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Tangaroa College is a state coeducational secondary school catering for years 9–13 in Ōtara, Auckland, New Zealand.




Scholarships


On a yearly basis Tangaroa College receives 20 exclusive scholarships from the Manukau Institute of Technology.




Facilities


Tangaroa College has many divisions, referred to as blocks. These blocks are;

T-Block for technology
W-Block for Māori
E-Block for Social Sciences Studies
C-Block for Art and Computing
B-Block for English
G-Block for PE and Health
H-Block for Services Academy
NRR for Drama and Employment Studies
as well as

D-Block for Science and Mathematics




Demographics


Last visited by Education Review Office (ERO) on 28 November 2016. The next review is due in three years (2019).
ERO found that a significant feature of Tangaroa College is the provision of three academies that enhance students' outcomes and opportunities for future pathways as well as Teen Parent Unit and Alternative Education Centre.
Tangaroa College had 857 students enrolled. Fifty-one percent of students were male and 49% were female. Of them, 39% identified themselves as Samoans, 17% of students identified as Cook Islanders, 2% as Asian, 18% identified as Māori, 15% Tongan, 5% as Niue, and 2% as another ethnicity.




Notable alumni


New Zealand Politician Efeso Collins.
Former All Blacks and Rugby Sevens player Eric Rush.
Former New Zealand Kiwis Rugby League and New Zealand Warriors and Samoa national rugby league team player prop Jerry Seuseu
Former New Zealand Warriors player Anthony Seuseu
Former Widnes Vikings and Kiwis halfback Aaron Heremaia
Actor Beulah Koale
Counties Manukau and Manu Samoa rugby player Fritz Lee
Vodafone Warriors and Toa Samoa prop Sam Lisone
Brave Blossom and Blues centre Male Sa'u
South Sydney Rabbitohs and Newcastle Knights league player David Fa'alogo
Former Sydney Roosters league player Frank-Paul Nuuausala




Notable staff


Current

Author David Riley currently teaches at Tangaroa College. Riley has written books on Pacific Island heroes and New Zealand sports personalities such as; Benji Marshall and Sonny Bill Williams.
Former Black Fern Davida White is a former principal.
Current Waikato Chiefs lock, Matiaha Martin is the Head for the Māori department.
Former

Renowned New Zealand and Pacific Island artist, Ioane Ioane.
Political Activist, John Minto.
Former student and staff member, Bryan "Marshy" Marsh, was once the roving reporter for the Vodafone Warriors.
Former Black Fern Annaleah Rush
Danielle Tungane Cochrane, later Minister of Education for the Cook Islands
Black Fern Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate taught the Maori language and P.E.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Beulah Koale
• Tangaroa College
• Tangaroa (disambiguation)
• Efeso Collins
• Beulah Koale
• Ōtara
• List of schools in the Auckland Region
• Eric Rush
• Socioeconomic decile
• Auckland Grammar School
• Sam Lisone