Mount Maunganui College

Mount Maunganui College is a state coeducational secondary school and is located in Tauranga, New Zealand. It was established in 1958, the same year that Tauranga College was split into Tauranga Boys' College and Tauranga Girls' College. It has many classrooms, a library, two large halls, a 33-metre outdoor swimming pool, basketball court, a large sports field and several netball/tennis courts. There is also a Māori wharenui located on the ground.

Achievements
In the years 2000, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2013, Mount Maunganui College competed in the Auckland Stage Challenge competition and won. The 2010 performance also won National Stage Challenge competition.

In 2008 the school performed the highly popular stage musical Back to the 80's at the international standard Baycourt theatre in Tauranga, gaining much acclaim for the professional standard of acting, musical performance by the band and lighting display. The props and costumes were also highly praised, in particular a full scale yellow kit car assembled and repaired by a group of students. Also the school band, who are predominantly jazz focused, took to the task with great dedication helping to make the show a great success.

Sport
Mount Maunganui College offers a wide range of winter and summer sports, including Athletics, Badminton, Cricket, Cross Country, Golf, Mountain Biking, Hockey, Rugby, Waterpolo and Table Tennis. While fostering the achievements of many higher level sports players the school places particular emphasis on involvement and participation. Highlights of the sporting calendar include the regional sporting tournament week, schoolwide running, swimming and athletics events and an annual sports exchange program with Lynfield College in Auckland.

Houses
Mount Maunganui College has 4 houses all named after birds


 * Ruru or Morepork (green)
 * Takahē (yellow)
 * Huia (extinct bird) (blue)
 * Kotuku or White Heron (white)

School Safety
Tauranga City Council received many complaints concerning the speed limit of the main road outside of the school. However following the death of a student crossing the road in 2008, and subsequent uproar from the community and students, significant changes were made including the reduction of the speed limit from 70 to 50 km/h.

Notable alumni

 * Melanie Nolan – historian
 * Scott Robertson – rugby union player and coach
 * Eddie Stokes – rugby union player
 * Jessica Rose – actress
 * Jeroen Speak – composer
 * Steve Braunias – author, columnist, journalist and editor
 * Joel Shadbolt – singer
 * Dirk Williams – rugby union player