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'''Elim Christian College''' is a state-integrated [[coeducational]] [[secondary school]] located in [[Botany Downs, New Zealand|Botany Downs]], a suburb of [[Manukau City]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. |
'''Elim Christian College''' is a state-integrated [[coeducational]] [[secondary school]] located in [[Botany Downs, New Zealand|Botany Downs]], a suburb of [[Manukau City]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. |
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Established in 1988,<ref name=Prospectus>{{cite web|url= |
Established in 1988,<ref name=Prospectus>{{cite web|url=http://www.elim.school.nz/Store/23/86/images/Prospectus%202008.doc |title=Prospectus 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-16 |year=2008 |format=doc |work=Enrolments |publisher=Elim Christian College |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530002131/http://www.elim.school.nz/Store/23/86/images/Prospectus%202008.doc |archivedate=30 May 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> the school currently caters for approximately 1000 students from new entrants to Year 13, including over 50 international students.<ref name=About>{{cite web|url=http://www.elim.school.nz/pages.asp?MenuID=19&DeptID=77&PageID=156 |title=School homepage |accessdate=2008-04-16 |year=2008 |work=About Elim Christian College |publisher=Elim Christian College |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014041543/http://www.elim.school.nz/pages.asp?MenuID=19&DeptID=77&PageID=156 |archivedate=14 October 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> The school is associated with [[Elim Christian Centre]]. |
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On 15 April 2008, six students and a teacher from the school died in a [[flash flood]] while [[canyoning]] the Mangatepopo Stream in [[Tongariro National Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Canyoning victim wanted to 'make most of it' — father|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10504366|date=16 April 2008|work=[[New Zealand Herald]]|accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seven dead in NZ river accident|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/16/2218054.htm|date=16 April 2008|work=ABC News|accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref> In 2011 Principal Murray Burton was made a Member of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]], and the teacher and one of the six students who died given medals for bravery.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10716563 |title=Bravery awards: School's guiding light in a time of tragedy |first=Elizabeth |last=Binning |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=2 April 2011 |accessdate=2 April 2011}}</ref> |
On 15 April 2008, six students and a teacher from the school died in a [[flash flood]] while [[canyoning]] the Mangatepopo Stream in [[Tongariro National Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Canyoning victim wanted to 'make most of it' — father|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10504366|date=16 April 2008|work=[[New Zealand Herald]]|accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Seven dead in NZ river accident|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/16/2218054.htm|date=16 April 2008|work=ABC News|accessdate=2008-04-16}}</ref> In 2011 Principal Murray Burton was made a Member of the [[New Zealand Order of Merit]], and the teacher and one of the six students who died given medals for bravery.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10716563 |title=Bravery awards: School's guiding light in a time of tragedy |first=Elizabeth |last=Binning |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=2 April 2011 |accessdate=2 April 2011}}</ref> |
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| Elim Christian College | |
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| Address | |
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| Coordinates | 36°54′50″S 174°54′57″E / 36.913851°S 174.915707°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Co-educational, Composite (Year 1–15) |
| Motto | A Future and a Hope |
| Established | 1988[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 1190 |
| Principal | Murray Burton |
| School roll | 1077[2] (August 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[3] |
| Website | elim.school.nz |
Elim Christian College is a state-integrated coeducational secondary school located in Botany Downs, a suburb of Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand.
Established in 1988,[1] the school currently caters for approximately 1000 students from new entrants to Year 13, including over 50 international students.[4] The school is associated with Elim Christian Centre.
On 15 April 2008, six students and a teacher from the school died in a flash flood while canyoning the Mangatepopo Stream in Tongariro National Park.[5][6] In 2011 Principal Murray Burton was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, and the teacher and one of the six students who died given medals for bravery.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Prospectus 2008". Enrolments. Elim Christian College. 2008. Archived from the original (doc) on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "School homepage". About Elim Christian College. Elim Christian College. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Canyoning victim wanted to 'make most of it' — father". New Zealand Herald. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ "Seven dead in NZ river accident". ABC News. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
- ^ Binning, Elizabeth (2 April 2011). "Bravery awards: School's guiding light in a time of tragedy". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2011.