Thames High School

Thames High School
Motto	Ut prosim patriae "That I may be worthy of my country"
Type	State, Co-educational, Secondary
Year established	1880
Address	300 Sealey Street, Thames, New Zealand
Coordinates	37°8′23″S 175°32′43″E / -37.13972, 175.54528
Principal	Dave Sim
School roll	647
Socio-economic decile (10 is highest)	6^[1]
Ministry of Education Institution no.	111
Website	www.thames-high.school.nz

Thames High School is a public high school in Thames, Auckland Province, New Zealand. Established in 1880, it was the second largest secondary school in the Auckland Province.

[edit] Curriculum

Drama
English
ESOL
Health/Physical Education
- Food Technology
Humanities
Languages
- At all grade levels, Maori language courses are offered, with emphasis on developing confidence in speaking Maori and on an appreciation of Maori culture and values.^[2] Students can learn European languages, in particular French.
- Annually, two students participate in a Foreign Exchange Student program for eight weeks.
Mathematics
Music
Science
Special Programs
- works with The Guidance Network
- GAT Programme
- practical skills for living and working. (Employment Skills, Core Skills, Future Directions and Social Development).
- The Learning Centre for special needs in literacy and numeracy, has a very low Student/Teacher ratio.
- TVAEC (Thames Valley Alternative Education Centre) is an off–site provider of education in Paeroa for special needs students from 3 local high schools. It is managed by the Administration of Thames High School.
- GATEWAY work-based learning programme
- Distance Learning for tourism, early childhood education, art history, classical studies, French, Pharmacy, Journalism, Philosophy, Maori^[3] and agriculture.
  - the Correspondence School
  - the Open Polytechnic
  - Otago Polytechnic
  - Travel Careers and Training Ltd.
Technology^[4]
- Graphics
- Workshop Metal
- Wood Shop
- Electronics
- Automotive
- Furniture Making
- Fabric