Welcome to Our New Students
Welcome to Ōtūmoetai College, we affectionately welcome you all under the mana of Ngai Tamarawaho and the warmth of Okohanga. Greetings to you all and we look forward to a successful 2024.
“Nau mai haere mai ki te kura tuarua o Ōtūmoetai. Nei rā te mihi maioha ki a kōutou katoa! Whakatau mai i runga i te mana whenua o Ngai Tamarawaho. Ko Okohanga te Whare Wānanga. Ko Ōtūmoetai te kura. Ko Ngāti Ranginui te iwi. Tēnā kōutou katoa.” – Miss Mutu, Year 9 Dean
Robotics Results
Last Saturday our Robotics team attended the final competition before Nationals and performed very well.
After winning the elimination rounds, two of our teams allied and won the finals to become tournament champions. Fingers crossed this bodes well for Nationals this weekend!
National Young Enterprise Scheme Update
Mason Kritz, Caitlin Spalding, Ale Calderon Valdazo and Zykyia Peka, regional winners of the Young Enterprise scheme were privileged to represent our region at the National Young Enterprise Awards 2023 in Wellington on 4 December 2023, with their business Unifirm.
Thirty teams from all over Aotearoa pitched their business ideas to a panel of five judges. The competition was stiff, and every team pulled out all the stops to impress the judges.
Unifirm uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to tag school sports uniforms, allowing them to be tracked from issue to return, improving efficiency, and simplifying the enormous task of managing school sports uniforms. Even though they did not place under the top 3 schools, they attracted lots of interest from the private sector and they are planning to expand their business in 2024.
We are proud of Unifirm!
INSTEP Programme for Year 12 & 13 Students
Please find links below for a Leadership opportunity for Year 12 & 13 students through Priority One.
Attendance Tips for Parents
Interested in a Rotary Youth Exchange?
Please find information below for an information seminar.
Tauranga Rotary Book Sale
Rotary Tauranga are looking for donations for our annual Tauranga Rotary Club Book Sale 2024. They would like to send a callout to parents and children to help promote sustainability by repurposing books, music, art and puzzles.
Tauranga Multicultural Festival
This event will be held on 23rd March, 10am-5pm at The Historic Village, 17th Ave West.
