Glendowie College

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Glendowie College
Motto E Paucis Excelsa
Type Co-Ed Secondary (Year 9-13)
Year established 1961
Address 21 Crossfield Road, Glendowie, Auckland
Coordinates
Principal Louise Moore
School roll 908
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) 9
Ministry of Education Institution no. 65
Website http://www.glendowie-college.school.nz

Glendowie College is a co-ed secondary school based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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[edit] History

The college was opened in 1961, and it is intended as a relatively small city secondary school.

Glendowie is situated along Crossfield Road, Mt Taylor Road and Riddel Road.

[edit] Education

Glendowie College currently offers NCEA as its national qualification standard.

[edit] Notable Alumni

[edit] Buildings

The main buildings on the school grounds were originally named using letters from the alphabet, but in 2006 they re-named the buildings after past principals. The buildings are:

  • B Block - Hammer Building
  • C Block - Eddy Building
  • Tech Block - Adams Building
  • Library Block - Sommerville Building

[edit] Houses

The houses of Glendowie College are named after continents. All students and staff members are put into houses, which they represent by wearing a house coloured at sports events.

The houses include:

  • Asia - Yellow
  • Europe - Green
  • America - Red
  • Pacific - Blue

The houses are randomly assigned.

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