# Northland College

**Type:** Secondary (Year 9-15) (State)  
**Gender:** Co-Educational  
**Address:** 62 Mangakahia Road, Kaikohe  
**Region:** Tai Tokerau  
**Total roll:** 284  
**Equity Index (EQI):** 552  
**Founded:** 1947  
**Website:** <http://www.northlandcollege.school.nz>  

> ⚠️ **Active MoE intervention** — a limited statutory manager has been appointed (2015-06-04). Source: <https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2015-go3245>

## Latest ERO review (2023-10-25)

**Author:** n/a, ERO  
**Source:** <https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/9/northland-college#report-29140>

### Key findings
- The school has made considerable progress in addressing issues identified in the 2021 ERO report through improved leadership, positive school culture, and developing teaching practices
- Significant improvement in cohesive, learner-centred professional leadership is evident with stronger schoolwide expectations for learning
- NCEA results for 2022 show early improvement at Levels 1 and 3, but Level 2 results declined significantly in 2023
- Attendance has improved considerably from mid-2022 through sustained focus and targeted reward systems with growing whānau relationships
- New school structures in 2023 support teaching and learning through whānau/pastoral approaches and longer blocks of learning time

### Verbatim quotes from ERO
> _"Significant improvement in cohesive, learner-centred professional leadership is evident. School leaders and teachers are continuing to develop a better understanding of their individual and collective professional roles and responsibilities."_ — ERO, 2023-10-25 (leadership)

> _"The college has made significant progress in developing a positive and supportive learning environment. Learners are taking more pride in their school and report they form supportive friendships with their peers in a settled school environment."_ — ERO, 2023-10-25 (wellbeing)

> _"NCEA results for 2022 show some early improvement particularly at Levels 1 and 3 and for University Entrance. More students met literacy and numeracy requirements at Level 1 and this contributed to improvements in Level 1 results."_ — ERO, 2023-10-25 (achievement)

## Tags

`state_school` · `coeducational` · `secondary_school` · `eqi_high_need`

## Machine-readable siblings

- JSON: <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/northland-college/facts.json>
- ERO history (markdown): <https://schoolsnearme.co.nz/api/school/northland-college/ero-history.md>

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