Papatoetoe High School
Papatoetoe High School (PHS) is a secondary school (years 9–13) in Papatoetoe suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
| Papatoetoe High School | |
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| Address | |
19 Nicholson Avenue Papatoetoe Auckland 2025 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 36°58′30″S 174°52′21″E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | Digne Lampada Tradas ("worthy to hand on the torch") |
| Established | 1956 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 95 |
| Principal | Vaughan Couillault |
| Staff | 120 |
| School roll | 1447[1] (April 2023) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3 |
| Website | papatoetoehigh.school.nz |
History
Papatoetoe High School was established in 1956.
In February 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, cases of COVID-19 associated with a family whose daughter attended Papatoetoe High School led to increased lockdowns in the Auckland Region for several weeks.[2][3]
Enrolment
At the September 2018 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Papatoetoe High School had 1396 students enrolled. 52% of students were male and 48% were female. The prioritised ethnic composition was 37% Indian, 16% Māori, 13% Samoan, 7% Tongan, 9% South East Asian, 5% Chinese, 4% Cook Islands Maori, 3% other Pacific peoples, 3% New Zealand European, and 3% other ethnic groups.[4]
Principals
- Colin McGill 1956–1966
- Bruce Hunter 1966–1978
- Hugh Richards 1978–1996
- Peter Gall 1996–2016
- Vaughan Couillault 2016–present
Notable alumni
- Fepulea'i Margie Apa, healthcare chief executive
- Georgina Beyer,[5] former Labour Member of Parliament
- Dillon Boucher, New Zealand's most decorated basketballer and former assistant coach of the Tall Blacks and former small forward for the New Zealand Breakers
- Con Psy, real name David Dallas, member of the band Frontline
- Charlie Faumuina, Auckland and All Blacks player
- Phil Goff, former Mayor of Auckland, former MP for Mount Roskill, former Leader of the Opposition (2008–11)[6]
- Mark Gosche,[7] former Labour Member of Parliament
- Ricki Herbert, former All White and former manager of All Whites and Wellington Phoenix
- Emma Hunter, Samoan New Zealander Olympic swimmer[8]
- David Shearer (1971–75), MP for Mount Albert, humanitarian worker, Leader of the Opposition (2011–2013)[6]
- Ish Sodhi, Northern Districts player and member of the New Zealand national cricket team
- Young Sid, real name Sidney Diamond, rapper
Notes
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- Walls, Jason (14 February 2021). "Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland to level 3 tonight; rest of country at level 2". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- "Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland to move to level 2, rest of NZ to level 1". The New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- "Papatoetoe High School – 27/09/2018". Education Review Office. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- "Georgina Beyer Member of Parliament for Wairarapa New Zealand". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- Gower, Patrick (23 April 2009). "UN 'special guy' eyes Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2006.
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