Tauhara College
Encyclopedia
Tauhara College is a medium-sized, decile five school in Taupo
, New Zealand
. The co-educational high-school currently has about 600 students.
Tauhara College is one of three high-schools in Taupo; the others being Taupo-Nui-a-Tia College and Lake Taupo Christian School (private).
As well as normal school curriculum, Tauhara runs various night-classes for the public, and has a long successful record of hosting international students from all over the world.
In 2010, the top canoe in the Canoe Competition was Aotea.
contestant Michael Murphy
had attended rival school Taupo-Nui-a-Tia College. The theory was not supported by the Tauhara College School Board, nor Murphy himself. At the same time the school board announced it would be replaced by an independent commissioner as it felt it was "battering its head" against Mr Grant without making any headway or much needed changes to the school's management.
Taupo
Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region....
, 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...
. The co-educational high-school currently has about 600 students.
Tauhara College is one of three high-schools in Taupo; the others being Taupo-Nui-a-Tia College and Lake Taupo Christian School (private).
As well as normal school curriculum, Tauhara runs various night-classes for the public, and has a long successful record of hosting international students from all over the world.
Canoes
The students in the school are divided into four "canoes" which compete in numerous events, mostly sporting, throughout the year in order to gain the most points in the Tauhara College Canoe Competition. The houses, and the colours they are represented by, are:- Aotea (Blue)
- Arawa (Green)
- Maataatua (Red)
- Tainui (Yellow)
In 2010, the top canoe in the Canoe Competition was Aotea.
Controversies
Tauhara College was featured in the New Zealand Herald in 2006 when the principal at the time, Peter Grant, attributed the college's falling roll to the fact that New Zealand IdolNew Zealand Idol
NZ Idol, more commonly known as New Zealand Idol, was the New Zealand version of the Idol series originated as the hit British TV series Pop Idol. New Zealand first saw the Idol format when TV2 aired American Idol 2, which garned impressive ratings...
contestant Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy (singer)
Michael Murphy is a singer and New Zealand Idol runner-up for 2004. Right from the start of the competition, Michael was a hot favourite with the majority of the voters being female and aged between 11-17...
had attended rival school Taupo-Nui-a-Tia College. The theory was not supported by the Tauhara College School Board, nor Murphy himself. At the same time the school board announced it would be replaced by an independent commissioner as it felt it was "battering its head" against Mr Grant without making any headway or much needed changes to the school's management.
Notable Former Students
- Donovan Bixley - Illustrator, author of Faithfully Mozart
- Bevan DochertyBevan DochertyBevan John Docherty is a triathlete from New Zealand who twice won medals at the Olympic Games. Docherty attended Tauhara College, Taupo....
- Athlete, Olympic Silver Medalist - Carly FlynnCarly FlynnCarly Flynn is a New Zealand journalist who use to work for TV3 but now works in radio.-Personal life:Born and raised in Taupo, New Zealand, where her father was head of English at a local college, Carly studied media arts at Wintec where she majored in journalism.She is married to cameraman Dave...
- Journalist, presenter of SunriseSunrise (New Zealand TV program)Sunrise was a New Zealand breakfast television news and current affairs show which was broadcast live on TV3. It aired from 7.00am to 9.00am weekdays, and the show featured all the latest current affairs, News, Sport, Business and Weather... - Melina Hamilton - Pole vaulter, Olympian
- Todd McClayTodd McClayTodd Michael McClay is a New Zealand politician and former ambassador. He was formerly an ambassador for the Cook Islands and Niue to the European Union, and is presently the representative for Rotorua in the 49th New Zealand Parliament.- Early life :Todd McClay was born in Rotorua on 22 November...
- Member of Parliament for Rotorua and former Cook Islands diplomat (Ambassador to European Union)