Opihi College

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

Temuka
,
7920

New Zealand
Coordinates44°14′22.96″S 171°17′37.18″E / 44.2397111°S 171.2936611°E / -44.2397111; 171.2936611
Information
TypeState co-ed secondary (Year 7–13)
MottoLatin: Recte et Fortitudine
(Right and fortitude)
Established1866; 159 years ago (1866)
Ministry of Education Institution no.354
PrincipalTony Robson
School roll274[1] (November 2024)
Websitewww.opihicollege.school.nz

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]

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

Notable staff

Notable alumni

Main category: People educated at Opihi College

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  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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