We have got to the point now where every student at Matamata College needs their own laptop. In every subject students use their laptop for research, writing reports or running educational software. There are constantly new resources becoming available to help...
Congratulations to Year 13 Drama Student Nicole Butterworth selected to represent NZ at the Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival in London 2018. This is an amazing achievement and the very talented Nicole joins a growing list of Matamata College Drama students earning...
Kimika Clements is pictured with the two trophies she won recently at the Te Awamutu Music Competitions. She also passed her Grade 8 Trinity Rock ‘n Pop exam with Distinction. She will also gain NCEA music credits for her achievements making her Drum Tutor, Mr Brian...
Young Enterprise Scheme – Waikato/King Country Regional Awards 2017 It was an exciting evening on Thursday, 26 October for Richa Nand, Zanė Mostert, Tailah Bradnock and Brianne Erb when they attended the Young Enterprise Scheme (Waikato/King Country Region) for...
Matamata College week 10 Term 2, 2017 Newsletter. All our upcoming events for the rest of Term 2. Congratulations to Boys’ Golf Team and Talia Parker for doing our school proud. Read on to find out...
Congratulations to Talia Parker who, in addition to taking out the Arts Week Senior Speech Competition, has performed with distinction in the prestigious Otago University Ida Gaskin Essay Competition. One of the School’s leading scholars, it is no surprise that Talia...
With the winter sport season upon us, Matamata College Sports teams are once again boxing above their weight. There have been some spectacular results to date, across a number of the teams and a number of codes. At this, the nearly half way mark of the season,...
CONGRATULATIONS TO BRODIE CONNOLLY NZ MOTOCROSS CHAMP Year 9 student Brodie Connolly is enjoying a stun-ning year in Motocross competition around the country. During the recent holiday break Bro-die’s hard work and dedication was rewarded with a National Title taking...
Congratulations to our girls who displayed true grit and determination to defeat Hillcrest High School in the Waikato final a few weeks ago. This was an amazing win for our injury hit team as they came from two sets down and survived a match-point in the third set....
Our overall results were very encouraging, especially at Year 11 where 51.3% of students sitting Level 1 NCEA gained the award with either Merit or Excellence endorsement. The following students contributed to some of our best Level 1 results ever: Hay-den Aiken, Anna...
The powhiri for our new students was well attended as our Year 9 roll has been boosted with several late enrolments. The orientation for Year 9 students that followed over the first two days, gave them the opportunity to get a feel for the school and find their way...
All I can say is WELL DONE! The senior art students need to be congratulated on their efforts with their entries into this year’s Art Awards. The Reid & Harrison Awards were announced on Thursday 15th September and a record turnout of spectators were there to...
All I can say is WELL DONE! The senior art students need to be congratulated on their efforts with their entries into this year’s Art Awards. The Reid & Harrison Awards were announced on Thursday 15th September and a record turnout of spectators were there to...
Earlier this year Gary from the Railside Community Centre approached the Art Department of Matamata College in the hope to add a little eye catching colour to their building. The challenge of creating a mural for the front of the building was then given to the two...
Where has the term gone? As I write this comment there are only 17 school days left in class for our senior students before they break for their exams. For a num- ber of students these final days are crucial. I advise students involved in external assessments to keep...
Thank you to the parents who took the me to complete the Matamata College Board of Trustees Community Percep on Survey at Parent Teacher Nights earlier this term. We as a Board and College are always looking at how we can improve to be er meet the changing needs of...
