History
The history of the land that Otumoetai College resides on goes back many years to the turn of the 20th century, where the land was farmed by a young Englishman named Mr Tollemache (Farthing, 2005). From that day on Otumoetai College has undergone many changes in appearance, including the “opening of the swimming pool complex, which was a joint venture with the Tauranga City Council” in 1968 (Farthing, 2005, p26) as well as the long awaited completion of the library block in September 1968. 1977 was seen as a stressful year for Otumoetai College and especially Harold Webber who was apprehensive about the growing number of students at Otumoetai and the fact that the number of temporary on-site classrooms had risen to a deplorable twelve (Farthing, 2005).
Like numerous other schools around New Zealand 2002 was a big year in the way of changes to the educational standards. NCEA or National Certificate in Educational Achievement replaced School Certificate which led to a major disturbance with students, teachers and the unfamiliarity of the new concepts.
Today, Otumoetai College can be seen to prosper from the changes it has had in the past to become one of the top leading schools within New Zealand.
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