Elim Christian College
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Elim Christian College is a state-integrated coeducational secondary school located in Botany, Auckland, New Zealand.
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| Coordinates | 36°54′50.0″S 174°54′56.5″E |
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| Type | State Integrated, Co-educational, Composite (Year 1–13) |
| Motto | A Future and a Hope |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Established | 1988[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 1190 |
| Principal | Murray Burton |
| School roll | 1,003[2] (March 2025) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[3] |
| Website | elim.school.nz |
Established in 1988,[1] the school currently caters for approximately 1000 students from new entrants to Year 13, including over 50 international students.[4] The school is associated with Elim Christian Centre.
On 15 April 2008, six students and a teacher from the school died in a flash flood while canyoning the Mangatepopo Stream in Tongariro National Park.[5][6] In 2011 Principal Murray Burton was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, and the teacher and one of the six students who died given medals for bravery.[7]
Elim integrated with Hebron Christian College in 2018.[8][9] In 2024, Elim Christian College opened a new Henderson campus at the former site of Laidlaw College.[10]
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