Welcome to Mahurangi College

Mahurangi College is proud to provide quality education to the young people of the wider Warkworth area - from Puhoi in the South, Ahuroa in the West, Dome Valley in the North and to the coastal settlements of Pakiri, Leigh, Omaha, Tauwharanui, Matakana, Sandspit, Snells Beach and Algies Bay in the East.

We are a co-educational Year 7-13 school with an impressive record of achievement in academic, sporting and cultural activities. Many of our past students have gone on to achieve at very high levels in business, sport, academia and the arts. This success is due in no small part to the school's basic philosophy, which can be summarised as:

• To provide all students with an education which will challenge them to achieve personal standards of excellence and to reach their full potential;
• To provide well qualified, highly motivated, enthusiastic and caring teachers who will be good role models to the students;
• To provide a progressive, balanced and well-resourced learning environment;
• To provide a safe and fair school environment which respects the dignity of each individual student and their culture;
• To provide a range of cultural and sporting co-curricular activities that encourage goal setting, determination, commitment and teamwork;
• To encourage character development alongside educational excellence, emphasising personal behaviour and appearance; respect, courtesy and concern for others; honesty, responsibility and reliability.

Mahurangi College has a unique warmth and friendliness that embraces all of our community - students, teachers, parents, local businesses and other friends of the school.  Our emphasis is on academic achievement but we also strongly encourage all our students to be involved in some sporting, cultural and recreational activities.  We demand a lot from our students but in return provide the very best of teaching and resources available.

Mahurangi means, "rock pointing to the sky.”  We encourage our students to dream and to aim high. We want to see them succeed when they leave school. We want to see them being a source of strength and help to other people. And we in turn want to be a source of strength, confidence, support and motivation to our students.

We look forward to having you and your child as a part of our school community.

David Macleod
Principal