Katikati College is a co-educational Year 7 to 13 school. It is located in the town of Katikati which is approximately 35 km (22 mi) northwest of the city of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
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Enrolment
As of July 2026, Katikati College has roll of 839 students, of which 214 (25.5%) identify as Māori.
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 465, placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).
Principals
1935: Mr. S. M. Kemp
1966–1976: Mr. R. Greaves
1977–1981: Mr. Lind
1982–1999: Mr. Brian Blackstock
2000–2009: Mr. Peter Leggat
2010–2017: Mr. Neil Harray
2017–2021: Mrs. Carolyn Pentecost
2021: Mrs. Louise Buckley (Acting)
Houses
Katikati College has eight houses,(4 current,4 old) all of old are named after prominent Katikati families and all the new are named after Maori environment landscapes (Current houses erected by principle Louise Buckley at the start of 2026.)
Old
Mulgan (red) — named after William Edward Mulgan
Stewart (blue) — named after George Vesey Stewart
Macmillan (green) — named after Donald Theodore Macmillan
Gledstanes (purple) — named after Edward Gledstanes
New
Maunga (red) — mountain
Moana (blue) — sea
Awa (green) — river
Tātahi (yellow) — beach
Notable alumni
Mabel Wharekawa-Burt, television and film actress
Toby Hendy, science communicator and YouTuber
Ben O'Leary, musician and guitarist with NZ band Drax Project
Aisake Vakasiuola, rugby union player for the Chiefs