Waitakere College

Waitakere College
Address
42 Rathgar Rd, Henderson, Auckland 0610, New Zealand
Coordinates
Information
Type	State, Co-educational, Secondary School (Year 9-13)
Motto	Achievement for All
Ministry of Education Institution no.	44
Principal	Mark Shanahan
School roll	1303 (March 2016)
Socio-economic decile	3I
Website	waitakere-college.school.nz

Waitakere College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, established in 1975. A total of 1303 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18) attend Waitakere College as of March 2016.

Students entering the college are allocated into one of three "Houses". The house names use Māori words: Aroha (Love), Manawanui (Perseverance), and Matauranga (Knowledge). Their respective mascots are; a Dragon, a Lion and a Dolphin. During the course of the year students can earn points for their house with good behaviour in class and good marks. These points are added up every week in a house assembly to determine the winner for that particular week. This also happens at the end of terms and a final one at the end of the year shows which house has won that year with the most points.

Waitakere College offers an extra 'Performing Arts' option run by Stephen Nightingale. Entry is based on an audition process and the course runs for years 9 and 10. It covers drama, dance, music and singing, theatre, film/television, editing, theatre lighting, make-up and costume. As part of the course, students are required to take part in the school's annual musical.