Heretaunga College
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Heretaunga College is a secondary school located in Upper Hutt
, New Zealand
. It is co-educational and has approximately 800 students from Year 9 (3rd form) through to Year 13 (7th Form).
The college grounds are a large area with primary access via Ward Street (which runs North-West to South-East) and secondary access via Blockhouse Lane and Fortune Lane. The adjacent Blockhouse
is a 1860's relic of the New Zealand land wars
(although it never saw action), which is currently managed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
. The adjacent Fortune Lane was one of the first residential areas in Upper Hutt
, but no original buildings remain.
A long-running proposal to merge Heretaunga College with nearby Upper Hutt College
and their feeder schools Fergusson Intermediate
and Maidstone Intermediate which had led to a moratorium on buildings maintenance collapsed in 2007. The only nearby secondary school not included in the proposal was St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
.
Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is co-educational and has approximately 800 students from Year 9 (3rd form) through to Year 13 (7th Form).
The college grounds are a large area with primary access via Ward Street (which runs North-West to South-East) and secondary access via Blockhouse Lane and Fortune Lane. The adjacent Blockhouse
Upper Hutt Blockhouse
The Upper Hutt Blockhouse also known as the Wallaceville Blockhouse is a 19th-century American-style military blockhouse situated in Upper Hutt, New Zealand...
is a 1860's relic of the New Zealand land wars
New Zealand land wars
The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of armed conflicts that took place in New Zealand between 1845 and 1872...
(although it never saw action), which is currently managed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust
New Zealand Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust is a non-profit trust that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage buildings in New Zealand...
. The adjacent Fortune Lane was one of the first residential areas in Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...
, but no original buildings remain.
A long-running proposal to merge Heretaunga College with nearby Upper Hutt College
Upper Hutt College
Upper Hutt College is a state co-educational secondary school in the city of Upper Hutt, in the Wellington region of New Zealand.The school day runs from 8:40 am to 3:15 pm, and students attend five one-hour classes per day...
and their feeder schools Fergusson Intermediate
Fergusson Intermediate
Fergusson Intermediate is a state co-educational intermediate school in the city of Upper Hutt, in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The school's classes are mixed, which means that both Year 7's and Year 8's are included in one class...
and Maidstone Intermediate which had led to a moratorium on buildings maintenance collapsed in 2007. The only nearby secondary school not included in the proposal was St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
St. Patrick's College, Silverstream
St Patrick's College is an Integrated Catholic boys' day and boarding Secondary School located in Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. It was established by the Society of Mary in 1931 when the original St Patrick's College, Wellington was intended to be moved to a larger site more suited to a...
.
Classes
Heretaunga offers a broad range of classes and subjects throughout all year levels. Facilities include a new art suite and technical block along with four specialist computer labs. The College also has an English Language Centre, and there is a comprehensive English as a second language programme available.Alumni
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Staff
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- bacteriologist - Julie SeymourJulie SeymourJulie Seymour, MNZM is a New Zealand netball coach, former international netball player and former representative middle distance runner. Seymour played for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, in 92 test matches spanning 16 years...
- Silver Fern netball player