Kapiti College

Kāpiti College is situated at Raumati Beach on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, 45 minutes drive from Wellington City. It was called Raumati District High School when built in 1954, then renamed Kapiti College in 1957. The Kapiti College motto is "Semper Fidelis".
The roll is 1535 in 2017, including international students from as far afield as Germany, Brazil, China, Japan and Thailand. Numbers of students at the college increased by 400 in the 2003-2012 period.
Kāpiti College is a Decile 8 school, meaning the majority of its students are from above average socio-economic status. Its students come from a wide range of backgrounds and includes a Māori proportion of 19 percent.
Curriculum.
The school offers a wide range of subjects typical of a New Zealand school of its size, and places particular emphasis on performing arts. Kapiti students compete regularly in events such as Shakespeare-in-Schools and Barbershop competitions and have regularly reached national finals. A high proportion of students study drama, dance, music or filmmaking.
Facilities.
Next to the school is the "Te Raukura ki Kāpiti", a new multi-million-dollar performing arts centre for use by the community and school which opened in February 2020.
Sports.
The College also has a wide variety of sports teams at both Junior ( years 9-10 ) and Senior Level (11-13)
Arts.
The school has its own radio show on Wellington Access Radio.
Notable Alumni.
Past students of Kāpiti College include All Blacks Mark Shaw and Christian Cullen, filmmaker Peter Jackson, Sysdoc founder Katherine Corich and Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce.