{{Distinguish|Linwood Female College}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2011}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox school | name = Te Aratai College | seal_image = | motto = Kimihia: to seek: in pursuit of excellence | former_name = {{ubl|Linwood College|Linwood High School}} | type = State | years = 7–13 | established = 1954 | address = 85 Aldwins Road <br> Phillipstown, Christchurch 8062 <br> New Zealand | coordinates = {{coord|-43.5386|172.6673|type:edu_region:NZ-CAN|display=inline,title}} | principal = Maria Lemalie<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350130152/homecoming-new-principal-she-returns-her-east-christchurch-roots |title=Homecoming for new principal as she returns to her east Christchurch roots |newspaper=The Press |date=2 January 2024 |first=Tatiana |last=Gibbs }}</ref> | enrollment = {{NZ school roll data|337|y||y}} <small>({{NZ school roll data|||y}})</small> | decile = 3H<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls |title= Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools |date= 29 November 2013 |publisher= Ministry of Education |access-date= 12 February 2015 |archive-date= 24 January 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000031/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls |url-status= dead }}</ref> | MOE = 337 | website = {{URL|https://tearatai.school.nz/}} }}

'''Te Aratai College''' (founded as '''Linwood High School''', then renamed '''Linwood College''' from 2000–2021) is a co-educational secondary school in Linwood, a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.

==History== Founded in the early 1950s to cater for the secondary educational needs of a growing population in eastern Christchurch, '''Linwood High School''' became one of New Zealand's larger secondary schools during the 1970s, with a roll of over 1600 pupils at one point.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Following the introduction of the 1989 Tomorrow's Schools policy, the role declined from about 1500, in 1990, to 775, in 2000. Much of this decline was attributed to the relaxation of school zoning restrictions and the resulting ''white flight'' by affluent families within the large south-eastern Christchurch catchment area sending their children to higher decile schools, that had a better academic reputation.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 1975 the school began to take in deaf students from Van Asch College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.linwoodcollege.school.nz/about-linwood/history|title=Historylvl1|date=20 July 2019}}</ref>

With the appointment of a new principal, Rob Burrough, in 2000, the school undertook a rebranding exercise, changing the name from ''High School'' to ''College'', and, consulting with both students and the community, rethought how it taught students. By 2004 the roll had climbed to 1080, academic results were above the New Zealand average and sports participation had noticeably increased.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 2010, principal Rob Burrough resigned to take up a head-teacher post in Mombasa, Kenya. In 2015, Richard Edmundson was appointed principal. Since his appointment he has overseen the rebuild of the Linwood College campus as well as the introduction of a new enrolment scheme in 2020.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

===2010–11 earthquakes=== Linwood College suffered the loss of a Year 11 student in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. School buildings sustained moderate damage in the quake and the college was forced to site-share with Cashmere High School while repairs were undertaken at the Linwood site. Staff and students returned to the Linwood campus in August 2011.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Due to the earthquake damage, the college was demolished in 2019 and moved to the old location of Avonside Girls' High School. A new college was rebuilt under the Greater Christchurch Education Renewal Property Programme and opened in 2022, at cost of $44 million. It was originally scheduled to reopen in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 May 2022 |title=Christchurch's newest school opens - and it's designed to shelter students from the easterly wind |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/128561260/christchurchs-newest-school-opens--and-its-designed-to-shelter-students-from-the-easterly-wind |access-date=7 December 2024 |work=Stuff}}</ref>

=== 2022 Te Aratai College === In 2022, with the completion of the rebuild of its campus, Linwood College was renamed Te Aratai College, which means "pathway to the sea."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rebuild – Te Aratai College|url=https://linwoodcollege.school.nz/rebuild/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Linwood College|date=9 September 2020|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenny |first=Lee |date=2022-05-06 |title=Christchurch's newest school opens – and it's designed to shelter students from the easterly wind |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/128561260/christchurchs-newest-school-opens--and-its-designed-to-shelter-students-from-the-easterly-wind |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> The name was gifted by Te Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga. With the rebuild and introduction of new zoning, the college is anticipated to grow to 1800 students over the next ten years.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-12|title=Former students take one last walk through Linwood College|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/111773230/former-students-take-one-last-walk-through-linwood-college|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Stuff|language=en}}</ref>

In August 2022, Te Aratai College attracted domestic media attention after the criminal white supremacist Philip Arps unsuccessfully nominated himself for a position on the school's Board of Trustees. In 2019 Arps had shared footage of the Christchurch mosque shooting and been sentenced to 21 months in jail, less than the 24 months which automatically excluded Board candidates. He received 25 votes (2.6 percent), the lowest total of any candidate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kenny |first1=Lee |title='Huge relief' as white supremacist finishes last in Christchurch school board election |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/129852096/huge-relief-as-white-supremacist-finishes-last-in-christchurch-school-board-election |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Stuff |date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Lisa |title=White supremacist fails to get a seat on Christchurch school board |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/13/white-supremacist-fails-to-get-a-seat-on-christchurch-school-board/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=1News |publisher=TVNZ |date=13 September 2022}}</ref> His nomination led to Christchurch City councillor Sarah Templeton, Secondary Principals' Association president Vaughan Couillault, and retired Labour Party Member of Parliament Liz Gordon calling for legislative changes to ensure that extremists were not elected to school boards.<ref>{{cite news |title=White supremacist standing for school board prompts call for rule change |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/16/white-supremacist-standing-for-school-board-prompts-call-for-rule-change/ |access-date=18 August 2022 |work=1News |publisher=TVNZ |date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816010115/https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/08/16/white-supremacist-standing-for-school-board-prompts-call-for-rule-change/ |archive-date=16 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kenny |first1=Lee |title=White supremacist formerly jailed for sharing terror attack footage, standing for board at multicultural Christchurch school |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/129574109/white-supremacist-formerly-jailed-for-sharing-terror-attack-footage-standing-for-board-at-multicultural-christchurch-school |access-date=18 August 2022 |work=Stuff |date=15 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815120435/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/129574109/white-supremacist-formerly-jailed-for-sharing-terror-attack-footage-standing-for-board-at-multicultural-christchurch-school |archive-date=15 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023 the Education and Training Act was amended to bar people with certain criminal convictions from serving on school boards (unless exempted by the Secretary of Education).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schwanecke |first1=Gianina |title=Convicted criminals now banned from school boards |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/300952146/convicted-criminals-now-banned-from-school-boards |access-date=17 August 2023 |publisher=Stuff |date=17 August 2023}}</ref>

== Enrolment == At 1 July 2021, Te Aratai College had 754 students enrolled, of which 56% were male and 44% were female. By prioritised ethnicity, 34% of students identified as Māori, 20% as Asian, 9% as Pasifika, 1% as another minority ethnicity, and 35% as European.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Te Aratai College – Student Population: Year Level |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/population/year?district=60&region=13&school=337 |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Te Aratai College has roll of {{NZ school roll data|337|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|337m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|337m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|337|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}

As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, the school has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|337|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|337b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile system).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=School Equity Index Bands and Groups |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

==Notable staff== Former teaching staff include: * Paul Ackerley – Olympic gold medalist, Hockey, 1976{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} * Chris Arthur – Former New Zealand Black Stick<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/300149382/where-is-she-now-former-blacks-sticks-captain-chris-arthur|title=Where is she now? Former Blacks Sticks captain Chris Arthur|publisher=Stuff|first=Suzanne|last=McFadden|date=4 November 2020}}</ref> * John Graham – All Black{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} * Brenda Rowberry – Former Silver Fern{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

==Notable alumni== {{Alumni|date=September 2023}}{{main category|People educated at Linwood College}} * Kees Bruin – painter<ref name="Linwood College History"/> * Sir Kerry Burke – local body politician * Guy Cotter – mountaineer & CEO of Adventure Consultants<ref name="Linwood College History">{{cite web | url=http://www.linwoodcollege.school.nz/about-linwood/history | title=History | publisher=Linwood College | access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> * Tony Fomison – a notable New Zealand artist<ref name="Linwood College History"/> * Mike Hosking – TV and radio presenter * April Ieremia – former Silver Fern and television presenter * Rodney Latham – New Zealand cricketer * Saskia Leek – a New Zealand painter<ref name="Linwood College History"/> * Rodney Macann – opera singer<ref name="Linwood College History"/> * Max Merritt – singer/songwriter * Dick Motz – a notable New Zealand cricketer<ref name="Wisden CoY">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154878.html | title=1966 Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Dick Motz|author= R. T. Brittenden|author-link= R. T. Brittenden| publisher=ESPNcricinfo | work=Wisden | date=30 April 2007| access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> * Matthew Palmer – Justice of the High Court of New Zealand * Ann Rankin – teacher & member of the New Zealand national netball team that won the 1967 world cup * Paul Reid – Actor on Shortland street, Singer Songwriter for Rubicon, Real estate investor * Scribe – rap artist * Anna Simcic-Forrest – swimmer, Commonwealth Games gold medallist * Llew Summers – a sculptor based in Christchurch<ref name="Linwood College History"/> * Tiki Taane – singer/songwriter; former lead singer of Salmonella Dub * Brent Todd – rugby league player * Kevin Trenberth – USA based climate change scientist<ref name="Linwood College History"/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|https://tearatai.school.nz/}}

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