Hobsonville Point Secondary School
[2] The school was constructed as part of the Hobsonville Point housing development, serving the 3000 new homes being built on the former RNZAF Hobsonville Airbase and the wider Hobsonville/West Harbour area and easing roll capacity on existing nearby secondary schools.[4] At the end of the 25-year contract (i.e. in 2037), the school buildings will revert ownership to the Crown.It was estimated by the National Government that the partnership would save it $2 million over the 25-year contract.On 6 December 2012, a tornado hit the Hobsonville area and caused several large concrete panels at the school site to topple over onto a truck, killing three construction workers sheltering in the truck's cab.Hobsonville Point Secondary School opened for instruction for the first time on 3 February 2014, initially taking Year 9 students only.