Sports News Roundup 24 May
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…
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News Roundup 20 May
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…
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News Roundup 13 May
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…
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News Roundup 6 May
School Ball – 21 May 2022 Please click on the link below to view the School Ball information which was emailed to all Year 12 & 13 Students on 4…
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News Roundup 18 April
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…
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Sports News Roundup 1 April
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…
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News Roundup 18 March
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…
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News Roundup 4 March
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…
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News Roundup 25 February
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…
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News Roundup 11 February
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…
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Rangitahi Māori Survey for Toi Kai Rawa
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…
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News Roundup 19 November
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…
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News Roundup 12 November
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…
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News Roundup 5 November
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…
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News Roundup 29 October
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…
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News Roundup 22 October
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…
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Barbarians First XV Prizegiving
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…
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News Roundup 17 September
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…
Read MoreSchool Ball: 21 May 2022
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…
Read MoreCommunity Letter: 14 April 2022
Please click on the link below to view information on what the move to Orange means for our school. Community Letter: 14 April 2022
Read MoreCommunity Letter: 7 March 2022
Please click on the link below to view Community Letter: 7 March 2022
Read MoreCommunity Letter: 4 March 2022
Please click on the link below to view Community Letter: 4 March 2022
Read MoreCovid-19 Community Letter: 28 February 2022
Please click on the link below to view Covid-19 Community Letter 28 February
Read MoreLetter to Community regarding Covid-19: 25 February
Please click on the links below to view Letter to Community regarding Covid-19 Covid-19 – Red Traffic Light Phase 3
Read MoreLetter to Community regarding Covid-19: 23 February
Please click on the links below to view Letter to Community regarding Covid-19 Covid-19 Frequently Asked Questions
Read MorePPTA Union Meeting – Friday 25 February
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…
Read MoreAlert Level 2 Update: 7 September
Alert Level 2 Update: 7 September 2021 Community Letter from the Principal emailed to all Parents / Family / Whanau
Read MoreMessage from Russell Gordon re: When we move into Alert Level 3
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…
Read MoreAlert Level 4 Update: 23 August
Alert Level 4 Update – 23 August 2021 Community Letter from the Principal emailed to all Parents / Family / Whanau
Read MoreAlert Level 4 Update: 21 August
Alert Level 4 Update – 21 August 2021 Community Letter from the Principal emailed to all Parents / Family / Whanau
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Spelling Bee 17 August
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…
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Congratulations to our 1st XV Rugby Team – Undefeated Champions in 2021!
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…
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News Roundup 13 August
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…
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YiA 2021 Finalists
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…
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NZSS Squash Success
Ōtūmoetai College Girls Squash Team Success Congratulations to Erin Wyllie (Yr 9), Hope Kennerley (Yr 10), Kayla Bowles (Yr 12), Gen Kennerley (Yr 9) & Mia Bowles (Yr 9). They…
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Rockquest National Finals – Big Angry
Big Angry have made it through to the Rockquest National Finals, to be held in Auckland on Saturday 18th September, 7.00pm, at Q Theatre on Queen Street. This is the…
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Measles Mumps Rubella Campaign
Please see the information below regarding the MMR Vaccine MMR Letter for Parents and Caregivers MMR Consent Form MMR Consent Form fillable This vaccination will occur at the College. A…
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Success at the Play It Strange Song Writing Competition 2021!!
Every year, music students from Ōtūmoetai College enter the Lion Foundation Play It Strange Song Writing Competition. This is New Zealand’s national secondary school songwriting competition, and has yielded thousands of…
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Robotics Season Starts in Winning Form
On 31st July, four Ōtūmoetai College Robotics teams took to the field for their Kiwibots 2021/2022 season opener hosted by Onehunga College in Auckland. Many other club members and parents…
Read MoreSports News: 26 July 2021
HOCKEY Our school Hockey teams had an absolutely outstanding Round One of the local competition in Tauranga this week. Five Ōtūmoetai College girls teams, two boys teams and a six-a-side…
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School of Rock Success!
The curtain has fallen, the costumes put away, and students back in class. All seems normal after the success of the School Show! But nothing is the same! Students have…
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