Papatoetoe High School
Papatoetoe High School (PHS) is a secondary school (years 9–13) in Papatoetoe suburb of Auckland City, New Zealand.
| Papatoetoe High School | |
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| Address | |
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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 | 1426[1] (March 2020) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3 |
| Website | papatoetoehigh.school.nz |
Principals
- Colin McGill 1956-1966
- Bruce Hunter 1966-1978
- Hugh Richards 1978-1996
- Peter Gall 1996-2016
- Vaughan Couillault 2016-
Notable alumni
- Georgina Beyer,[2] former MP
- 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, current Mayor of Auckland, former MP for Mount Roskill, former Leader of the Opposition (2008–11)[3]
- Mark Gosche,[4] former MP
- Ricki Herbert, former All White and former manager of All Whites and Wellington Phoenix
- Emma Hunter, Samoan New Zealander Olympic swimmer[5]
- David Shearer (1971–75), MP for Mount Albert, humanitarian worker, Leader of the Opposition (2011–2013)[3]
- 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 26 April 2020.
- http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/conway/TSsuccesses/GeorginaBeyer.html
- 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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa", TV3, May 17, 2008
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