{{Short description|Secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox school | image = Northcote, North Shore, Auckland, including Northcote College (1967) (cropped).jpg | caption = Aerial view of Northcote College in 1967 | name = Northcote College | seal_image = <!-- 160px --> | motto = ''Ut Prosim Aliis''<br>That I may be of service to others | coordinates = {{Coord|-36.809637|174.733762|type:edu_region:NZ-AUK|display=inline,title}} | type = State Co-educational Secondary (Years 9–13) | established = 1877 | MOE = 32 | principal = Vicki Barrie | decile = 7O<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 |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> | address = 1 Kauri Glen Rd<br>Northcote<br>Auckland 0627<br>New Zealand | enrolment = {{NZ school roll data|32|y||y}} <small>({{NZ school roll data|||y}})</small> | website = [http://www.northcote.school.nz www.northcote.school.nz] }}
'''Northcote College''' is a New Zealand secondary school for boys and girls (co-educational) located in Northcote, Auckland. The school caters for Form 3 (Year 9) to Form 7 (Year 13). It was founded in 1877 and is the oldest secondary school on the North Shore.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
Sporting codes and cultural activities include rugby, football (soccer), drama/performance, jazz band, orchestra, theatre sports and cultural groups. The school rules are based on respect and aimed at encouraging hard work, courtesy and concern for others.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
The school's motto is Ut Prosim Aliis | Kia Manaaki te Tangata | That I May Be of Service to Others.
== Enrolment == As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Northcote College has a roll of {{NZ school roll data|32|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|32m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|32m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|32|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|32|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|32b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 8 and 9 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>
== History == In 2014 a fire destroyed a block of three classrooms. In February 2026 a fire started in the college's sports pavilion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2026 |title=Blaze breaks out at Auckland high school while fire crews strike |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360941310/blaze-breaks-out-auckland-high-school-while-fire-crews-strike |access-date=20 February 2026 |work=Stuff}}</ref>
==Notable alumni== {{Alumni|date=October 2023}}{{See also|Category:People educated at Northcote College}} * Steven Ferguson (born 8 May 1980), Olympian, swimming and kayaking * Arthur Jennings (born 1940), 1967 All Black * Alexa Johnston, art curator and author<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/EN/New/recommendedauthors/Pages/alexajohnston.aspx |title=Author of the Week – Alexa Johnston |publisher=Auckland Libraries |access-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128050450/http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/EN/New/recommendedauthors/Pages/alexajohnston.aspx |archive-date=28 January 2016 }}</ref> * Kevin Locke (born 4 April 1989), rugby league, Warriors and NZ Kiwis * Nisha Madhan, actor, director and producer * Bill Ralston (born 1953), journalist and broadcaster (graduated 1971) * Mike Rann (born 1953), premier of South Australia (graduated 1970) * Hollie Smith (born 1982), singer-songwriter * Nick Williams (born 1983), rugby player North Harbour, Blues * Martin Winch (1949–2011), guitarist, composer, sound engineer, teacher and mentor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/martin-winch|title=Martin Winch Profile|publisher=Audio Culture|date=10 December 2015}}</ref> * George Wood (born 1946), Auckland councillor and former Mayor of North Shore City * Terry Wright (born 1963), All Black 1986–92 * Anne Wyllie, scientist who developed the COVID-19 saliva test<ref>{{cite web |title=Northcote alumni leads 'gamechanging' COVID test |url= https://www.northcote.school.nz/news/northcote-alumni-leads-gamechanging-covid-test |publisher=Northcote College |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.northcote.school.nz/ Northcote College website]
{{Northcote, Auckland}} {{Schools in Auckland}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Educational institutions established in 1877 Category:Secondary schools in Auckland College Category:North Shore, New Zealand Category:1877 establishments in New Zealand