Matamata College

• Name — Matamata College • Motto — Quality Education for All • Established — 1918 • Principal — Angela Sharples • Address — Firth St, Matamata • Type — Co-ed state secondary, year 9–13 • Free Label — Equity Index • Moe — 124

The college was declared open on 11 February 1924 by the Minister for Education, James Parr. In July 2012, a student was killed by a train after he ran out from several trees alongside the tracks outside the school. In March 2025, a 13-year-old girl named Sarie Morton was struck by a train shortly after class at 3:15 PM. Consequently, the mayor of Matamata-Piako, Adrienne Wilcock, stated that she was assisting authorities in regard to implementing protective measures, such as a trackside fences or barriers.

As of, Matamata College has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori. The school has an Equity Index of, placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 4 under the former socio-economic decile system).

• Anne Taylor – netball player • Brendon Leonard – rugby union player • Casey Williams – netball player • Catherine Tizard – Governor-General • Craig Innes – rugby union and rugby league player • Judith Collins – politician; former National leader • Julie Hawkes – squash player • Lyn Grime – Olympic hurdler • Murray Taylor – rugby union player • Nicola Browne – cricketer • Richard Nunns – Māori traditional instrumentalist of Pākehā heritage • Shane Dye – jockey • Warwick Taylor – rugby union player

• Illustration — Aerial and front view of Matamata College in 1978. • Illustration — Aerial view of Matamata College in the 1940s • Illustration — Front of Matamata College in the 1950s