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Katikati College
Address
Beach Road, Katikati
Coordinates	37°33′12″S 175°55′19″E / 37.5534°S 175.9220°E / -37.5534; 175.9220
Information
Type	Co-ed state secondary, year 7–13
Motto	Ever trying, ever onwards
Established	1966
Ministry of Education Institution no.	117
Principal	Mrs Louise Buckley
School roll	780 (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile	6N
Website	www.katikaticollege.school.nz

Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately 40 km (25 mi) northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.

Principals

• 1935: Mr S. M. Kemp
• 1966–1976: Mr R. Greaves
• 1977–1981: Mr Lind
• 1982–1999: Mr B Blackstock
• 2000–2009: Mr P Leggat
• 2010–2017: Mr N Harray
• 2017–2021: Mrs Carolyn Pentecost
• 2021: Mrs Louise Buckley (Acting)

Houses

Katikati College has four houses. The houses are all named after prominent Katikati families. They are:

• Mulgan (red) Named after William Edward Mulgan
• Stewart (blue) Named after George Vesey Stewart
• Macmillan (green) Named after Donald Theodore Macmillan
• Gledstanes (purple) Named after Edward Gledstanes

Notable alumni

• Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, television and film actress
• Toby Hendy, science communicator and YouTuber

References

1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
3. "A History of Katikati College". Katikati College. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
4. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Willam Edward Mulgan". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
5. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Stewart, George Vesey". www.teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
6. McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Donald Theodore Macmillan (1833-1896)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
7. McCauley, Debbie (Tauranga City Libraries). "Edward and Addeen Gledstanes and family (1899)". tauranga.kete.net.nz. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
8. "On the Record: Mabel Wharekawa-Burt". Bay of Plenty Times. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
9. "2 Kiwi girls count down to the USA International Space Camp | Scoop News". 7 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

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• Katikati College

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