Matamata College
Address
Firth St, Matamata
Coordinates	37°49′02″S 175°46′12″E / 37.8173°S 175.7699°E / -37.8173; 175.7699
Information
Type	Co-ed state secondary, year 9-13
Motto	Quality Education for all
Established	1918
Ministry of Education Institution no.	124
Principal	Julie Bain
School roll	706
Socio-economic decile	6
Website	https://matcol.nz

Matamata College is a co-educational state secondary school located in Matamata, New Zealand.

History

The college was declared open on 11 February 1924 by the Minister for Education, James Parr.^[1]

In July 2012, a student was killed by a train after he ran out from several trees alongside the tracks outside the school; He was killed instantly. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Anne Taylor – netball player^[3]
• Brendon Leonard – rugby union player
• Casey Williams – netball player
• Catherine Tizard – Governor-General
• Craig Innes – rugby union and rugby league player
• Judith Collins – politician; former National leader
• Julie Hawkes – squash player
• Lyn Grime – Olympic hurdler^[4]
• Murray Taylor – rugby union player
• Nicola Browne – cricketer
• Richard Nunns – Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage
• Shane Dye – jockey
• Warwick Taylor – rugby union player

Historic imagery

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  Aerial and front view of Matamata College in 1978.
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  Aerial view of Matamata College in the 1940s
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  Front of Matamata College in the 1950s