Wairarapa College

Wairarapa College
Location
Map
83 Pownall Street
Masterton 5810
New Zealand
Coordinates40°57′03″S 175°38′47″E / 40.950717°S 175.646494°E / -40.950717; 175.646494
Information
Funding typeState
Established1938 (1938)
Ministry of Education Institution no.241
PrincipalMatt White [1]
Years offered9–13
GenderCoeducational
School roll999[2] (August 2024)
Colour(s)Blue and gold
Socio-economic decile6N[3]
Websitewaicol.co.nz

Wairarapa College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Masterton, New Zealand. The college first opened in 1938, following the merger of Wairarapa High School with the Masterton Technical School.[4][5] Serving Years 9 to 13, the college has 999 students as of August 2024,[2] including approximately 175 resident in the school's on-site boarding hostel, College House.[6]

  1. ^ "Principal welcomed". 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference WaiCol-history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Schrader, Ben (3 July 2012). "Society – Wairarapa Region". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. ^ Schrader, Ben (3 July 2012). "Boarders, Wairarapa College – Society – Wairarapa Region". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 19 January 2013.