Opunake High School
| Opunake High School Te Kura Tuarua o Opunake | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Tasman Street, Opunake | |
| Coordinates | 39°27′03″S 173°51′08″E / 39.4507°S 173.8523°ECoordinates: 39°27′03″S 173°51′08″E / 39.4507°S 173.8523°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9-13) |
| Motto | Ut prosim patriae. "That I may be worthy of my country." |
| Established | 1925 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 181 |
| Principal | Maria Potter |
| School roll | 335 (February 2013)[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 4[2] |
| Website | opunake.school.nz |
Opunake High School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 boys and girls in Opunake, New Zealand. It has a roll of 335 as of February 2013, the school crest features a lighthouse, flame torch with a book, and Mt Taranaki the motto "Ut prosim patriae" which translates to "that I may be worthy of my country". The school colours are blue and yellow. Most of the school's approximately 335 students are from Opunake and surrounding townships such as Manaia, Kaponga, and Rahotu.
Academic
The school offers the state run NCEA for students to undertake.
Sport
Opunake High School fields a number of sports teams in a variety of codes. In recent years it has won the New Zealand and Australian secondary school competition for the Sir Edmund Hillary Challenge. Its basketball and surfing are often their strengths, being one of the best in New Zealand.
Opunake High School competes regularly against Foxton school, Manawatu College. The two schools are traditional foes, and games between them generate intense but good-natured rivalry.
Notable alumni
- Shane Ardern - Member of Parliament
- Jim Bolger - former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and former NZ Ambassador to the United States of America
- Graham Mourie - former All Black Captain
- Mahara Okeroa - Member of Parliament
Notes
- ↑ "Opunake High School 'Roll Growth'" (pdf). Opunake High School. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools