Taradale High School

Infobox NZ school
name = Taradale High School
motto = N/A
badge =
type = State Secondary School| established = 1970
address = Murphy Road, Taradale, Napier
principal = Stephen Hensman
roll = 1020
decile = 8 [ [http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7698_v1/decile-changes-2007-2008-web-state-s-integ.xls Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools] ]
MOE = 0215
homepage = [http://www.ths.school.nz Taradale High School]

Taradale High School (THS), is a co-educational secondary school situated in the suburb of Taradale in Napier, New Zealand. Taradale High School accommodates from years 9-13. The school currently has an attendance role of approximately 1020 students (ranging over the five years of age) as of February 2008.

enior Management Team

The Senior Management Team provides the educational leadership at Taradale High School. The team of Taradale High School consists of:

* Mr Stephen Hensman,
* Mr John Marshall, Deputy Principal with responsibility for day-to-day management
* Mrs Barbara Irving, Deputy Principal with responsibility for learning and teaching
* Mr Al Bain & Mrs Liz Drury, Assistant Principals with responsibility for student discipline and welfare.

Facilities

Taradale High School is well resourced with modern facilities which include a learning support centre, a gymnasium, a music and drama suite, four computer suites, an extensive technology complex and an attractive environment with extensive sports grounds. A state of the art food technology / hospitality facility was commissioned in 2006 and has since been completed along with a dance studio as part of a major gymnasium refit.

Broomstick case

Taradale High School received unfavourable attention nationally when six pupils sodomised another student with a broomstick at a party at one of the students homes on the evening of October 17, 2001. The boys were convicted of sexual assault and forced to serve jail sentences of between 2 and 2.5 years. The incident led to issues in following years such as students from other schools referring to Taradale as 'Broomsdale Highschool'. [cite web|title=Students guilty in broomstick case|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/423466/96214|date=April 24, 2002|work=TVNZ|accessdate=2007-12-20] [cite web|title=Students found guilty in broomstick case retrial|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3401728|date=April 17, 2003|work=New Zealand Herald|accessdate=2007-12-20]

tudent support

Taradale High School has a long-running tradition of having student leaders to help with tasks and leadership roles around the school. However the school support system was in disarray after the broomstick incident and the schools reputation has never fully recovered, though recent roll growth would indicate that much of the stigma has faded.fact|date=June 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.ths.school.nz Official site]