Tereora College Redevelopment Project

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Tereora College will undergo a complete redevelopment. The shared vision is that the completed College will enable greater learning opportunities for Cook Islanders and become the benchmark for further secondary school developments in the country.

Redevelopment of the College responds to demands for flexible learning environments, the high cost of maintaining the current buildings, deficiencies in site and services, evolving learning and teaching practises and the growth in student numbers.

The new College is being designed to accommodate 750 students, 50 teachers and 10 support staff; draw on the heritage of the area; provide high quality, fit-for-purpose, and comfortable learning environments; and adapt to climate change.

A four-stage approach is being considered to complete the College reconstruction. On August 4th 2015 during the Cook Islands celebration of 50 years independence in free association with New Zealand, Rt Hon. John Key pledged up to $11.7 million to complete Stage 1 of the project. Since then, the Grant Funding Arrangement (GFA) between governments was developed and signed.

Full redevelopment of the College is currently estimated to cost $40 million.

The project is led by the Cook Islands Investment Corporation, New Zealand High Commission, Ministry of Education, Tereora College, and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.

This redevelopment is the top education infrastructure priority in the Cook Islands.