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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…