| Fundingtype | State |
|---|---|
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Years | 9–13 |
| Established | 1974 |
| Address | Sandspit Road Cockle Bay Auckland 2014 New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 36.9071°S 174.9389°E |
| Principal | Dale Burden |
| Enrollment | () |
| Decile | 8Pv[1] |
| Moe | 87 |
| Website | www.howickcollege.school.nz |
Howick College is a state co-educational secondary school located in the eastern Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Cockle Bay. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of students as of
History
Howick College was established in 1974 to serve the Howick area of eastern Auckland.[2] The school was built to the "S68" design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with reinforced masonry walls, low-pitched roofs, internal open courtyards and protruding clerestory windows.[3]
The school abolished corporal punishment of students before it even opened, becoming one of the first schools in New Zealand to do so. Corporal punishment was abolished nationwide sixteen years later, in July 1990.[4]
Enrolment
At the August 2012 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Howick College had 1806 students enrolled, including 48 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 52% male and 48% female; and its ethnic composition was 47% European New Zealanders (Pākehā), 14% Other European, 13% Māori, 8% Asian, 5% Pasifika, 6% Indian, and 6% Other.[5]
As of , Howick College has a roll of students, of which (/*100%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).[6]
The school zone encompasses the Somerville, Cockle Bay, Shelly Park, and Pōhutukawa Coast area.[7] It also has a steady out of zone population, with dedicated bus services extending to parts of East and South Auckland.[8]
House system
Howick College has six school houses:[9]
| Bacot | Named after John Thomas Watson Bacot, a surgeon who came out to the Howick area with the Fencibles. | ||
| bgcolor=blue width=3% colspan=2'| | Bell | Named after the building Bell House situated at the Howick Colonial Village. | |
| Ingham | Named after the first principal of Howick College, Mr Don Ingham. | ||
| Irvine | Named after one of the early English settlers, Captain John Irvine. | ||
| bgcolor=red width=3% colspan=2'| | MacDonald | Named after Captain Alexander MacDonald, who was voted into the position of Warden of Howick. | |
| Minerva | Named after one of the first ships "Minerva" which transported the first settlers and Fencibles to Howick in 1847. | ||
Principals
- Don Ingham 1974–1991
- Bill Dimery 1992–2009
- Iva Ropati 2010–2022
- Dale Burden 2023–
Notable alumni
- Brent Cooper (born 1960), judoka who won a gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and placed fifth in the 1988 Olympic Games
- Anthony Gelling (born 1990), Cook Islands Rugby league player who currently plays for Wigan Warriors in the Super League[10]
- Selina Goddard (born 1994), lawn bowls player, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist (2014 Glasgow)[11]
- Christopher Luxon (born 1970), Prime Minister of New Zealand, Member of Parliament for Botany, and former CEO of Air New Zealand[12]
- Tom McCartney (born 1985), rugby union player with the Blues[13][14]
- Mitchell McClenaghan (born 1986), cricketer with the Blackcaps[15][16]
- Jessica Mutch McKay, TVNZ political editor[17]
- Katrina Rore (née Grant; born 1987), netball player, captain of Central Pulse and a member of the Silver ferns
- Dan Williamson (born 2000), Olympic gold medallist in rowing[18]
Cultural references
In the bro'Town première episode "The Weakest Link" (2004), one of the schools competing in the high school quiz challenge is named "Howick Beijing College", a reference to the Howick area's large Chinese migrant population.[19]
References
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Howick College Charter 2013–15". Howick College Board of Trustees. Retrieved 28 August 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types". Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. pp. 43–46.
- ^ "College votes to ban corporal punishment". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 19 October 1987. Archived 20 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "Howick College Education Review". Education Review Office. October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups" (in en-NZ). www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ Garden, Zoe (2022-01-25). "High school in Beachlands dependent on residential developments" (in en-NZ). Times. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "School Bus Services". Howick College. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
- ^ "Houses". Howick College. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Anthony Gelling". Auckland Secondary Schools' Track and Field Qualifying Days 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (23 April 2014). "Youngsters the fresh face of bowls". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "About Christopher". Christopher Luxon. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Gray, Wynne (26 March 2010). "McCartney the latest hooker on Blues bench". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Tom McCartney set to bring up the 50". Blues. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Leggat, Daniel. "McClenaghan makes up for lost time". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Rawlinson, Jon. "A place for pace in England". Howick and Pakuranga Times. Archived 17 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ "Howick College". Retrieved 2020-10-25. – via Facebook.
- ^ "Daniel Williamson". Rowing New Zealand. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "bro'Town – The Weakest Link". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 June 2018.