Long Bay College
Long Bay College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Torbay, a suburb of the North Shore in Auckland, New Zealand. The decile 10 school serves Years 9 to 13, and has 1,792 students as of February 2024.[3] Christopher (CJ) Healey is the school's current principal.[5] Long Bay College has a large zone boundary including the upper east coast bays, Brookfield, Albany, Albany heights, Redvale, Coatesville, Paremoremo and Brighams creek. Long Bay College in NCEA school exams 88.5% of students passed in Level 1 year 11 a 2.8% decrease compared to last year, 89.6% of students passed in Level 2 year 12 a 3.5% decrease compared to last year, 88.4% of students passed in Level 3 year 13 a 4.5% increase compared to last year, 76.1% of students entered universities a 0.7% decrease compared to last year.
| Long Bay College | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| Coordinates | 36°41′26″S 174°44′28″E / 36.690653°S 174.741025°E |
| Information | |
| Funding type | State |
| Motto | "Personal excellence for global success." |
| Established | 1975[2] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 27 |
| Principal | CJ Healey |
| Years offered | 9–13[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| School roll | 1,792[3] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 10Z[4] |
| Website | www |
History edit
Long Bay College first opened in 1975. The first principal of Long Bay College was Ian Sage, who then had a street directly leading from the school named after him - Ian Sage Avenue. Like most of New Zealand state secondary schools in the 1970s, the school was built to the S68 design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with masonry walls, low-pitched roofs with protruding clerestory windows, and internal open courtyards.[6]
Enrolment edit
On the August 2018 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Long Bay College had 1408 students, including 154 international students. The school roll's gender composition was 51% male and 49% female, and its ethnic composition was 52% New Zealand European (Pākehā), 28% Other European, 8% Asian, 6% Māori, 2% Pacific Islanders, and 5% Other.[7]
Principals edit
- Mr CJ Healey – Current principal since 2017[8]
- Mr Russell Brooke – 2008 to 2017
- Mrs Stephanie Norrie – 2000 to 2008
- Mr Derek Stubbs – 1992 to 2000
- Mr Ian Sage – Foundation Principal, 1974 to 1991
Notable alumni edit
- Bridgette Armstrong - played for the New Zealand women's national football team, attended Long Bay College.[9][10][11]
- Andrew Papas - member of the boyband Titanium.
- Paul Wiseman - spin bowler and played international cricket for New Zealand.
- Jason Hicks - footballer[12]
- Tayla Alexander - singer[13]
Gallery edit
- Long Bay College sign and slogan
- s68 design classroom block in LBC
- Current (L) and all former principals of the college[14]
References edit
- ^ "Ministry of Education - Long Bay College". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ The school's 25th jubilee took place in 2000. "Jubilees & reunions - Long Bay College". Education Gazette New Zealand. 78 (5). 29 March 1999.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Leadership Team". Long Bay College. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types" (PDF). Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Long Bay College Education Review". Education Review Office. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Leadership Team". Long Bay College. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Bridgette Armstrong". Ultimate NZ Soccer. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Ruane, Jeremy. ""Army" Keen To Maintain The Family Tradition". Soccer. SportsWeb. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Maddaford, Terry (11 August 2007). "Soccer: Another Armstrong aims high". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Maddaford, Terry (9 December 2010). "Soccer: Hicks finds a place in the country". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Dunlop, Ryan. "Sowing seeds of success: One million views, a $30,000 scholarship and excellence endorsement". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Long Bay College Celebrates Mr Paul Bourdōt's 34 years of teaching excellence". Long Bay College. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
External links edit
- Long Bay College website
- Education Review Office (ERO) report