes rugby union player, All Black - Gary Knight - All Black
- Leonie Patterson - New Zealand Womens Basketball Team
- Thomas (TJ) Perenara - New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Team (Capt); Wellington Lions rugby union team; Hurricanes Super 15 team 2011 (Wider Training Group); New Zealand Under 20 Rugby Team World Champions Italy 2011; Hurricanes Super 15 team 2012, Son of Fiona Farrow below.
- Emmett SkiltonEmmett SkiltonEmmett Skilton, also credited as is a New Zealand based actor.His professional career began in 2004 with a role in the comedy television series Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby as Willem Van der Muren, with his most...
- Film and Television actor - Rodney So'oialoRodney So'oialoRodney So'oialo is a New Zealand rugby union player currently playing in Japan for the Honda Heat. Previously, he had been a stalwart for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition, making 101 appearances for the franchise. He also made 62 test appearances for the All Blacks between 2002 and 2009...
- All Black and Wellington Hurricanes rugby union player - Steven So'oialoSteven So'oialoSteven So'oialo is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for English club Harlequins and formerly Orrell. He played for Manu Samoa in the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also played for the Pacific Islanders team in 2004...
- Manu Samoa rugby union player - Tina SaluTina SaluTina Salu is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Salu made her Football Ferns début as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Ghana on 21 May 1980. She made just one further appearance, also as a substitute, seven years later, in a 1-3 loss to Chinese...
- New Zealand Womens Soccer Team - Jason Farrow - New Zealand Softball Under 19 Captain of World Championship winning team 1989 Prince Edward Island, Black Sox Softball Team (see http://www.softball.org.nz/Sox+Nation/Black+Sox/Black+Sox+Test+Caps.html)
- Patricia Farrow nee Thompson - New Zealand Womens Softball team (see http://www.softball.org.nz/Sox+Nation/White+Sox+news/White+Sox+Test+Caps.html)
- Fiona Farrow - New Zealand U19 softball team, New Zealand Womens Softball team (on Wall of Excellence at college with Mother and Brother, on Wall of fame at Te Rauparaha Arena Porirua with Mother and Brother but surname there showing as Perenara (married name)- not married when made team.