Academic Excellence Breakfast
It was a beautiful crisp morning at the Tauranga Yacht Club, Te Matau ‘Sulphur Point’, on Tuesday, 31 March, when we celebrated academic excellence.
With the magnificent Mount Maunganui as a backdrop, we acknowledged the Year 12 and 13 students who had their NCEA endorsed with excellence in 2025. The students each invited a significant adult in their lives to celebrate with them over breakfast.
Ōtūmoetai College acknowledges the hard work and consistent effort of these students and is proud of their high academic achievement. We also recognise the encouragement and support from home which has enabled these students to achieve their academic best and we look forward to hearing of their future successes and adventures.
Spark Tank Event
On 10 March, our Level 2 and 3 Business Studies classes attended the Young Enterprise Scheme Spark Tank event at the Cargo Shed. This event gave students the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to experienced professionals from across the Bay of Plenty.
Students received valuable, constructive feedback that will help refine and, in some cases, reshape their business concepts for the year ahead. While not every group was matched with a mentor on the day, all students benefited from expert insights, fresh perspectives, and new ideas sparked through the experience.
The event provided an excellent opportunity for students to build connections within the business community and gain confidence in their ventures.
If you are a local business professional interested in mentoring one of our student groups, we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch with Nicola Tisch at ntisch@otc.school.nz
Academic Mentoring Programme
At our kura, we offer a free of charge academic mentoring programme where senior students support younger peers to become more confident in their subjects and achieve success.
Mentoring will be starting at the beginning of Term 2. If you are interested in getting mentoring for your student, please fill in this form
This form stays open all year, so even if your student does not need mentoring right now, they can sign up at any time in the future.
Feel free to contact mentoring@otc.school.nz with any questions.
Ōtūmoetai Primary School Visit
Last Thursday the Level 3 ECHS class went up to Ōtūmoetai Primary school to Marshall for their annual Adventure run.
We had a fantastic time, water blasting students, collecting sponges, helping children over obstacles and through the mud.
Ōtūmoetai Primary School have thanked us for our contribution and they wouldn’t have been able to do without us.
The Great K Valley Cycle Adventure – Postponed until 12 April
Please note that this event has been postponed and will now be held on Sunday 12 April.
Brazil Exchange Opportunity – Online Information Meeting
Interested students and parents are invited to the online information meeting which will be held on 7 April, 6:00pm. The meeting will be held over Zoom, you simply need to RSVP through their website.
RSVP HERE and you will receive a link.
