Mount Aspiring College
Encyclopedia
Mount Aspiring College is a secondary school
in Wanaka
, New Zealand
. It was founded in 1989 after the division of Wanaka Area School. It is a state-run, co-educational school. The college, though normally a day school, operates a hostel beside the school grounds for 30 Year 13 students, who usually come to Mount Aspiring in order to attend its well-known Outdoor Pursuits programme.
The school has a reputation in New Zealand as a modern, dynamic institution. It is also noted for its rapid growth in its roll, usually attributed to the Outdoor Pursuits programme and the population explosion of Wanaka, and in its academic achievement.
In June 2007 Maurie Jackways went on leave to work as an advisor to Otago University for five months, later extended to a full year. Wayne Bosley, the Deputy Principal, served as the Acting Principal until August 2008. In the school newsletter of April 16, 2008, Maurie Jackways announced his resignation as Principal, effective July 18, 2008, and thus did not return to the job at the end of his leave period. On August 11, 2008, Board of Trustees chairman Grant Ruddenklau announced the unanimous appointment of Wayne Bosley as the new Principal. He took office on August 25. The Board later appointed Greg Thornton to replace him as Deputy Principal; he took up this position at the start of the 2009 school year.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Wanaka
Wanaka
Wanaka is a town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated at the southern end of Lake Wanaka, adjacent to the outflow of the lake to the Clutha River. It is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. Wanaka is primarily a resort town but has both summer and winter...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It was founded in 1989 after the division of Wanaka Area School. It is a state-run, co-educational school. The college, though normally a day school, operates a hostel beside the school grounds for 30 Year 13 students, who usually come to Mount Aspiring in order to attend its well-known Outdoor Pursuits programme.
The school has a reputation in New Zealand as a modern, dynamic institution. It is also noted for its rapid growth in its roll, usually attributed to the Outdoor Pursuits programme and the population explosion of Wanaka, and in its academic achievement.
Principals
- 1989-1998: Mr. Michael (Mike) Allison
- 1998-2008: Mr. Maurice (Maurie) Jackways
- Wayne Bosley was Acting Principal 2007-2008
- 2008-: Mr. Wayne Bosley
In June 2007 Maurie Jackways went on leave to work as an advisor to Otago University for five months, later extended to a full year. Wayne Bosley, the Deputy Principal, served as the Acting Principal until August 2008. In the school newsletter of April 16, 2008, Maurie Jackways announced his resignation as Principal, effective July 18, 2008, and thus did not return to the job at the end of his leave period. On August 11, 2008, Board of Trustees chairman Grant Ruddenklau announced the unanimous appointment of Wayne Bosley as the new Principal. He took office on August 25. The Board later appointed Greg Thornton to replace him as Deputy Principal; he took up this position at the start of the 2009 school year.