Cambridge High School, New Zealand
| Cambridge High School | |
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| Address | |
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Swayne Road, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 37°52′41″S 175°28′12″E / 37.8780°S 175.4699°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Co-ed Secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | Fortiter et recte to have the strength to do the right thing |
| Established | 1883 (closed 1887 between 1902) |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 142 |
| Principal | Greg Thornton |
| School roll | 1,806[1] (March 2025) |
| Socio-economic decile | 9Q[2] |
| Website | www |
Cambridge High School is a state secondary school in the Waikato town of Cambridge. Cambridge High School is a co-educational state secondary school, students from the town and surrounding rural areas attend the school. The school is a large part of the Cambridge community, participating in a wide network of formal and informal relationships with other agencies and groups.
History
[edit]The Education Board granted both Hamilton and Cambridge to form high schools at the same time in 1883.[3] The Cambridge District High School opened on 2 July 1883.[4] In the beginning, primary and high school education happened in the same room, as an initial 23 pupils did not justify having separate rooms or buildings.[5]
Enrolment
[edit]As of March 2025, Cambridge High School has roll of 1,806 students, of which 258 (14.3%) identify as Māori.[1]
As of 2025, the school has an Equity Index of 445,[6] placing it amongst schools whose students have below average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 6 and 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).[7]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Brian Coote – legal academic
- Albert Ellis – prospector
- Nikita Howarth – Paralympian[8]
- Regan King – All Black (2002)
- Dick Myers – All Black (1977–78) rugby union player
- Jake Bezzant – former political candidate for the New Zealand National Party
- Luke Jacobson – All Black (2019–21)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "High school for Cambridge". Waikato Times. Vol. XX, no. 1680. 12 April 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Cambridge". Waikato Times. Vol. XX, no. 1715. 3 July 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "The Waikato Times". Vol. XXI, no. 1729. 4 August 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ^ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ Goile, Aaron (29 August 2013). "Nikita Howarth returns with Rio in her mind". Waikato Times (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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