Rutherford College, Auckland
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Coordinates | 36°51′05″S 174°38′47″E / 36.8513°S 174.6465°ECoordinates: 36°51′05″S 174°38′47″E / 36.8513°S 174.6465°E |
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Type | State co-ed secondary (Year 9–13) |
Established | 5 February 1961; 61 years ago |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 40 |
Principal | Gary Moore |
School roll | 1322[1] (November 2021) |
Socio-economic decile | 5M[2] |
Website | www |
Rutherford College (formerly named Rutherford High School from 1961 to 2001) is a co-educational state secondary school on the Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland, New Zealand. It is named after New Zealand-born nuclear physicist and chemist Ernest Rutherford.
Curriculum[]
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Rutherford College is a New Zealand Qualifications Authority accredited co-educational Year 9–13 State Secondary school. It caters for students from year 9 to year 13, as well as providing adult education, special education and night courses. It offers well-qualified, professional staff are very successful in challenging students to achieve academic success in national assessments. The school teaches core subjects such as English, Mathematics and Science, and helps senior students pass NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement). As well as core subjects, specialist subjects such as Chinese Mandarin, Japanese, Māori and German are taught as a second language, as well as aviation, environmental science and biochemistry, arts, physical education, technology, accounting and economics.[3]
Tradition[]
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The College encourages student participation in a wide range of extracurricular activities, again challenging students to reach their full potential in all areas.
- The school celebrates annually, Rutherford Day, to commemorate the achievements of Lord Rutherford.
- The official school song is ‘Me Hui Hui’, written by Pita Sharples
- Another school song ‘The Rutherford Way’ was written by former school music teacher, Mrs Manu Fa'aea-Semeatu.
- The school has a strong bond with its sister school, Da Tong High School in Shanghai, China.
- Rutherford Colleges Kapa Haka group 'Te Rōpu Kapa Haka o Te Kōtuku' is also the top Mainstream group in the Auckland region.
Notable staff[]
- Chris Carter (born 1952), politician
- (born 1941), principal (1989–2006)[4]
- Jack Elder (born 1949), politician
- Dame June Mariu (born 1932), community leader[5]
Notable alumni[]
Sport[]
- Ken Carrington – former All Black
- Kees Meeuws – former All Black
- Sam Tuitupou – former All Black
- Garth da Silva – former NZ Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist
- Darren Liddel – triple Commonwealth Games Gold weightlifter
- Gavin Stevens – Commonwealth Games Men's Cycling Gold Medallist
- Henry Paul – former NZ Rugby League Representative/English Rugby Union Representative
- Robbie Hunter-Paul – former NZ Rugby League Representative
- Ivan Vicelich – New Zealand football player
- Peter Webb – former New Zealand Cricket Player
- Yvonne Willering – former New Zealand Silver Ferns player and coach, former Northern Force coach and current Northern Mystics coach
The arts[]
- The La De Da's – 1960s/70s rock band, including Kevin Borich, first formed at Rutherford High[6]
- Oscar Kightley – TV personality, actor (Bro' Town, Sione's Wedding)
- Pio Terei – TV personality, actor and comedian
Public service[]
- Simon Bridges – Former Minister of Transport and former National Party leader and MP for Tauranga. (Also the former Head Boy of the school)[7]
- Tim Shadbolt – Mayor of Invercargill, former Mayor of Waitemata City (one of the founding students of the school)
- Cindy Kiro – children's commissioner, academic, governor-general
- Rawiri Waititi – Current Member of Parliament for Waiariki (New Zealand electorate), Co-Leader of the Te Paati Māori.
Notes[]
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ^ Rutherford College Prospectus
- ^ Lambert, Max; Traue, James Edward; Taylor, Alister (1991). Who's Who in New Zealand, 1991 (12th ed.). Auckland: Octopus. pp. 178f. ISBN 9780790001302.
- ^ Forbes, Stephen (5 June 2012). "Tribute to Dame's efforts with Maori". Western Leader. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Schmidt, Andrew. "The La De Da's – Profile". Audio Culture. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Hewitson, Michelle (14 April 2018). "Simon Bridges is on a mission to get people to know (and like) him". NZ Listener. No. Vol 263, No. 4062. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
References[]
External links[]
- Official Rutherford College Website
- Official Rutherford College Website: Open Source Section
- Rutherford College on Google Maps
- newzealandeducated.com – Rutherford College
- XTEND NZ – Rutherford College, Community Education, Adult Education, Night School Courses
- Old Friends – Rutherford College
- Rutherford College YouTube Channel
- Educational institutions established in 1961
- Secondary schools in Auckland
- Henderson-Massey Local Board Area
- 1961 establishments in New Zealand