Whakatane High School
| Whakatane High School | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 37°57′44″S 176°59′07″E / 37.9621°S 176.9854°E |
| Information | |
| Funding type | State |
| Motto | Kia Whakatane Ahau |
| Opened | 1920 (As Whakatane District High School) |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 144 |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Number of students | 816 |
| Houses | Kauri, Rimu, Totara, Matai |
| Colour(s) | Black, Gold |
| Slogan | Challenging Students to Achieve |
| Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
| Website | whakatanehigh |
Whakatane High School is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatane, New Zealand. As of 2014, the school has a roll of 816 students.
Facilities and buildings
The school consists of a field, gymnasium (a separate gymnastics building operated by the local Gymnastics Club lies next to it), school & student office, Careers Centre, the Barclay Hall, a library (named in November 2011 after New Zealand author Margaret Mahy, who went to Whakatane High School for a period of time), and numerous buildings split into blocks including: N block (Mainly used for Math, and ICT), T Block (Mainly used for Technology), B Block (Mainly for English, Social Studies and related subjects), A block (Multiple subjects including Languages and Health), and C Block (Mainly for art and related subjects).
Students
As of 2014, the school has 816 students. Of this, 52% are female, and 48% male. Also, 53% are Maori, 35% are New Zealand European and 12% are of another ethnicity. The school had 27 international students staying at the school.[3]
Houses
There are four houses in which the students are split into:
- Matai
- Kauri
- Totara
- Rimu
Each house is named after a tree that is native to New Zealand.
Notable alumni
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- Jozef Klarssen, Member of Nederlands Olympic Eight at 2012 London Games
- Lisa Carrington, Canoe Sprint World Champion, Olympic gold medallist
- Karen Hanlen, Oceania mountain bike champion
- John Vernon Head QSM, Anti-landmines activist
- Margaret Mahy, author
- Benji Marshall, rugby league player
- Ian Shearer (born 1941), former National MP[4]
- Brett Sinkinson, rugby union player
- Sir Alan Stewart, founding vice-chancellor, Massey University
- Nathan Twaddle, world champion rower and Olympic bronze medallist
References
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Whakatane High School ERO Report (05/06/2014)". http://www.ero.govt.nz/. Education Review Office. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 341. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.