Elim Christian College

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Elim Christian College
Address
Elim Christian College
Botany
Auckland
New Zealand
Coordinates 36°54′50.0″S174°54′56.5″E / 36.913889°S 174.915694°E / -36.913889; 174.915694
Information
Type State Integrated, Co-educational, Composite (Year 1–13)
MottoA Future and a Hope
Religious affiliation(s) Christianity
Established1988 [1]
Ministry of Education Institution no. 1190
PrincipalMurray Burton
School roll859 [2] (February 2024)
Socio-economic decile8P [3]
Website elim.school.nz

Elim Christian College is a state-integrated coeducational secondary school located in Botany, Auckland, New Zealand.

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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]

Elim integrated with Hebron Christian College in 2018. [8] [9] In 2024, Elim Christian College opened a new Henderson campus at the former site of Laidlaw College. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Prospectus 2008". Enrolments. Elim Christian College. 2008. Archived from the original (doc) on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "School homepage". About Elim Christian College. Elim Christian College. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
  5. ↑ "Canyoning victim wanted to 'make most of it' — father". New Zealand Herald . 16 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  6. ↑ "Seven dead in NZ river accident". ABC News. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
  7. ↑ Binning, Elizabeth (2 April 2011). "Bravery awards: School's guiding light in a time of tragedy". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Large development plans for Elim Christian Centre". 16 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Elim Christian College to get third campus and large-scale redevelopments". 6 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Laidlaw College. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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