Whakatane High School (or Whakatāne High School) is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand. As of 2022, the school has a roll of 1067 students and aims to offer every student an equal opportunity to succeed with strong values around responsibility, respect and achievement. Whakatane High School has a 100-year history as a co-educational public high school, opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School, becoming a full high school in 1950.[3] The school held its centennial on 2–3 April 2021, postponed from 2020.[4]
| Whakatane High School | |
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Goulstone Road New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 37°57′44″S 176°59′07″E / 37.9621°S 176.9854°E |
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| Funding type | State |
| Motto | Kia Whakatane Au I Ahau |
| Opened | 1920 (As Whakatane District High School) |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 144 |
| Principal | Martyn Knapton |
| Years offered | 9–13 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Number of students | 1211[1] (August 2024) |
| Hours in school day | 6.5 hours (including form time) |
| Houses | Kauri, Rimu, Totara, Matai |
| Colour(s) | Black Gold |
| Slogan | Challenging Students to Achieve |
| Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
| Website | www |
History
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Whakatane High School is over a century old, opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School, becoming a full high school in 1950. In 1973, as the population of Whakatane neared 10000, Trident High School was opened[5]
Facilities and buildings
editThe 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 Computer sciences), T Block (Mainly used for Technology), B Block (Mainly for English, Social Studies and related subjects), A block (Multiple subjects including Languages and Health), C Block (Mainly for art and related subjects) and L Block (Mainly for science and related subjects).
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The N block
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The L block
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The T block
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The main office viewed from Ghoulstone rd.
Students
editAs of the 1st of July 2023, the total school roll was 1067 students. 62.76% of the students are European / Pākehā, 46.33% are Māori, 2.53% are Pacific, 4.98% identify as Asian, 0.87% are classified as MELAA, and 1.22% are registered as Other.[6] There are 39 international students as of the first of July, 2023.
Houses
editStudents at Whakatane High School are split into one of four houses. Each house is named after a tree that is native to New Zealand. Students compete in school-related sporting and cultural events to win points for their house. At the end of the year, one house is named champion for that year. The houses are represented by a colour and are listed below:
Notable alumni
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- Jack Brodrick, New Zealand rugby league international, Māori All Black, NZ Māori rugby league team player
- Lisa Carrington, Canoe Sprint World Champion, Olympic gold medalist
- Richard James Conway, New Zealand rugby union player
- Karen Hanlen, Oceania mountain bike champion
- John Vernon Head QSM, anti-landmines activist
- Toni Jeffs, New Zealand swimmer
- Jozef Klaassen, Member of Nederlands Olympic Eight at 2012 London Games
- Jaimee Lovett, New Zealand canoeist
- Margaret Mahy, author
- Benji Marshall, rugby league player
- Noel Mills, former New Zealand rower, Olympic silver medalist
- Ian Shearer, former National MP[7]
- Brett Sinkinson, rugby union player
- Paul Steel, New Zealand squash player
- Sir Alan Stewart, founding vice-chancellor, Massey University
- Jon-Paul Tobin, New Zealand windsurfer
- Nathan Twaddle, world champion rower and Olympic bronze medalist
- Wybo Veldman, former New Zealand rower, Olympic gold medalist
- Stacey Waaka, New Zealand rugby union player
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Welcome". Whakatane High School. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Centennial 2021". Whakatane High School. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Williams, Shirley; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Whakatāne High School". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ 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.