Tangaroa College


Tangaroa College is a state coeducational secondary school catering for years 9–13 in Ōtara, Auckland, New Zealand.

Scholarships

On a yearly basis Tangaroa College receives 20 exclusive scholarships from the Manukau Institute of Technology.

Facilities

Tangaroa College has many divisions, referred to as blocks. These blocks are;
  • T-Block for technology
  • W-Block for Māori
  • E-Block for Social Sciences Studies
  • C-Block for Art and Computing
  • B-Block for English
  • G-Block for PE and Health
  • H-Block for New [Zealand Defence Force|Services Academy]
  • NRR for Drama and Employment Studies
as well as
  • D-Block for Science and Mathematics

Demographics

Last visited by Education Review Office on 28 November 2016. The next review is due in three years.
ERO found that a significant feature of Tangaroa College is the provision of three academies that enhance students' outcomes and opportunities for future pathways as well as Teen Parent Unit and Alternative Education Centre.
Tangaroa College had 857 students enrolled. Fifty-one percent of students were male and 49% were female. Of them, 39% identified themselves as Samoans, 17% of students identified as Cook Islanders, 2% as Asian, 18% identified as Māori, 15% Tongan, 5% as Niue, and 2% as another ethnicity.

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