Glendowie College

Glendowie College

Infobox NZ school
name = Glendowie College
motto = E Paucis Excelsa|type = Co-Ed Secondary (Year 9-13)
established = 1961
address = 21 Crossfield Road, Glendowie, Auckland
principal = Louise Moore
roll = 908
decile = 9
MOE = 65
homepage = http://www.glendowie-college.school.nz

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

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.

Education

Glendowie College currently offers NCEA as its national qualification standard.

Notable Alumni

*Noah Hickey - Gisborne City soccer player
*Sarah Thomson - Actor
*Marina Erakovic - Professional tennis player

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

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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