Aurora College, Invercargill
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Aurora College is a state coeducational Year 7–13 secondary school located in Invercargill, New Zealand.
It is New Zealand's southernmost stand-alone secondary school, and second southernmost secondary school after The Catlins Area School in Owaka.
History
Aurora College opened in 2005, although it has a history extending back to 1912. It was formed from the merger of Mt Anglem College and Tweedsmuir Junior High School, on the former Mt Anglem site.[1] Mt Anglem College had operated for only six years, having opened in 1999 following the merger of Kingswell and Cargill High Schools on the existing Kingswell site.[2] Cargill High School was the successor school to Southland College (formerly Southland Technical College[3][4]) after the latter site become part of Southland Polytechnic in 1978.[5] Kingswell High School, which was established in 1971,[6][7] was built to the S68 plan which is characterised by single-storey classroom blocks of concrete block construction, with low-pitched roofs and internal open courtyards.[8]
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Notable staff
Notable staff of Aurora College or its predecessor institutions include:
- Jack Alabaster, cricketer and educator
- Austin Brookes, mountaineer and educator[10]
- William (Bill) James Reed, artist[11]
Notable alumni
Template:AlumniScript error: No such module "Hatnote". People educated at Aurora College or its predecessor institutions include:
- Rex Austin, politician
- Johnny Checketts, World War II air ace
- Simon Culhane, rugby union player
- Ruth Dallas, writer and poet
- Bill Kini, boxer
- Jean McKenzie, diplomat
- Trevor Moffitt, artist
- Mils Muliaina, rugby union player
- Cliff Skeggs, businessman and politician
- Jeff Wilson, rugby union player and cricketer
References
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