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Hato Petera College

1928 establishments in New Zealand2018 disestablishments in New ZealandBoarding schools in New ZealandCatholic secondary schools in AucklandDefunct schools in New Zealand
Educational institutions disestablished in 2018Educational institutions established in 1928Marist Brothers schoolsMāori schools in New ZealandNorth Shore, New ZealandUse New Zealand English from May 2015
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Hato Petera College (formerly called St Peter's Māori College) was an integrated, co-educational college in Northcote Central, Auckland, New Zealand for students from Year 9 to Year 13. It existed for 90 years, opening on 3 June 1928 and closing on 31 August 2018. The school had a strong Catholic and Māori character. It was located on part of the land originally given by Sir George Grey, Governor of New Zealand, to Bishop Pompallier, the first Bishop of Auckland, in 1849 for education purposes. The school was established and staffed in 1928 by the Mill Hill Fathers and later the Marist Brothers provided staff. Hato Petera College was the only Māori Catholic co-educational learning institute. In 2016 the school roll was 35, but, following the closure of the boarding facilities in 2017, the roll plummeted. A commissioner was appointed by the Minister of Education to manage the school while consultations to decide its future took place. In June 2018, the school was facing imminent closure and it was officially closed on 31 August 2018.

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