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Ngaruawahia High School 270px Wahia Nga RuaAddress 56 Kent Street,
Ngaruawahia.
New ZealandCoordinates 37°39′38″S 175°09′31″E / 37.660450°S 175.158588°ECoordinates: 37°39′38″S 175°09′31″E / 37.660450°S 175.158588°E Information Founded 1963 Ministry of Education Institution no. 127 Principal Robyn Roa Gender Co-Ed Hours in school day 8:45am - 3:10pm (8:45am - 2:30pm on Wednesdays) School roll 302 Socio-economic decile 2 (10 is highest) Website ngaruawahiahigh.school.nz Ngaruawahia High School (often abbreviated NHS) is a state co-educational school situated in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand. The school was opened in 1963 and, as of Term 4 2009, the current principal is Whaea Robyn Roa.
The school typically hosts a Year 9-13 roll which fluctuates between 300 and 400 students each year and also provides learning opportunities to adult students.
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Academic
The school offers NCEA courses to senior students and allows some students to study certain subjects by enrolling with The Correspondence School. The school is also affiliated with foreign student exchange programs.
Ngaruawahia High School has signed up to the Te Kotahitanga programme, intended to improve the academic performance of Maori students.[1]
Sports
The New Zealand football club Ngaruawahia United was formed in 1968 and is made up primarily of the teenagers attending the secondary school.
Ngaruawahia regatta
The school embraces the local regatta, a traditional preservance of New Zealand's history and Māori culture. An event is held every year in March on the Waikato River.[2]
Controversies
In March 2010, a 14 year old student at the school, Bronwyn Ormbsy-Ward, was assaulted by at least three girls. The attack happened outside school grounds, and video footage was wildly circulated. After viewing the footage, Bronwyn's mother laid a complaint with police.[3]
In August 2011, a 17 year old and her friend were refused use of school toilets at interval, after finding all other toilets in the school locked. They were also denied use of staff room toilets. Upon returning to the staff room to 'beg' to use the toilets, they were told "there's a bush out there." Principal Robyn Roa, who introduced the strict policy, later apologised. The girl's mother, who is writing a complaint to the school's board, said that an apology was not enough, calling the staff 'immature' and 'pathetic'.[4]
2011 Electronic devices ban
In March 2011, mainly in response to the attack of former student Bronwyn Ormbsy-Ward, of which a video was widely circulated, principal Robyn Roa introduced a ban on all electronic devices, which includes cellphones and iPods.
She also said the prevalence of violence among young girls was a worrying trend and was unsure whether it was because they were prone to gossip or whether it was a cultural shift.[5]
Notable alumni
- Shaun Kenny-Dowall - Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Kiwis[6][7]
- Jacinda MacDonald - Royal NZ Army Medical Corps, member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[8]
References
- ^ Ngaruawahia High School - Te Kotahitanga
- ^ Ngaruawahia Regatta Article
- ^ "Video of girl's schoolyard beating sickens mother.", TVNZ, December 23, 2010, http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/video-girl-s-schoolyard-beating-sickens-mother-3984281, retrieved August 29, 2011
- ^ Stack, Greg (August 27, 2011), "Locked loos leave girls angry.", Waikato Times, http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/5516588/Locked-loos-leave-girls-angry/, retrieved August 29, 2011
- ^ "School targets bullies with phone ban.", TVNZ, March 28, 2011, http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/school-targets-bullies-phone-ban-4090433, retrieved August 30, 2011
- ^ Sydney Roosters - Profile
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Kiwis#Most_recent_squad
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours". The New Zealand Herald. 5 June 2000. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=139167.
External links
Categories:- Educational institutions established in 1963
- Secondary schools in New Zealand
- Schools in the Waikato Region
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