Dunstan High School
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dunstan High School |
| seal_image | Dunstan High School logo.svg |
| motto | Seek Wisdom As Gold |
| type | State co-ed secondary (years 9 to 13) |
| established | 1962 |
| address | 12 Enterprise Street |
| Alexandra 9320 | |
| New Zealand | |
| coordinates | |
| principal | Andrew King |
| roll | () |
| decile | 8P |
| MOE | 372 |
| homepage | dunstan.school.nz |
| :: |
| name = Dunstan High School | seal_image = Dunstan High School logo.svg | motto = Seek Wisdom As Gold | type = State co-ed secondary (years 9 to 13) | established = 1962 | address = 12 Enterprise Street Alexandra 9320 New Zealand | coordinates = | principal = Andrew King | roll = () | decile = 8P | MOE = 372 | homepage = dunstan.school.nz
Dunstan High School is a state secondary school located in Alexandra, in the Central Otago district in the South Island of New Zealand.
Dunstan High School also runs the Tititea Outdoor Education Centre, which is located in the old homestead in the East Matukituki Valley on the outskirts of the Mount Aspiring National Park.
In 2009, the school installed an $800,000 clean-burning heating system, replacing a coal-fuelled system, and constructed a new $2.3 million gymnasium.
Enrolment
As of , Dunstan High School has roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , Dunstan High School has an Equity Index of , placing it amongst schools whose students have socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).
Notable alumni
- James Te Huna – first New Zealander to enter the Ultimate Fighting Championships (2010)
- Murray Pierce – All Black rugby player
- Ken Rutherford – New Zealand cricket captain; represented the First XI as a player coach
- Elizabeth van Welie – Olympic swimmer (Sydney 2000) and Commonwealth Games silver medalist in the 200m butterfly (Manchester 2002)
- Bevan Wilson – All Black rugby player
- Finn Butcher – New Zealand Canoe Slalom Athlete (2021 Extreme slalom vice world champion). Inaugural Olympic champion in kayak cross in 2024.
Principals
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| Name | Term |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Beath |
| 2 | Gary Jeffery |
| 3 | Graham Robinson |
| 4 | Rory Gollop |
| 5 | Dave Richardson |
| 6 | Dave Smyth |
| 7 | Brent Russell |
| 8 | Reece Goldsmith |
| 9 | Andrew King |
| :: |
References
References
- Wilson, Aimee. (20 July 2024). "Former OBHS deputy to lead Dunstan High School". The Central App.
- "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education.
- "Tititea Outdoor Education Centre".
- Van Kempen, Lynda. (3 March 2009). "Alexandra school switches to green energy". [[Otago Daily Times]].
- Manins, Rosie. (22 August 2009). "Gymnasium progress". [[Otago Daily Times]].
- "School Equity Index Bands and Groups".
- "Finn Butcher wins silver".
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