Tauhara College

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Tauhara College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Taupo, New Zealand. Serving Years 9 to 13, the school has a roll of approximately 600 students.Tauhara College is one of three high schools in Taupo; the others are Taupo-nui-a-Tia College and Lake Taupo Christian School (state integrated).CanoesThe students in the school are divided into four "canoes" which compete in numerous events, mostly sporting, throughout the year in order to gain the most points in the Tauhara College Canoe Competition. The houses, and the colours they are represented by, are:Aotea (blue)Arawa (green)Maataatua (red)Tainui (yellow)Notable alumni Donovan Bixley - illustrator, author of Faithfully Mozart Bevan Docherty - athlete, Olympic silver medalist Te Ururoa Flavell - Minister of Maori Development; leader of the Maori Party; former Head of Maori Studies Carly Flynn - journalist, presenter of Sunrise Bevan Graham - Chief Economist, AMP NZ Melina Hamilton - pole vaulter, Olympian Todd McClay - Member of Parliament for Rotorua; former Cook Islands diplomat (Ambassador to European Union) Dion Waller - former New Zealand All Black