Papatoetoe High School
| Papatoetoe High School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
| Nicholson Avenue, Papatoetoe, Auckland | |
| Coordinates | 36°58′30″S 174°52′21″E / 36.97500°S 174.87250°ECoordinates: 36°58′30″S 174°52′21″E / 36.97500°S 174.87250°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto |
Digne Lampada Tradas ("worthy to carry the torch") |
| Established | 1956 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 95 |
| Principal | Peter Gall |
| Staff | 120 |
| School roll | 1542[1] (March 2015) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3H[2] |
| Website | papatoetoehigh.school.nz |
Papatoetoe High School (PHS) is a secondary school (years 9–13) in Papatoetoe suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand.
PHS has a disability unit called The Richard's Centre, named after a previous principal. The Richard's Centre supports people with many different types of disabilities. The Richard's Centre has a Physio Therapist, Occupational Therapist and a Speech Therapist on site at all times during school hours.
The school is home to the first and largest Key Club in the New Zealand/South Pacific District. Key Club celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 and as of 2008 had 59 registered members. It also has a reputation for its sports teams in South Auckland
Notable alumni
- Phil Goff, politician, former Leader of the Opposition (2008–11)[3]
- Georgina Beyer,[4] politician
- Mark Gosche,[5] politician
- David Shearer (1971–75), humanitarian worker and politician, Leader of the Opposition (2011–2013)[3]
- Young Sid (Sidney Diamond), rapper
- David Dallas of Frontline.
- Emma Hunter, Samoan New Zealander Olympic swimmer[6]
- Ricki Herbert, former All White and now manager of All Whites and Wellington Phoenix.
- Dillon Boucher, New Zealands most decorated basketballer and current assistant coach of the Tall Blacks and small forward for the New Zealand Breakers.
- Charlie Faumuina, Auckland and All Blacks player.
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gower, Patrick (23 April 2009). "UN 'special guy' eyes Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ↑ http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TSsuccesses/GeorginaBeyer.html
- ↑ http://www.minpac.govt.nz/ppc_conferencereports_pacificpeopleseconomicsuccessesncommunityprofiles.pdf
- ↑ "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa", TV3, May 17, 2008