Rongotai College

Rongotai College
Address
Map
170 Coutts Street
Rongotai
Wellington 6022
New Zealand
Coordinates41°19′S 174°48′E / 41.317°S 174.800°E / -41.317; 174.800
Information
Funding typeState
MottoLumen Accipe et Imperti
(Receive the Light and Pass it on)
Established1928; 96 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no.277
PrincipalKevin Carter
Years offered9–13
GenderBoys
School roll723[1] (August 2024)
SongNon Nobis Domine
Websitewww.rongotai.school.nz

Rongotai College is a state single-sex boys' secondary school in the southeastern suburb of Rongotai, Wellington, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18), the school has 622 students as of July 2015.[2]

About 40 percent of the students are of European heritage, 20 percent identify as Pasifika, and 15 percent are Māori, and there are various Middle Eastern, Asian, and African students (MELAA).

A highlight for the school is the annual McEvedy Shield athletics event.

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Schools – Education Counts". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 May 2013.