Hato Petera College

Hato Petera College
Address
Map
103 College Road,
Northcote,
Auckland,
New Zealand
Coordinates36°47′52″S 174°45′08″E / 36.7978°S 174.7523°E / -36.7978; 174.7523
Information
TypeIntegrated secondary (year 9-13); Co-Ed
MottoKia inoi kia mahi ("Work and pray")
Established1928
Closed2018; established for 90 years.
Ministry of Education Institution no.33
Years9–13
Socio-economic decile3G[1]
Websitehatopetera.com

Hato Petera College (formerly called St Peter's Māori College) was an integrated, co-educational college in Northcote Central, Auckland, New Zealand for students from Year 9 to Year 13. It existed for 90 years, opening on 3 June 1928 and closing on 31 August 2018.[2] The school had a strong Catholic and Māori character. It was located on part of the land originally given by Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, to Bishop Pompallier, the first Bishop of Auckland, in 1849 for education purposes.

The school was established and staffed in 1928 by the Mill Hill Fathers and later the Marist Brothers provided staff.[3] Hato Petera College was the only Māori Catholic co-educational learning institute.[4] In 2016 the school roll was 35, but, following the closure of the boarding facilities in 2017, the roll plummeted. A commissioner was appointed by the Minister of Education to manage the school while consultations to decide its future took place.[5] In June 2018, the school was facing imminent closure[6] and it was officially closed on 31 August 2018.[2]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b John Boynton, "Māori Catholic school Hato Pētera College closes", RNZ News, 31 August 2018 (Retrieved 31 August, 2018)
  3. ^ Golden Jubilee, pp. 11 and 12.
  4. ^ Te Karere 2012/2, 24 April 2012 Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Future of Hato Petera College in balance - Commissioner to be appointed, NZ Herald, 28 January 2018 (retrieved 14 April 2018)
  6. ^ "Education minister moves closer to closing Auckland's troubled Hato Petera College". Stuff.co.nz. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.