Bethlehem College | |
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Address | |
Elder Lane, Bethlehem, Tauranga | |
Coordinates | 37°42′17.80″S 176°6′43.54″E / 37.7049444°S 176.1120944°ECoordinates: 37°42′17.80″S 176°6′43.54″E / 37.7049444°S 176.1120944°E |
Information | |
Type | State: Integrated, Co-ed (Year 1-13) |
Motto | "Excellence through Christ " |
Established | 1988 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 77 |
Principal | Eoin Crosbie |
School roll | 1584(July 2016) |
Socio-economic decile | 9Q |
Website | www.beth.school.nz |
Bethlehem Campus is a campus located in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand which contains several Christian educational institutions, including:
The academy was founded in 1988 as a primary school with 100 students, and has expanded since to offer secondary and tertiary education.
The school has approximately 1200 students in the secondary portion of the school (Years 7-13).
In January 2013 a van of Bethlehem College students and former students crashed in a small village in Kenya, while they were on a volunteer mission at Ark Quest Academy. Student Caitlin Dickson was killed, as were married couple Brian and Grace Johnston. Kenyan bus driver Christopher Mmata was also killed.