| Manurewa High School[1] | |
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| Address | |
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67 Browns Road Manurewa Auckland 2102 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 37°00′36″S 174°52′57″E / 37.0099°S 174.8825°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (year 9–13) |
| Motto | Latin: In Caelum Ascende (Rise to the Heavens[2]) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 99 |
| Principal | Pete Jones[3] |
| School roll | 2049[4] (March 2020) |
| Socio-economic decile | 1C[5] |
| Website | manurewa.school.nz |
Manurewa High School is one of the largest multicultural high school secondary schools in New Zealand, with an enrolment of about 2,000 students.
Manurewa High School is a multi-cultural school. It has Pacific 47%, Māori 24%, Asian 16%, New Zealand European/Pākehā 11% Other ethnicity 2%.[6] Some cultures include Australian, Cambodian, Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore), Cook Island, Dutch, Filipino, Fijian, French, French Polynesia, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Iraqi, Irish, New Zealand, Korean, Malaysian, New Caledonian, Niue, Polynesian, Samoan, South African, Sri Lankan, Syrian, Thai, Tongan, Vietnamese. Once a year it holds an International Week to honour this multi-culturalism.
This is arranged through the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind in association with their major educational facility, the Homai College for the Blind which is within walking distance of Manurewa High School. Blind and Visually Impaired students are placed in normal classroom environments and are assisted through the provisioning of specialised equipment and resources (such as Braille versions of textbooks), and staff trained to meet their special needs are available. This allows the students to participate fully in the school curriculum without any significant segregation.
Notable alumni
- Bundee Aki – Counties Manukau Steelers, Waikato Chiefs and the Ireland National Rugby Team
- Mark Cooksley – All Black
- Greg Eastwood – rugby league player
- Henry Fa'afili – rugby league player
- Tim Nanai-Williams – NZ Secondary Schools Rugby, NZ Sevens, Counties Manukau Steelers, Waikato Chiefs and Samoa Sevens
- Wendy Petrie – TV newsreader
- Jim Richards (racing driver) – three times Australian Touring Car Champion, seven times Bathurst winner
- Mark Sagapolutele, also known as Mareko – rapper
- Daryl Tuffey – New Zealand fast bowler
- John Walker – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
- Erin Clark – Rugby League player, Warriors, Canberra Raiders, Samoan Rugby League Team, Gold Coast Titans
- Aroha Savage – New Zealand Black Ferns
- Jawsh 685 - music producer
Notes
- ^ The Manurewa High School (until 2007)
- ^ "History of our School Crest". Manurewa High School. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Nelson, Alexandra (19 February 2016). "Manurewa High school principal to retire". Manukau Courier.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Manurewa High School 15/11/2013 ERO Report". Education Review Office. Retrieved 1 January 2013.