Havelock North High School
| Havelock North High School | |
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| Location | |
| Te Mata Road, Havelock North |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′59″S 176°53′41″E / 39.6663°S 176.8948°ECoordinates: 39°39′59″S 176°53′41″E / 39.6663°S 176.8948°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | Whaia te iti kahurangi (Aim to excel) |
| Established | 1975 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 223 |
| Principal | William Adams |
| School roll | 988 (2009) |
| Socio-economic decile | 9 |
| Website | www.hnhs.school.nz |
Havelock North High School (usually abbreviated HNHS) is a co-ed secondary school in Havelock North, New Zealand. HNHS is host to a number of international full-fee paying students.
HNHS has a head boy and head girl chosen by the Form 7 (Year 13) students at the start of the year as well as the secretary. HNHS is split into 4 houses which compete against each other during the year in events such as a swimming sports, an athetics event and house choir.
Havelock North High School 1XI Girls Cricket Team were the national secondary school girls cricket team title holder in 2008.[citation needed] HNHS also hosted the national orienteering secondary school girls champions in 2008.[citation needed]
[edit] Houses
The Houses are named after trees found in New Zealand.
- Tainui (yellow)
- Kauri (blue)
- Rata (red)
- Miro (orange)
[edit] House activities
Throughout the year, the four houses compete in a variety of sporting, cultural and academic events. Points are awarded both on individual success and collective house participation. The house with the most points is declared that years winner, and a symbolic patu is presented to representatives of the winning house at the end of year prizegiving.
The house events include:
- Swimming Sports
- Athletic Sports
- Year 13 camp
- House Quiz
- House Theater Sports
- House Choir
- House Kapa haka
- Army Challenge
The introduction of several new events over recent years, (such as house quiz), are an attempt to expand house competition to beyond the traditional confines of sporting activities.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Jarrod Cunningham - former New Zealand maori rugby, london Irish, Wellington Hurricanes, Auckland Blues and Hawkes Bay Fullback.
- Greg Murphy - V8 supercar driver
- Geoff Sewell - former opera singer with Amici Forever
- William Trubridge - current free-diving world record holder
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