Dunstan High School
| Dunstan High School | |
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| Address | |
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12 Enterprise Street Alexandra 9320 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 45°14′43″S 169°23′11″E / 45.2454°S 169.3864°ECoordinates: 45°14′43″S 169°23′11″E / 45.2454°S 169.3864°E |
| 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 | 539[1] (March 2015) |
| Socio-economic decile | 8P[2] |
| 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,[3] and constructed a new $2.3 million gymnasium.[4]
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
Principals
- James Beath 1962-1968
- Gary Jeffery 1969-1976
- Graham Robinson 1977-1985
- Rory Gollop 1986-1987
- Dave Richardson 1988-1999
- Dave Smyth 1999-2010
- Brent Russell 2010-Present
References
- ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ Van Kempen, Lynda (3 March 2009). "Alexandra school switches to green energy". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ↑ Manins, Rosie (22 August 2009). "Gymnasium progress". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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