Opihi College

Opihi College is a state co-educational secondary school in Temuka, New Zealand.[2] The school was originally founded as Temuka District High School in 1866, and became Temuka High School in 1966. It is a relatively small high school catering to approximately 300 students from Year 7 to Year 13.[3] It moved to its current site in 1969, and was renamed Opihi College, after the nearby Ōpihi River, in 2005.[4][5]

Opihi College
Māori: Te Kāreti ō Ōpihi
Address
83/87 Richard Pearse Drive

,
7920

New Zealand
Coordinates44°14′22.96″S 171°17′37.18″E
Information
TypeState co-ed secondary (Year 7–13)
MottoLatin: Recte et Fortitudine
(Right and fortitude)
Established1866 (1866)
Ministry of Education Institution no.354
PrincipalTony Robson
School roll299[1] (February 2024)
Websitewww.opihicollege.school.nz

A wharenui was opened at the school in 2021.[6]

Notable staff

Notable alumni

References

  1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. "Opihi College – Temuka, Aoraki, South Canterbury". Opihi College. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. "First head of Temuka H.S." The Press. Vol. 104, no. 30897. 2 November 1965. p. 15. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023 via PapersPast.
  4. MacDuff, Keiller (26 October 2022). "Former Temuka students gather to remember school days". Timaru Herald. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  5. "Welcome to Opihi – take a fresh look at our college". Opihi College. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  6. Ashby-Coventry, Esther (8 July 2021). "Official opening of Opihi College's new wharenui". Timaru Herald. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. Romanos, Joseph (22 April 2010). "The Wellingtonian interview: Ian Johnstone". Dominion Post. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  8. Dunn, Kirsty. "Rehu-Murchie, Erihapeti". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 November 2023.


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