Kia ora, Talofa lava, Kia Orana, Bula Vinaka, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Hola, Marhabaan

A huge welcome back to Mana College for the 2020 academic year and especially to our new students who have come to Mana College for their first year. 

It is a privilege to welcome these students and whanau to Mana College and we are very excited as we learn about the talents, skills and capabilities they bring to our classrooms, sports fields, marae and our stage. 2020 plans to be a year of promise, change and achievement. 

We celebrated this on Tuesday with a school Powhiri and it was great to see so many whanau and students participating in this process. 

This year our roll will be the largest for 10 years (485 currently) at the start of the academic year. Our zone also has determined that a large number of enrolment applications have not been accepted as we focus on providing educational opportunities for Western Porirua. 

We have around 140 new students joining us (115 in year 9) and 6 new staff members.

We would like to welcome our new staff to the College and look forward to working with them in 2020 and beyond:

Caitlin Soulsby - Learning Area Head Mathematics

Steve Haerewa - Building Academy teacher 

Pene Bishop-Paenga - Sports Coordinator

Izy Nelson-Will - Teacher (Porirua Activity Centre)

Morris True - Service Academy assistant

Kylie Haines - Teacher Aide