James Cook High School
| James Cook High School | |
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| Address | |
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Dr Pickering Avenue, Manurewa, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 37°02′09″S 174°53′08″E / 37.0358°S 174.8856°ECoordinates: 37°02′09″S 174°53′08″E / 37.0358°S 174.8856°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Co-educational, Secondary (Years 9-13) |
| Motto | Endeavour |
| Established | 1968 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 100 |
| Principal | Vaughan Couillault |
| School roll | 1280[1] (March 2015) |
| Socio-economic decile | 1B[2] |
| Website | jchs.school.nz |
James Cook High School is a State Co-Ed Secondary School in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa, New Zealand.
School structure
- The school's colours are royal blue and gold
History
James Cook High School was opened in February 1968.
Notable Alumni & Teachers
- Mr Ben Claxton, a current Physical Education teacher at the school was a member of successful New Zealand band, Mumsdollar.
- James Cook High School has sported many high Profile athletes over the years including Joe Rokocoko, Joe Galuvao, Jerome Kaino, Lelia Masaga and Scott Dixon
- James Cook was also known as a basketball powerhouse in South Auckland, producing NBL star Prem Krishna.
- Samoan soul songstress Marina Davis also attended James Cook during the 1990s
- Lavina Williams and Maybelle Galuvao are Ma-V-Elle, South Auckland's own soul sisters
Notes
- ↑ "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.