Parents & Students

This week our innovative Year 10 STEAM students presented their final projects! Their objective was to explore a potential solution to an issue they have identified in Aotearoa.

Topics included transport, water, food production, waste management, green spaces, and sustainable power production and consumption. ...

The Einstein Olympiad was back and better than ever this year with 140 junior students from Rangitoto College and the Mid Bays Kāhui Ako schools competing in a range of exciting activities. The activities were designed to test their general knowledge, their ability to think logically and critically, and their ability to problem-solve and work in teams. 

It was a fun day of learning, participating, and building positive relationships. Check out a few highlights from the day! ...

Welcome home to Year 13 student Sawooly Li who has just come back from meeting Queen Consort Camilla at Buckingham Palace!

As winner of the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, Sawooly met a number of Royal Commonwealth Society ambassadors including Philipa Greggory, Geri Horner, and Ben Okri who read an extract from her piece.

Ben also shared advice on continuing to practise writing the way a pianist practises the piano. Sawooly said the experience was once in a lifetime and gave her lots of new insights.

Her group also enjoyed visiting Westminster Abbey, Stratford-upon-Avon, the BCC recording studios, and more.

Ngā mihi to Sawooly on this incredible achievement! You can read her winning piece at the link in our bio.
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Rangitoto College is proud to announce an incredible number of finalists in College Sport Auckland’s Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards! This event has been held since 1991 to celebrate the outstanding sporting achievements of Auckland secondary school students.

Pictured are staff members Jenny McLean and Fay Meiklejohn, who are both nominated in the Service to Secondary School Sport category. Swipe to see the rest of our finalists!
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The last few weeks have been incredibly productive in the Art Department! A total of 91 Level 3 folios were packaged and sent to Wellington for assessment, with results for all levels arriving in January. Thank you to all the parents, staff, and students who gave up time to support students with this important mahi. Congrats to all seniors for completing your folios to such a high standard. An extra shout-out to those completing two or more folio boards—what an achievement! ...

At our annual Sports Awards, we celebrated students across a variety of sports for their achievements and accomplishments in 2022.

Congratulations to Darcy Spark for receiving Sportswoman of the Year for her outstanding water polo accomplishments. Darcy is currently travelling overseas to Australia, Spain, and the US to compete. She leaves Rangitoto College with a scholarship to California State University where she will continue her sporting and academic aspirations.

Congratulations to our Sportsman of the Year, Seb Menzies. Seb has had a phenomenal yachting career during his time at the college. Seb is highly decorated with prestigious awards including coming first in the European Championships with his sailing partner.
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Joined by friends and whānau, our Māori and Pasifika students were celebrated in our annual Success Evening. Ngā mihi nui ki a Tamati Kingi for winning the Korowai Supreme Award for 2022. 

Tamati has been a true cultural ambassador and an outstanding member of our school community across multiple domains. In all areas of his school life, Tamati’s immense pride in his whakapapa guides his journey. He models te hiranga and strives to achieve the highest level across all his subjects. 

Ka pai Tamati! ...

We celebrated Rangitoto College's top artists and performers at our annual Arts Awards. Congratulations to Anna Haine and Amelia Ullrich for winning the Zigliani Cup for Excellence in Performing Arts and Performing Artists of the Year. 

As a saxophonist and singer, Anna has been a member of many vocal and instrumental groups at Rangitoto College. Anna is without a doubt serving at the highest level possible, while at the same time modelling the characteristics that we hope to foster in all our students.

Amelia has participated in every possible co-curricular dance group during the past five years. Amelia’s aptitude for choreography and her skill for creating imaginative movement has been celebrated and awarded in competitions this year. She has become one of the most talented dancers at Rangitoto College.

Congratulations to these two multi-talented young women! ...