The name 'Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate' embraces the mana (respect) of Sir Edmund Hillary - our most famous New Zealander. When the Board approached Sir Ed asking permission to use his name for our collegiate, they said 'it would be a great privilege if he permitted his name to be used'. Sir Ed's reply was 'that is was a privilege that we wanted his name for the collegiate.
Logo
Our logo has strong links with the Pacific. The conch shell in the centre calls all members of our school community together to strive 'towards new horizons' - just as it has summoned generations of Pacific peoples together in the past. The circular logo includes all points of the compass, where many cultures come together from different directions to be celebrated as valued members of the community.
The logo has been incorporated into the layout and architecture of the Collegiate. At the hub of the school is a large circular courtyard that symbolizes a fishhook and 'anchors' the Collegiate. The Junior and Middle school buildings are shaped like waka(canoes) that point toward the Pacific where they were originally launched in voyages of exploration and discovery.
The colours of the logo represent colours of the 3 school uniforms, gold Junior School; Blue Middle School and Maroon Senior School.
Tradition and Change
Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate Founded 2002
Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate is a fully co educational multi cultural state school, with a total roll of 1200 boys and girls. Students who attend Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate can attend classes from Year 1 through to Year 13. The majority of students are Maori, Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Maori and Niuean. The richness of our collegiate cultures is celebrated throughout the year.
The Collegiate is located in Otara, South Auckland. In 2002 three schools, Clydemore Primary School, Bairds Intermediate School and Hillary College joined and officially became Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate.
On May 29 at 11.30 am 2004 the Collegiate was officially opened by Sir Edmund Hillary and Prime Minister Helen Clarke. This was a very significant day and time as it was the day and time Sir Ed reached the top of Mt Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate is a school emphasizing academic achievement within a caring and supportive learning community.The campus facilities include attractive native landscaped environments, horticultural area, computer suites (all students have free access to email and internet), an extended state of the art library, a large modern gymnasium, fitness centre and dance centre and playing fields and tennis courts. It also has a comprehensive health centre, canteen and state of the art technology centre.
