Mana College

Mana College
Address
Awarua Street, Porirua, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°07′40″S 174°49′53″E / 41.1279°S 174.8314°E / -41.1279; 174.8314Coordinates: 41°07′40″S 174°49′53″E / 41.1279°S 174.8314°E / -41.1279; 174.8314
Information
Type	Co-educational State Secondary (Year 9-13)
Motto	Akona te mahi Pai
Established	1957
Ministry of Education Institution no.	254
Principal	Mike Webster
School roll	335^[1] (November 2015)
Socio-economic decile	3G^[2]
Website	mana.school.nz

Mana College is a decile two secondary school in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Mana College celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 2007.

In recent years, the college has introduced Pathways a system to help students achieve in areas they need for either trade courses or further tertiary education.

Notable alumni

Lisa Bishop - New Zealand Women's Hockey Team
Michael Campbell - professional golfer, US Open Golf champion 2006
Jacob Ellison - Fukuoka Sanix Blues rugby union player
Tamati Ellison - New Zealand sevens team, Melbourne Rebels rugby union player, All Black
Gary Knight - All Black
Gary McCormick- Radio and television personality
Leonie Patterson - New Zealand Women's Basketball Team
TJ Perenara - New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Team (Capt); Wellington Lions rugby union team; Hurricanes Super 15 team 2011–Present; New Zealand Under 20 Rugby Team World Champions Italy 2011, son of Fiona Farrow below.
Emmett Skilton - Film and Television actor
Rodney So'oialo - All Black and former Wellington Hurricanes rugby union player
Steven So'oialo - Manu Samoa rugby union player
Tina Salu - New Zealand Women's Soccer Team
Jason Farrow - New Zealand Softball Under 19 Captain of World Championship winning team 1989 Prince Edward Island, Black Sox Softball Team (see http://www.softball.org.nz/Sox+Nation/Black+Sox/Black+Sox+Test+Caps.html)
Patricia Farrow née Thompson - New Zealand Women's Softball team (see http://www.softball.org.nz/Sox+Nation/White+Sox+news/White+Sox+Test+Caps.html)
Fiona Farrow - New Zealand U19 softball team, New Zealand Women's Softball team (on Wall of Excellence at college with Mother and Brother, on Wall of fame at Te Rauparaha Arena Porirua with Mother and Brother but surname there showing as Perenara (married name)- not married when made team.

References

↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

External links

Schools in the Wellington Region, New Zealand

State secondary & composite	Aotea College Heretaunga College Hutt Valley High School Kapiti College Kuranui College Makoura College Mana College Naenae College Newlands College Onslow College Otaki College Paraparaumu College Porirua College Rongotai College Taita College Tawa College Upper Hutt College Wainuiomata High School Wairarapa College Wellington College Wellington East Girls' College Wellington Girls' College Wellington High School

State-integrated	Bishop Viard College Chanel College Hutt International Boys' School Raphael House Rudolf Steiner School Rathkeale College Sacred Heart College Solway College St Bernard's College St Catherine's College St Mary's College St Matthew's Collegiate School St Oran's College St Patrick's College (Kilbirnie) St Patrick's College (Silverstream)

Private	Chilton St James School Queen Margaret College Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Scots College

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