Papatoetoe High School

State co-ed secondary (year 9–13) school
36°58′30″S 174°52′21″E / 36.97500°S 174.87250°E / -36.97500; 174.87250InformationTypeState co-ed secondary (Year 9–13)MottoDigne Lampada Tradas
("worthy to hand on the torch")Established1956Ministry of Education Institution no.95PrincipalVaughan CouillaultStaff120School roll1,172[1] (February 2024)Socio-economic decile3Websitepapatoetoehigh.school.nz

Papatoetoe High School (PHS) is a secondary school (years 9–13) in Papatoetoe suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

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[citation needed]
  • 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

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Papatoetoe High School – 27/09/2018". Education Review Office. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Georgina Beyer Member of Parliament for Wairarapa New Zealand". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b Gower, Patrick (23 April 2009). "UN 'special guy' eyes Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa", TV3, May 17, 2008
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