à Âpà Âtiki College is a state secondary school located in à Âpà Âtiki, in the Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand.
The first secondary schooling available in à Âpà Âtiki was at the Opotiki District High School, which was established in 1922. The name was changed in 1953 when à Âpà Âtiki College opened as a separate secondary school (on its present site).
When à Âpà Âtiki College came into being in 1953, a new crest was decided on. At the top is a burning lamp.àUnderneath is a cogged wheel and key. The fern and the mere were added later.
The first motto was in Latin â ; âÂÂas the mind is, so is the manâÂÂ.àThis was later changed to te reo MÃÂori â ; meaning âÂÂThe mind is the measure of the manâÂÂ.
A new logo has recently been developed that has at its centre the Koru.
The school marae (Maori communal space) was opened in 1981, complete with a dedicated meeting house or wharenui, given the name . The school (MÃÂori Performing Arts team) has taken this name too. The building burned down accidentally in 2014. The reconstructed was rededicated in 2016. The photographs of the House Leaders that had been on display in the original were saved from the fire, but the original tukutuku panels (latticework used to decorate meeting houses) were lost. The carvings on the outside were restored; the original carvings from 1981 had already been replaced. The new {front facing barge boards} represent the local tribes (iwi), Whakatà Âhea, Tà «hoe, NgÃÂitai and Te WhÃÂnau-ÃÂ-Apanui. The twelve heavens and ten Atua (gods) are represented on each sidearm and the centre piece, representative of Io, the Supreme being, has representations of the three baskets (kete) of knowledge in Maori tradition (, and ), the influence of the Church and the influence of Maoridom. School functions are held on the marae ÃÂtea, the open space in front of the meeting house, including formal pà Âwhiri (MÃÂori welcoming ceremony) for guests, orientation for new students and celebrations of student successes.
With remarkable inclusivity the traditional school house names cover a diverse range of representatives, some of New Zealand's foremost representatives in their domains- sports, academic, science, literature, politicians, Ngati Porou, rainbow, Nobel prize winner, Victoria Cross winner.