Tauranga Boys' College
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Latin: Pergo et Perago English: I take up the work and I carry it through
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| Coordinates | 37°42′09″S 176°09′26″E / 37.7026°S 176.1572°ECoordinates: 37°42′09″S 176°09′26″E / 37.7026°S 176.1572°E |
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| Type | State single-sex boys, Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Established | 1958 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 121 |
| Principal | Robert Mangan |
| School roll | 1932(July 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N |
| Website | www |
Tauranga Boys' College is a state secondary school for boys, located on the edge of the downtown area of Tauranga, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1946 as Tauranga College, before overcrowding saw the school become single sex in 1958. The school has a roll of 1932 students from years 9 to 13 (approx. ages 13 to 18) as of July 2016.
Secondary education in Tauranga began in 1900, with the establishment of a district high school joined with Tauranga School. By the mid-1930s, the buildings were inadequate for use, and a push for a separate secondary school began. In 1937, the education board purchased the motor camp "Hillsdene", originally one of the 10-acre (40,000 m2) blocks laid out after the Battle of Gate Pā. However, World War II delayed building on the site until 1944. After two years of building, Tauranga College was opened on 5 February 1946. The college ran until 1958 - due to overcrowding, female students moved to a newly built campus, which was named Tauranga Girls' College. Male students remained in Tauranga College, which became known as Tauranga Boys' College.
The College seeks to honour the past in creating the future. This includes honours boards recognising top scholars and New Zealand representative sportsmen, the naming of buildings after former principals and assorted trees and memorials for World War II victims and students who died whilst enrolled.
Tauranga Boys' College has six houses. The houses are all named after prominent New Zealanders. In alphabetical order, they are:
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