Mount Aspiring College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Wanaka, New Zealand. It was founded in 1989 after the division of Wanaka Area School. It is a state-run, co-educational school. The college, though normally a day school, operates a hostel beside the school grounds for 30 Year 13 students, who usually come to Mount Aspiring in order to attend its well-known Outdoor Pursuits programme.
The school has a reputation in New Zealand as a modern, dynamic institution. It is also noted for its rapid growth in its roll, usually attributed to the Outdoor Pursuits programme and the population explosion of Wanaka, and in its academic achievement.
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