State co-ed secondary (year 9–13) school
| 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 / 36.97500°S 174.87250°E / -36.97500; 174.87250 |
| 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 | 1,677 (November 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 3 |
| Website | papatoetoehigh.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.
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.
Principals
- Colin McGill 1956–1966
- Bruce Hunter 1966–1978
- Hugh Richards 1978–1996
- Peter Gall 1996–2016
- Vaughan Couillault 2016–present
Notable alumni
Main category: People educated at Papatoetoe High School- Fepulea'i Margie Apa, healthcare chief executive
- Georgina Beyer, 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
- 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)
- Mark Gosche, 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
- David Shearer (1971–75), MP for Mount Albert, humanitarian worker, Leader of the Opposition (2011–2013)
- 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 1 January 2025.
- 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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