James Cook High School
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| James Cook High School | |
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| Motto | Endeavour |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (year 9-13) |
| Year established | 1968 |
| Address | Dr Pickering Avenue, Manurewa, Manukau, Auckland |
| Principal | Bryan Smith |
| School roll | 1372 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is high) | 2 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | |
| Website | http://www.jchs.school.nz |
James Cook High School is a State Co-Ed Secondary School in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa.
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[edit] School structure
- The school's colours are royal blue and gold
[edit] History
James Cook High School was opened in February 1968.
It was the first school to hire police officers to be staff members for drug trafficing in the school grounds.[citation needed]
[edit] Sports
- James Cook High School has sported many high Profile athletes over the years including Joe Rokocoko, Joe Ngalavao and Scott Dixon
- James Cook was also known as a basketball powerhouse in South Auckland, producing NBL star Prem Krishna and Poutu Pitman Edwards.
- James Cook has also produced college gridiron prospect Tuaine Fitzgerald who has been offered scholarships to Alcorn State and Penn State
