New Zealand - Ngatea - Hauraki Plains College - Form 7 - 1977 Do you have more information about the school or the people in this photo? Please use the comment section below to share. To search for other photos from this school, please type the schools name in to our search engine. Hauraki Plains College - Hauraki Plains College was first founded to meet the educational needs of the local community as the Hauraki Plains was being opened up for farming settlement. The school began as a one room school with fifteen pupils which became known as ‘The Dog Box.’ - Orchard School grew to Ngatea District High School and then in 1963 was renamed Hauraki Plains College to signal its status as a Year 9 to 13 secondary school