Papatoetoe High School
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| Papatoetoe High School | |
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| Location | |
| Nicholson Avenue, Papatoetoe, Auckland |
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| Coordinates | 36°58′30″S 174°52′21″E / 36.975°S 174.8725°ECoordinates: 36°58′30″S 174°52′21″E / 36.975°S 174.8725°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | Digne Lampada Tradas ("worthy to carry the torch") |
| Established | 1956 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 95 |
| Principal | Peter Gall |
| Staff | 120 |
| School roll | 1819 |
| Socio-economic decile | 3[1] |
| Website | papatoetoehigh.school.nz (requires plugin) |
Papatoetoe High School (PHS) is a secondary school (years 9–13) in Papatoetoe suburb of Manukau city, Auckland Region, New Zealand.
PHS hosts a satellite unit of the Kelston Deaf Education Centre, including a full-time educational interpreter.
The school is home to the first and largest Key Club in the New Zealand/South Pacific District. Key Club celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 and as of 2008 had 59 registered members. It also has a reputation for its sports teams in South Auckland
[edit] Notable alumni
- Phil Goff, politician, former Leader of the Opposition (2008-11)[2]
- Georgina Beyer,[3] politician
- Mark Gosche,[4] politician
- David Shearer (1971-75), humanitarian worker and politician, Leader of the Opposition (2011-present)[2]
- Young Sid (Sidney Diamond), rapper
- David Dallas of Frontline.[citation needed]
- Emma Hunter, Samoan New Zealander Olympic swimmer[5]
- Ricki Herbert, former All White and now manager of All Whites and Wellington Phoenix.
- Dillon Boucher, New Zealands most decorated basketballer and current assistant coach of the Tall Blacks and small forward for the New Zealand Breakers.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools
- ^ a b Gower, Patrick (23 April 2009). "UN 'special guy' eyes Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10568104. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TSsuccesses/GeorginaBeyer.html
- ^ http://www.minpac.govt.nz/ppc_conferencereports_pacificpeopleseconomicsuccessesncommunityprofiles.pdf
- ^ "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa", TV3, May 17, 2008
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