Robotics Scrimmage at Glenfield College The Robotics club had a really successful scrimmage at Glenfield College in Auckland last weekend. All our teams got into the quarter-finals, with 3 in…
North Island Cycling Update For the recent Cycling North Islands Race Road in Karapiro both of our Year 11 students Sophie Garrett and Alex Rawlinson did really well in tough…
Waikato Young Leaders Day – Year 9 Fifteen of our year 9 students participated in the Waikato Young Leaders Day yesterday at Waikato University. They heard some inspiring stories of…
Squash Training in Term 3 The highly experienced squash coach, Graeme Randolph, will be providing Otumoetai College students with the opportunity to improve their squash skills or even try the sport…
Peter Blackwell Cup Winners The two sides came into this traditional fixture with good results and strong performances. Both sides had been unbeaten in Division 1, round 2. Mount Maunganui…
Business Management Young Enterprise teams from around the Bay of Plenty recently pitched their business ideas at Venture Centre HQ to a panel of judges from the local business community.…
Sport Performance Trip to Adams Centre for High Performance Last week the two Year 10 Sport Performance classes had the opportunity to experience life as a Professional Athlete during their…
Bay of Plenty Division 1 Squash Winners Our team of four girls led by Hope Kennerley, Erin Wyllie, Grace Spencer, and Kayla Bowles have had a wonderful tournament, winning the…
Student Voice Provided to Tauranga City Council This week a range of students from Year 10 Social Studies and senior Geography classes had the opportunity to meet with Corinne Frischknecht,…
NZ Secondary Schools Cross Country Ōtūmoetai College Sports Office would like to congratulate Charo Heijnen, who attained 11th position in a field of 103 athletes at the New Zealand Secondary…
Former Student Aidan Ross New All Black We are thrilled to see the naming of former student Aidan Ross in the All Blacks squad for the upcoming 2022 Steinlager Series.…
It was a beautiful morning on Thursday 16th June when we celebrated academic excellence at the Tauranga Yacht Club. It seems appropriate timing given that Matariki is just around the…
Junior 1 Netball Game Ōtūmoetai College Junior 1 played their second game of the season last Friday night, against an older Whakatane High School Premier Reserve team. Ōtūmoetai College dominated…
BOPSS Squash Championships Geyser City Squash Club in Rotorua held the BOP Secondary Schools Individual Girls Squash Championship on Wednesday 1st June. Ōtūmoetai College had a strong team of five…
Dance – Create the Bay This was the final dance competition for Term 2, and once again it was full of challenges for us. The event featured big classes with…
We are excited to announce that the Christchurch based Forward Foundation have joined forces with us here at Ōtūmoetai College in order to bring our girls the very successful “Not…
Growing Coaches By Ian Ridgway – Sports Development Director As sport continues to grow here at Ōtūmoetai College so does the interest from our senior students to coach junior teams…
Tourism Students Hit the White Water “This week, our students studying Tourism were offered the opportunity to go White Water Rafting on the famous Kaituna River in Rotorua. Tourism has…
Impact Dance Competition Our Ōtūmoetai College Troupes did really well for their first competition and last minute changes with dancers! All 3 troupes danced their hearts out. Contemporary Troupe won…
Rowing – 75th Maadi Cup The Ōtūmoetai College Rowing Team attended the 75th Maadi Cup in Twizel this past week at Lake Ruataniwha. It was a huge accomplishment just getting…
Rowing Fourteen of our students travelled to Lake Karapiro to compete in the North Island Secondary Schools Regatta. Unfortunately, due to covid, a few of our rowers missed out on…
BMX National Champs Success Hannah Mason (Year 10 student) competed in the 15 year old girls age group at the 2022 BMXNZ National Champs in Hamilton over the weekend. The…
Year 12 Earth & Ocean Science Ecological Survey On Thursday 17th February, 38 year 12 Earth and Ocean Science students headed down to the estuary mudflats at the end of…
Canoe Slalom New Zealand Success Our students competed over the weekend of the 12-13 February at the Canoe Slalom New Zealand Open 2022 and gained great medal results: Ashton Blair…
Robotics Farewell Manager & Team A Last Saturday the Robotics Club had a farewell to our long serving manager Dan Parkes, as well as Team A. Dan has been involved…
If you are Rangatahi Māori and aged 15-18yrs old please fill out the survey here. All Rangatahi (who complete optional contact details) go into the draw to win a UE…
Ōtūmoetai College 2021 Year 13 Awards Congratulations to all of our Awardees. Pictured from left to right: Alex Freeman – Proximate Accessit to DUX Science/Technology Kyla Purser – Proximate Accessit…
World Vision Awards – A Milestone for Ōtūmoetai College On Tuesday, Ōtūmoetai College hosted Leilani Baker from World Vision (pictured on the left), who presented the school with a Milestone…
Dance NZ Made Nationals “This year has certainly been an event with a difference. Growing Covid numbers, Christchurch Schools, social distancing and mask wearing! Despite the differences it was still…
Young Innovator Awards 2021 Workshop & Results Young Innovator Awards creates tomorrow’s innovators by offering a hands-on, learn-by-doing experience. They challenge students to come up with a unique innovation that…
Young Enterprise Regional Awards “Last night we were lucky enough to be able to attend the Young Enterprise Regional Final Awards night (with limited numbers). It was a great evening…
On Saturday, in beautiful conditions and a divine setting at Ben and Lisa Mead’s house in Clarke Road, we held our formal (relaxed) prize-giving. The prizegiving was well attended and…
Great Start for Science Tutorials Senior Science Tutorials kicked off to a great start this week with fantastic attendance. Five science teachers worked alongside our students either one-to-one or in…
Please click on the link below to view the School Ball information which was emailed to all Year 12 & 13 Students on 4 May. School Ball Information 2022 Please…
PPTA Union Meeting Letter from the Principal emailed to all Parents / Family / Whanau Students will be released at 12.25pm and may leave for the day. Any student who…
Message from the Principal emailed to all Parents / Family / Whanau on 25 August 2021 Dear Parents / Family / Whānau In the event that Tauranga moves to Alert…
While we had 12 students from Ōtūmoetai College make the top 280 best spellers for the NZ Spelling Bee, myself and several parents took only three students to the Regional…
To one and all, thank you for sharing our rugby journey with us in 2021, it’s been, enjoyable and enriching. Hopefully, our rugby programme has been valuable and some life-long…
40 Hour Famine Prestigious Award From her early days in Year 9, Amy Charman-Moore displayed a passion for social justice. Not only that, she demonstrated strong organisational and…
Please check out the Young Innovator Awards to view the Finalists A significant amount of effort has been put into entries and we are sure you will agree, the quality…