PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and to tell you something about Porirua College. Porirua College is a well regarded state co-educational College catering for students from years 9 – 13.  We are currently the second largest secondary school in the Porirua basin and the roll has continued to rise for the last 5 years and we are now approaching 600 students.

The College opened in 1968 and is one of the S68 design schools. In March of 2006 the Honourable Minster for Education, Steve Maharey announced that the school would be completely rebuilt and this is now underway.

The new school is projected to be completed by 2009

Since 1997 Porirua College has been in a period of change and development. We have kept the enduring aspects of the College – the traditions that have been well loved by our community - and we have introduced innovation; and both have made Porirua College an excellent school, a school with vision and a school that has, and that produces, people of integrity.

For myself, I come from an academic background, having taught at various other schools before choosing to come to Porirua College. I have also spent time in the Ministry of Education seconded to the Curriculum Division for a year, and I have been on the national executive of the NZPPTA.

In many years gone by! I completed my own schooling with the top marks in New Zealand in Scholarship English and History and was awarded a scholarship to Auckland University for my first three years of tertiary education. I therefore understand the importance of academic excellence at secondary school level and of continuing to improve the learning outcomes for all students.