Opunake High School
| Opunake High School Te Kura Tuarua o Opunake | |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′03″S 173°51′08″E / 39.4507°S 173.8523°E |
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| Type | State & Day |
| Motto | Ut prosim patriae That I may be worthy of my country. |
| Established | 1925 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 181 |
| Headmaster | Simon Fuller |
| Years | 9–13 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| School roll | 315[1] (August 2024) |
| Colour(s) | Blue,Yellow |
| Socio-economic decile | 4L[2] |
| Website | opunake.school.nz |
Opunake High School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 boys and girls in Opunake, New Zealand. It has a roll of 335 as of February 2013, the school crest features a lighthouse, flame torch with a book, and Mt Taranaki the motto "Ut prosim patriae" which translates to "that I may be worthy of my country". The school colours are blue and yellow. Most of the school's approximately 335 students are from Opunake and surrounding townships such as Manaia, Kaponga, and Rahotu.
Houses
Opunake High School currently has four houses, which they call hapu.
- Awhina - black
- Karo - green
- Rimu - red
- Totara - blue
Academic
The school offers the state run NCEA for students to undertake.
Sport
Opunake High School fields a number of sports teams in a variety of codes. In recent years it has won the New Zealand and Australian secondary school competition for the Sir Edmund Hillary Challenge. Its basketball and surfing are often their strengths, being one of the best in New Zealand.
Opunake High School competes regularly against Manawatu College in Foxton. Known as the 'Manawatu Exchange' or the 'Opunake Exchange' the two schools are traditional foes, and games between them generate intense but good-natured rivalry. The exchange started in 1965.
Notable alumni
- Shane Ardern - Member of Parliament
- Jim Bolger - former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and former NZ Ambassador to the United States of America
- Ian Eliason - former All Black
- Graham Mourie - former All Black Captain
- Mahara Okeroa - Member of Parliament
- Mark Robinson - former All Black
Notes
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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