Bethlehem Campus

Bethlehem College
Address
Elder Lane, Bethlehem, Tauranga
Coordinates 37°42′17.80″S 176°6′43.54″E / 37.7049444°S 176.1120944°E / -37.7049444; 176.1120944Coordinates: 37°42′17.80″S 176°6′43.54″E / 37.7049444°S 176.1120944°E / -37.7049444; 176.1120944
Information
Type State: Integrated, Co-ed (Year 1-13)
Motto "Excellence through Christ "
Established 1988
Ministry of Education Institution no. 77
Principal Eoin Crosbie
School roll 1765[1] (August 2018)
Socio-economic decile 9Q[2]
Website www.beth.school.nz

Bethlehem Campus is a campus located in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand which contains several Christian educational institutions, including:

  • Bethlehem College (Year 1-13)
  • Bethlehem Tertiary Institute (formerly Bethlehem Institute of Education), a tertiary institution offering Degrees and Diplomas in teaching, social work and counselling and a Master of Professional Practice. Over 400 students are enrolled and students may study either onsite with a 'flipped classroom' approach or through innovative distance learning.

The academy was founded in 1988 as a primary school with 100 students, and has expanded since to offer secondary and tertiary education.

Bethlehem College

  • Bethlehem College's current principal is Eoin Crosbie.
  • Philip Russell is the associate principal for pastoral care and counselling.
  • Steve Te Whaiti is the associate principal for curriculum guidance.
  • Shane Beckett is the associate principal for primary.
  • Maureen Giles is the Head of Primary
  • John Mudge is the Head of Junior Secondary
  • Teri Culpepper is the Head of Senior Secondary

The school has approximately 1200 students in the secondary portion of the school[3] (Years 7-13).

The school has six houses

  • Aylward (red)
  • Brown (green)
  • Carmichael (yellow)
  • Hudson Taylor (dark blue)
  • Scott (orange)
  • Tarore (light blue)

Kenya minivan accident

In January 2013 a van of Bethlehem College students and former students crashed in a small village in Kenya, while they were on a volunteer mission at Ark Quest Academy.[4] Student Caitlin Dickson was killed, as were married couple Brian and Grace Johnston. Kenyan bus driver Christopher Mmata was also killed.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 13 September 2018". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Community shocked by Kenya crash deaths". 3 News NZ. January 16, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kenya crash survivors recovering well". 3 News NZ. January 18, 2013.


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