Pakūranga College
SPORTS PROGRAMME
Auckland, New Zealand
Sport at Pakūranga College
At Pakūranga College we aim to provide sports opportunities through the delivery of a quality sports programme catering to the diverse needs of all our students. The focus of the Sports Department is to increase overall participation in sport and raise the level of achievement across our sports codes. We do this with consistent, high-quality coaching through the grades.
The sports programme comprises close to 100 teams across 30 codes of sport. In many sports, coaching development staff work alongside our team coaches to ensure the coaching provided to students meets our high standards.
Aims
• PARTICIPATION: to offer sports opportunities for all students.
• DEVELOPMENT: to introduce new skills to students.
• ELITE: to help students compete and achieve at the top level.
Facilities
• 4 x netball courts
• Indoor netball court
• 3 x indoor basketball courts
• 3 x indoor volleyball courts
• 4 x tennis courts
• 12 x indoor badminton courts
• 2 x indoor gymnasiums
• Rugby field
• 2 x football fields
• Floodlit hockey turf
• Cricket pitch and nets
• Heated swimming pool
• Weights room
Major Sports Codes
BASKETBALL
Pakūranga College has experienced huge growth in its basketball programme over the past few years. This year our Premier Boys’ and Premier Girls’ teams are competing in Senior A and Open A grades respectively. To ensure that our development continues, we are running an internal competition for our students. We also run holiday training camps and basketball skills sessions.
NETBALL
Netball is one of our most popular sports, with a large number of participants. We have 16 netball teams, most of which compete in the Auckland Secondary Schools Competition on Saturdays at Morrin Road. We have opportunities for student coaches, umpires, and managers and have teams for all levels and ages. The Premier team plays in the Premier Reserve Grade and is currently preparing for their UNISS tournament.
RUGBY
We are currently in a rebuilding phase with our programme. After some good work developing our junior programme last year, we are reaping the benefits with the 1st XV. The 1st XV is competing in the Auckland 1B Grade, and we have launched a Girls’ 10s team this year, also.
FOOTBALL
HOCKEY
Hockey is one of the stronger and more competitive sports currently offered at Pakūranga College, and this year we have six teams participating in the Auckland Secondary Schools Competition - two boys teams, three girls teams, and one mixed team. This season the 1st XI Boys’ team has been promoted to the Premier Grade, and our 1st XI Girls’ team is competing in the Open A Grade.
TABLE TENNIS
We have a large number of table tennis teams competing on Friday nights in the Auckland Secondary Schools Competition. Our more competitive teams play at Gillies Avenue in the Premier and Senior A Grades, and the remaining teams play in a local competition at Saint Kentigern College. Our players are fortunate to be coached by national table tennis representative coach, Dinyar Irani. Along with Dinyar and Auckland Table Tennis, we run a community table tennis programme at the school throughout the year.
BADMINTON
Our college has a strong football fraternity. This year the football programme includes eight boys teams, which compete in the Auckland Secondary Schools Competition, and three girls teams, which compete in the Greater Auckland Competition. Our 1st XI Girls’ team competes in the A1 Grade, while our 1st XI Boys’ team plays
Badminton is one of the fastest growing sports at Pakūranga College, with very high levels of student participation. We play in the Auckland competition in Terms 2 and 3. Our teams range from A Grade, playing competitively, to development teams playing in a more social grade.
COACH PROFILE
LUKE HOLMES
1ST XI BOYS’ HOCKEY COACH
Luke Holmes draws on his experiences playing for the New Zealand men’s team, the Black Sticks, to coach our 1st XI Boys’ Hockey. In his third season at the college, he enjoys connecting with players to set goals, continuously build their skills, and elevate them to the next level of play. His aim for the season is to build team consistency and competitiveness, achieving a ranking that secures the team’s place in the Premier Grade next year. This goal has already been achieved, with a large part of the season still to play.
Sports Seasons
SUMMER
ARCHERY
ATHLETICS
CRICKET
DRAGON BOATING
KI-O-RAHI (JUNIORS) * KILIKITI
ORIENTEERING
SOFTBALL (SENIORS)+ SOFTBALL (JUNIORS)*
SWIMMING
TAG (SENIORS)+ TAG (JUNIORS)* TENNIS
TOUCH RUGBY (SENIORS)+ TOUCH RUGBY (JUNIORS)*
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
ULTIMATE FRISBEE (JUNIORS)* VOLLEYBALL (SENIORS)+
WINTER
BADMINTON BASKETBALL
CYCLING
DISTANCE RUNNING FOOTBALL
HOCKEY
KI-O-RAHI (SENIORS)+ NETBALL (BOYS)
NETBALL (GIRLS)
RUGBY (BOYS)
RUGBY LEAGUE
TABLE TENNIS
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
* YEARS 9 AND 10 I + YEARS 11 - 13
Contact Details
DIRECTOR OF SPORT
CLIVE DANIELS I T: +64 9 534 7159 ext 739 I E: cdaniels@pakuranga.school.nz
PAKŪRANGA COLLEGE
Pigeon Mountain Road, Half Moon Bay, Auckland 2012, New Zealand PO Box 82090, Highland Park, Auckland 2143, New Zealand
@pakcollsport I @pakcollsport I pakuranga.school.nz/international
