Opunake High School

Opunake High School
Te Kura Tuarua o Opunake
Address
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 Simon Fuller
School roll 333[1] (March 2015)
Socio-economic decile 4L[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 Manawatu College in Foxton. The two schools are traditional foes, and games between them generate intense but good-natured rivalry.

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 7 April 2015". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.