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Coordinates: 39°31′06″S 176°52′18″E / 39.5183°S 176.8717°E / -39.5183; 176.8717
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Tamatea High School
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Freyberg Avenue, Tamatea, Napier
Coordinates39°31′06″S 176°52′18″E / 39.5183°S 176.8717°E / -39.5183; 176.8717
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TypeState Co-educational Secondary (Year 9–13)
Motto"Growing Good People for a Changing World"
Established1975
Ministry of Education Institution no.218
PrincipalJesse Te Weehi
School roll436[1] (March 2025)
Socio-economic decile3H[2]
Websitetamatea.school.nz

Tamatea High School is a state secondary co-educational school located in Napier, New Zealand.

History

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The school was opened in 1975.

Academics

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Typical student pathways include university, further training through the programmes at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), or direct entry to employment. Student learning programmes are informed by their school leaver goals.

Enrolment

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The school roll has approximately 310 boys and girls. The classes are typically around 20-25 students and smaller in the senior school. The school population[3] is approximately 55% Māori, 38% Pākehā with the rest of the students being Pasifika and Asian.

Activities

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In 2022, students transformed an unused football field into a native forest by planting 2,600 trees as part of the school's Matariki Ngahere Legacy Project.[4][5] Supported by a grant, the project served as a living memorial to Heitia and Marg Hiha.[5] Students raised more than $26,000 toward the cost.[5]

Sports

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The school competes in numerous sports, including:

News

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The school was in the news in 2016, when it was one of a number of schools to receive a hoax bomb threat.[9] The school was temporarily closed in 2020 when flooding affected a number of schools in the area.[10] The school was in the news in 2024, when an incident outside the school led to a temporary lockdown[11][12] and again in 2025, when the Ministry of Education cut a rural school bus route forcing students to hitchhike to school from 45km away.[11][13]

Principals

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  • Jesse Te Weehi[3] (2024, term 2 - present), previously Deputy Principal at Te Aute College and Head of Māori at Napier Boys' High School.
  • Robin Fabish[5][14] (2015-2024)(began Sept 2015, left end of Term One 2024)
  • Ms Nicola Ngarewa (2010–2015) (left end of Term One 2015)
  • Mr Chris Nielson (2006–2010)
  • Mrs J S Paterson (2001–2006)
  • Mr R Roscoe (1995–2001)
  • Mr Bali Haque[15] (1992–1995) (left partway through first term to take up position at Rosehill College, Auckland)
  • Mr W Dimery (1988–1991)
  • Mr J Ryan (1975–1988)

References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ministry of Education - Education Counts".
  4. ^ Pocock, James. "Thieves steal 70 native plants from school's Matariki project". NZ Herald. Hawkes Bay Today. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d Redgrave, Tess (16 June 2022). "Planting a forest … at school! | BayBuzz". Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Mairehau basketball bid". The Press. Christchurch, NZ. 26 August 1980. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Papers Past.
  7. ^ "Top crews". The Press. Christchurch NZ. 9 May 1984. p. 8. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via Papers Past.
  8. ^ "Rugby Fixtures". Daily Telegraph. Vol. 62, no. 66. Napier, NZ. 19 April 1932. p. 3 – via Papers Past.
  9. ^ Yalden, Phillipa; Hunt, Megan; Lawrence, Kirsty (24 February 2016). "School bomb threat 'from a Wellington number' - principal". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ^ Sharpe, Marty (11 November 2020). "Flood-damaged Napier school may be out of action for rest of term". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Schoolkid fight: Parent frustrated over lack of reassurance from school". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Napier high school in brief lockdown". RNZ. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Teens hitch-hike to school after school bus route cut". RNZ. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. ^ Hunt, Megan; Fagan, Josh; Harris, Caleb (11 June 2016). "Raw new school boards playing 'Russian roulette'". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ^ Persico, Christina (16 October 2017). "New book aimed at bridging divide for school parents". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2025. Originally from the UK, where he also taught, Haque has been a principal in a number of schools, including Tamatea High School in Napier
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