Te Aute College

Te Aute College
Address
100 State Highway 2,
Pukehou,
New Zealand
Coordinates 39°49′38″S 176°38′04″E / 39.8273°S 176.6345°E / -39.8273; 176.6345Coordinates: 39°49′38″S 176°38′04″E / 39.8273°S 176.6345°E / -39.8273; 176.6345
Information
Type State Integrated, Single Sex Male, Secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities
Motto Whakatangata Kia Kaha
Be Men, Be Strong
Established 1854; 162 years ago
Ministry of Education Institution no. 232
Principal Shane Hiha
School roll 93[1] (November 2015)
Socio-economic decile 3G[2]
Website www.teaute.maori.nz

Te Aute College (Māori: Te Kura o Te Aute) is a school in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. It opened in 1854 with twelve pupils under Samuel Williams, an Anglican missionary, and nephew and son-in-law of Bishop William Williams. It has a strong Māori character.

It was built on land provided by Te Whatuiapiti, a hapū of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi. In 1857, a Deed of Gift transferred the land from Te Whatuiapiti to the Crown, with a request that it be granted to the Bishop of New Zealand and his successors.

Early history

Te Aute College Chapel, designed by Charles Natusch

In 1859 Samuel Williams closed the school when fire destroyed school buildings. Samuel Williams worked on establishing the financial resources to operate the school.[3] His aunt Catherine Heathcote assisted with financial support and in 1870 he had accumulated £700; building began in 1871 and was completed in 1872.[4] The school re-opened in 1872 under John Reynolds as headmaster.[5][6] The school gradually expanded. In 1874 there were 24 Māori and 3 English boarders and some day pupils.[4]

In October 1877, Douglas Maclean set up the Te Makarini Trust in memory of his father, Donald McLean, who was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s. From the initial endowment of £3,000, Te Aute College is providing annual scholarships to gifted Māori students.[7] Te Aute Chapel was built in 1900 to a design by Charles Natusch.[8]

Mr. John Thornton was headmaster of Te Aute from 1878 until June 1912. He had as assistants for varying periods Messrs. Winkleman, Jardine, Webb, Cato and others. The Rev. J. A. McNickle was appointed headmaster on 21 October 1912, with Mr. Cato continuing as second master until June 1915. Masters during World War I included Messrs. F. W. Christian, Brandon and Bannatyne.[9] In 1919 Mr Ernie Loten was appointed headmaster.

In 1918-19 school buildings were damaged by fire; there was a major rebuilding program in 1922-23. On 3 February 1931 the buildings were damaged in the Hawke's Bay earthquake.

Connection with the Young Māori Party

Te Aute College playing school rugby in New Plymouth against New Plymouth Boys' High School in 1968

The Young Māori Party established in 1902, which was dedicated to improving the position of Māori, grew out of the Te Aute Students Association, started by former students of the college in 1897.[10] Old boys of Te Aute who were associated with the Young Māori Party include Apirana Ngata, Te Rangi Hīroa, Paraire Tomoana and Maui Pomare.

Recent history

In 1973, the college was again hit by financial difficulties, but a direct appeal for assistance to the Prime Minister, Norman Kirk, secured Te Aute's future.

In 1977 an agreement between Te Aute Trust Board and the Government resulted in Te Aute becoming a State Integrated School.

On 27 November 1986, the house of Allen Williams was registered by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I heritage building. Williams was a nephew of Samuel Williams and his house, known as The Cottage, is the last remaining residential building from the founding period.[11]

Traditionally a single sex male boarding school, female students from its sister school Hukarere Girls' College were enrolled at the school in 1992, and in 1993, when Hukarere went into recess.[12] Te Aute officially became co-educational—but reverted to male-only when Hukarere was re-established.

Governance

Te Aute has been led by:

Notable alumni

Others associated with the school

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 01 December 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 Editor (2013). "Raising the Bar – Samuel Williams and Maori Education" (PDF). New Zealand Church Missionary Society. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 Williams, William (1974). The Turanga journals, 1840–1850. F. Porter (Ed) Wellington,. p. 604.
  5. ↑ Harvey-Williams, Nevil (March 2011). "The Williams Family in the 18th and 19th Centuries - Part 3". Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Woods, Sybil M. (1981). Samuel Williams of Te Aute. Pegasus Press.
  7. ↑ A. H. McLintock, ed. (1966). McLEAN, Sir Donald. An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (Ministry for Culture and Heritage / Te Manatū Taonga). Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Natusch, Guy Kingdon. "Natusch, Charles Tilleard". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 Williams, Frederic Wanklyn. "Through Ninety Years, 1826-1916: Life and Work Among the Maoris in New Zealand: Notes of the Lives of William and William Leonard Williams, First and Third Bishops of Waiapu: Te Aute Trust Estate and College and Hukarere School (pp. 348-349)". Early New Zealand Books (NZETC).
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Te Aute College – significant dates in the history of the school" (PDF). Te Aute College. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Cottage". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Hukarere Girls School". Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  13. ↑ Haami, Bradford. "Golan Haberfield Maaka". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Peina Taituha - New Zealand". Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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