Southern Cross Campus (Te Kura Taki o Autahi) is a composite school that caters for students in Years 1-13 in the suburb of Mangere East in Auckland, New Zealand. The school (also referred to as 'SCC', 'The Campus' or 'The Cross') has deep ties to the Mangere East community by providing education, facilities, and programmes for the wider use of the whole school. It is a Māori and Pacific Islands ethnic school, with students of European (Pākehā), Asian, and other ethnicities as a 0.5% minority.
Southern Cross Campus is a fairly new school to Auckland, by being an institute amalgamated with three previous schools in the area: Southern Cross Primary School, Mangere Intermediate School, and Nga Tapuwae College. Southern Cross Campus was founded by Terry Bates (MA (Hons), MPhil (Hons), DipTchg (NZ)), the first Campus Director of the school. It now comprises four schools: Southern Cross Junior School (Primary, Years 1–6), Southern Cross Middle School (Intermediate, Years 7–9), Southern Cross Senior School (Years 10–13), and Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae (a total-immersion school for Māori-language education, Years 1–13).
In 2019, it was announced that after 13 years as Principal, Mr Robin Staples would retire at the end of Term 1 in the 2020 school year. He was succeeded at the beginning of Term 2 by Dr Samantha Smith, a former associate principal at Massey High School.
The formation of the Campus began to take shape after a decision made by the New Zealand government's Ministry of Education concern for the school. Terry Bates, an educational advisor of the Ministry, implemented an idea that the three schools in the area should integrate to create a seamless branch of education to cater for the students of this community. The decision was taken to the Ministry, and was then passed, seeing that this school would be the first of its kind in New Zealand.
After years of planning from the early 1990s, the Board Members of all the schools were disbanded, and a new Board was set to cater for all four schools, chaired by Levuana Tanuvasa. Bill McCook was the Commissioner of the Campus, and his role was to oversee the plans for the new school and to also make sure that the school was meeting government standards and satisfaction. Southern Cross Campus was born in 1995, and officially opened in 1998.
Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
Arihia Stirling, current principal of Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae
Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae is a Māori-immersion school for years 1–13. The school emphasises the concept of whanau centred on the marae. The curriculum comprises core learning topics in te reo Maori and culture in addition to standard curricular subjects. The school is supported by the alumni group Nga Tapuwae o Mataoho and the parents committee Te Huarahi Hou. The school originally opened in 1976 as a community secondary school, which included a creche and craft centre. The facilities were used by local churches and the Māori Women's Welfare League, and community social functions were held at the campus' gymnasium. In the mid-1990s, Nga Tapuwae College, Māngere Intermediate and Southern Cross Primary were merged to form the Southern Cross Campus.[3]
Te Kura Māori o Ngā Tapuwae is headed by Arihia Stirling, daughter of founders Pani (Ngati Porou) and Te Kepa Stirling (Te Whanau-a-Apanui, Ngati Porou, Ngai Tahu) and former teacher who has the distinction of being the youngest director in New Zealand at the time of her appointment. In the 2005 New Year Honours, Pani and Te Kepa Stirling were both awarded the Queen's Service Medal for community service.[4] In the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours, Arihia Stirling was awarded the Queen's Service Medal, for services to education and Māori.[5]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Southern Cross Campus news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Southern Cross Campus Te Kura Taki o Autahi is a composite school that caters for students in Years 1 13 in the suburb of Mangere East in Auckland New Zealand The school also referred to as SCC The Campus or The Cross has deep ties to the Mangere East community by providing education facilities and programmes for the wider use of the whole school It is a Maori and Pacific Islands ethnic school with students of European Pakeha Asian and other ethnicities as a 0 5 minority Southern Cross CampusTe Kura Taki o AutahiAddress253 Buckland Road Mangere East AucklandCoordinates36 57 51 S 174 48 59 E 36 9642 S 174 8165 E 36 9642 174 8165 Coordinates 36 57 51 S 174 48 59 E 36 9642 S 174 8165 E 36 9642 174 8165InformationTypeComposite Years 1 13 MottoIna Te Mahi He Rangatira By Deeds A Chief Is Known Established1997Ministry of Education Institution no 452PrincipalDr Samantha SmithSchool roll1409 1 November 2022 Socio economic decile1B 2 Websitesoutherncross school nzSouthern Cross Campus is a fairly new school to Auckland by being an institute amalgamated with three previous schools in the area Southern Cross Primary School Mangere Intermediate School and Nga Tapuwae College Southern Cross Campus was founded by Terry Bates MA Hons MPhil Hons DipTchg NZ the first Campus Director of the school It now comprises four schools Southern Cross Junior School Primary Years 1 6 Southern Cross Middle School Intermediate Years 7 9 Southern Cross Senior School Years 10 13 and Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae a total immersion school for Maori language education Years 1 13 In 2019 it was announced that after 13 years as Principal Mr Robin Staples would retire at the end of Term 1 in the 2020 school year He was succeeded at the beginning of Term 2 by Dr Samantha Smith a former associate principal at Massey High School Contents 1 History 2 Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae 3 Campus principals 4 Notable alumni 5 External links 6 ReferencesHistory EditThe formation of the Campus began to take shape after a decision made by the New Zealand government s Ministry of Education concern for the school Terry Bates an educational advisor of the Ministry implemented an idea that the three schools in the area should integrate to create a seamless branch of education to cater for the students of this community The decision was taken to the Ministry and was then passed seeing that this school would be the first of its kind in New Zealand After years of planning from the early 1990s the Board Members of all the schools were disbanded and a new Board was set to cater for all four schools chaired by Levuana Tanuvasa Bill McCook was the Commissioner of the Campus and his role was to oversee the plans for the new school and to also make sure that the school was meeting government standards and satisfaction Southern Cross Campus was born in 1995 and officially opened in 1998 Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae Edit Arihia Stirling current principal of Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae is a Maori immersion school for years 1 13 The school emphasises the concept of whanau centred on the marae The curriculum comprises core learning topics in te reo Maori and culture in addition to standard curricular subjects The school is supported by the alumni group Nga Tapuwae o Mataoho and the parents committee Te Huarahi Hou The school originally opened in 1976 as a community secondary school which included a creche and craft centre The facilities were used by local churches and the Maori Women s Welfare League and community social functions were held at the campus gymnasium In the mid 1990s Nga Tapuwae College Mangere Intermediate and Southern Cross Primary were merged to form the Southern Cross Campus 3 Te Kura Maori o Nga Tapuwae is headed by Arihia Stirling daughter of founders Pani Ngati Porou and Te Kepa Stirling Te Whanau a Apanui Ngati Porou Ngai Tahu and former teacher who has the distinction of being the youngest director in New Zealand at the time of her appointment In the 2005 New Year Honours Pani and Te Kepa Stirling were both awarded the Queen s Service Medal for community service 4 In the 2016 Queen s Birthday Honours Arihia Stirling was awarded the Queen s Service Medal for services to education and Maori 5 Campus principals Edit1998 2000 Mr Terry Bates 2001 Mr Alan Burton 2002 2006 Mr John Clark 2007 Mr Bill Gavin 2007 2020 Mr Robin Staples 2020 present Dr Samantha SmithNotable alumni EditValerie Adams Olympic athlete and shot put world champion Ken Maumalo rugby league player Patrick Herbert rugby league player 6 External links EditSchool websiteReferences Edit New Zealand Schools Directory New Zealand Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 December 2022 Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State amp State Integrated Schools Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 February 2015 Mangere Bridge Mangere East and Favona Built Heritage Survey PDF Auckland Council June 2016 Retrieved 24 October 2021 New Year honours list 2005 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 31 December 2004 Retrieved 14 June 2018 Queen s 90th Birthday honours list 2016 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet 6 June 2016 Retrieved 14 June 2019 Patrick Herbert National Rugby League Retrieved 6 August 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southern Cross Campus amp oldid 1122933481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
