Cambridge High School, New Zealand
| Cambridge High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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
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
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
- 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
- ^ 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.