Pukekohe High School
| Pukekohe High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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142 Harris St Pukekohe, Auckland 37°12′16″S 174°54′16″E / 37.20444°S 174.90444°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed Secondary (Year 9–13) |
| Motto | "Honour Right Duty" |
| Established | 1921 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 103 |
Principal | Murray Saunders |
| Enrolment | 1,938 (July 2026) |
Socio-economic decile | 6N |
| Website | pukekohehighschool.nz |
Pukekohe High School is a high school in Pukekohe in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
Enrolment
As of July 2026, Pukekohe High School has a roll of 1,938 students, of which 508 (26.2%) identify as Māori.
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 465, placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former socio-economic decile system).
Houses
The five houses of Pukekohe High School are as follows:
- Pūriri house, also known as red house.
- Mataī house, also known as black house.
- Māhoe house, also known as blue house.
- Mānuka house, also known as yellow house.
- Tītoki house, also known as green house.
Notable staff
- Tui Flower — food writer
- Merv Wellington — politician
Notable alumni
- Mike Brewer – rugby union player
- David Dixon – American football player
- Phil Healey – rugby union coach
- Rod Ketels – rugby union player
- Liam Lawson – motor racing driver
- Des Morrison – politician
- Eric Murray – rower
- Geoffrey Sim – politician
- Helen Thayer – explorer
- Jimmy Tupou – rugby union player
References
- ↑ "Profile" (PDF). Pukekohe High School. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Principal's Welcome". Pukekohe High School. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- 1 2 "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "New Zealand Equity Index". New Zealand Ministry of Education.
- ↑ "School Equity Index Bands and Groups". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ↑ "House Points Update". Pukekohe High School. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ Fox, Rebecca (23 August 2017). "Guided home cooks through revolutionary change". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Kitchin, Peter (18 September 2003). "Education minister failed to ignite patriotic fervour". Dominion Post. p. 7.
- ↑ Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 342. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
External links
- Pukekohe High School
- Education Review Office Report 2009[link removed]
