PRINCIPALS NCEA COALITION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY 6 JULY 2018
SEVENTY SCHOOLS NOW PART OF PRINCIPALS NCEA COALITION; TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT
Fifteen more schools have signed up to the Principals NCEA Coalition, of now 75 members, its spokesperson, Glen Denham,
Principal of West Auckland’s Massey High School, said today.
They join the 34 schools from the Greater Auckland region that launched the coalition in full-page newspaper
advertisements challenging the government’s NCEA review process on Sunday, and the 21 from all around the country who
signed up immediately after, bringing the total to 70. Other schools plan to make a decision in the next few days.
Mr Denham said the 70 schools represented a wide spectrum of New Zealand socio-economically and geographically, and also
in terms of educational philosophy. The coalition would continue its campaign to alert parents to the dangers to their
children’s education under the current review process.
“What unites our 70 schools is our shared commitment to New Zealand’s young people, and our professional judgment that
the government’s irregular NCEA review process will jeopardise their futures,” he said.
Mr Denham said the coalition had made some progress over the past couple of days with some dialogue occurring behind the
scenes with the Government.
“We are hopeful of some positive developments early next week. Until then, we will not be publicly commenting further.”
The 15 new coalition members in geographical order are:
1. Kingsway School, Hibiscus Coast
2. Saint Kentigern College, Auckland
3. Tauranga Boys’ College
4. Hamilton Girls’ High School
5. Hamilton Boys’ High School
6. Gisborne Boys’ High School
7. Hastings Boys’ High School
8. Sacred Heart College, Napier
9. Hutt International Boys’ School, Wellington
10. Rongotai College, Wellington
11. St Catherine’s College, Wellington
12. St Patrick’s College Silverstream, Wellington
13. St Margaret’s College, Christchurch
14. St Andrew’s College, Christchurch
15. Northern Southland College, Lumsden
The existing 55 coalition members were:
1. Auckland Grammar School
2. Avondale College
3. Baradene College
4. Birkenhead College
5. De la Salle College
6. Dilworth School
7. Diocesan School for Girls
8. Glenfield College
9. Henderson High School
10. James Cook High School
11. Kaipara College
12. Kelston Boys’ High School
13. King’s College
14. Liston College
15. Long Bay College
16. Macleans College
17. Massey High School
18. Mt Albert Grammar School
19. One Tree Hill College
20. Pinehurst School
21. Rangitoto College
22. Rosmini College
23. Rutherford College
24. Sacred Heart College
25. Southern Cross Campus
26. St Cuthbert’s College
27. St Paul’s College
28. St Peter’s College
29. Takapuna Grammar School
30. Vanguard Military School
31. Waitakere College
32. Wesley College
33. Westlake Boys’ High School
34. Westlake Girls’ High School
35. Northland College, Kaikohe
36. Whangarei Boys' High School
37. Middle School West Auckland
38. Mt Hobson Middle School
39. Auckland South Auckland Middle School
40. St Peter's School, Cambridge
41. Rotorua Boys' High School
42. St John's College, Hastings
43. Palmerston North Boys' High School
44. Queen Elizabeth College, Palmerston North
45. Christ's College, Christchurch
46. Timaru Boys' High School
47. St Kevin's College, Oamaru
48. John McGlashan College, Dunedin
49. Kavanagh College, Dunedin
50. King's High School, Dunedin
51. Otago Boys' High School, Dunedin
52. Queen's High School, Dunedin
53. Taieri College, Mosgiel
54. Menzies College, Wyndham
55. James Hargest College, Invercargill
In addition, two more prominent former Principals are lending their expertise to the coalition, including, Gillian Eadie
of Samuel Marsden Collegiate, Steve Cole of St Paul’s Collegiate, St Bede’s Senior School (Sussex) and St Kentigern
College; in addition to John Morris of Takapuna Grammar and Auckland Grammar schools; and John Taylor of King’s College
and now Director of External Relations and Development at the University of Auckland; and Byron Bentley of Macleans
College.
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