Alfriston College
| Alfriston College / Te Pae o Takaanini | |
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| Address | |
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550 Porchester Road , Manurewa, Auckland | |
| Coordinates | 37°01′07″S 174°55′04″E / 37.0185°S 174.9178°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (year 9–13) |
| Motto | Zest for Learning / Te Ihi ki Te Ako |
| Established | 2004 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 6929 |
| Principal | Kylie Jeffries |
| School roll | 1,204[1] (November 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 2E[2] |
| Website | alfristoncollege.school.nz |
Alfriston College is a secondary school in the suburb of Alfriston in Auckland, New Zealand.
The College opened in 2004, and along with Botany Downs Secondary College, was the first state secondary school to be built in Auckland in 25 years (the last was Macleans College in 1980). It opened with year 9 students and expanded to cover more senior classes each year as the original students aged. From 2008, all secondary years (9–13) have been taught.
Enrolment
[edit]As of November 2024, Alfriston College has a roll of 1,204 students, of which 343 (28.5%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2024, the school has an Equity Index of 500,[3] placing it amongst schools whose students have many socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile system).[4]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Jordan Taufua – rugby union player
Kaupapa Maori
[edit]Alfriston College has a strong connection to kaupapa Māori. The school's whare is called Te Pae o Takaanini.
Alfriston College is also home to Te Kahikatoa, the school's kapa haka. In 2023, Te Kahikatoa won Division 3 of the Māori stage at Polyfest. They performed at the 2024 Kapa Haka Nationals.
Alfriston College is also one of the best schools in New Zealand for Mau Rakau.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
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