Dunstan High School

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dunstan High School
Location
12 Enterprise Street
Alexandra 9320
New Zealand

Coordinates 45°14′43″S 169°23′11″E / 45.2454°S 169.3864°E / -45.2454; 169.3864Coordinates: 45°14′43″S 169°23′11″E / 45.2454°S 169.3864°E / -45.2454; 169.3864
Information
Type State co-ed secondary (years 9 to 13)
Motto Seek Wisdom As Gold
Established 1962
Ministry of Education Institution no. 372
Principal Brent Russell
School roll 550
Socio-economic decile 9
Website dunstan.school.nz

Dunstan High School is a state secondary school located in Alexandra, in the Central Otago district in the South Island of New Zealand.

Dunstan High School also runs the Tititea Outdoor Education Centre, which is located in the old homestead in the East Matukituki Valley on the outskirts of the Mount Aspiring National Park.

In 2009, the school installed an $800,000 clean-burning heating system, replacing a coal-fuelled system,[1] and constructed a new $2.3 million gymnasium.[2]

Notable alumni

  • Murray Pierce - All Black rugby player
  • Ken Rutherford - New Zealand cricket captain represented the First XI
  • James Te Huna - first New Zealander to enter the Ultimate Fighting Championships (2010)
  • Elizabeth van Welie - Olympic swimmer (Sydney 2000) and Commonwealth Games silver medalist in the 200m butterfly (Manchester 2002)
  • Bevan Wilson - All Black rugby player

References

  1. Van Kempen, Lynda (3 March 2009). "Alexandra school switches to green energy". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2009-03-02. 
  2. Manins, Rosie (22 August 2009). "Gymnasium progress". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2009-08-21. 

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.