Papatoetoe High School

Papatoetoe High School
Papatoetoe High School
Address
	19 Nicholson Avenue; Papatoetoe; Auckland 2025; New Zealand
Coordinates	36°58′30″S 174°52′21″E / 36.97500°S 174.87250°E
Information
Type	State co-ed secondary (Year 9–13)
Motto	Digne Lampada Tradas ; ("worthy to hand on the torch")
Established	1956
Ministry of Education Institution no.	95
Principal	Vaughan Couillault
Staff	120
School roll	1,677 (November 2024)
Socio-economic decile	3
Website	papatoetoehigh.school.nz

Papatoetoe High School (PHS) is a secondary school (years 9–13) in Papatoetoe suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

History

Papatoetoe High School was established in 1956.

In February 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, cases of COVID-19 associated with a family whose daughter attended Papatoetoe High School led to increased lockdowns in the Auckland Region for several weeks.^[2]^[3]

Enrolment

At the September 2018 Education Review Office (ERO) review of the school, Papatoetoe High School had 1396 students enrolled. 52% of students were male and 48% were female. The prioritised ethnic composition was 37% Indian, 16% Māori, 13% Samoan, 7% Tongan, 9% South East Asian, 5% Chinese, 4% Cook Islands Maori, 3% other Pacific peoples, 3% New Zealand European, and 3% other ethnic groups.^[4]

Principals

Colin McGill 1956–1966
Bruce Hunter 1966–1978
Hugh Richards 1978–1996
Peter Gall 1996–2016
Vaughan Couillault 2016–present

Notable alumni

Fepulea'i Margie Apa, healthcare chief executive^{[citation needed]}
Georgina Beyer,^[5] former Labour Member of Parliament
Dillon Boucher, New Zealand's most decorated basketballer and former assistant coach of the Tall Blacks and former small forward for the New Zealand Breakers^{[citation needed]}
Charlie Faumuina, Auckland and All Blacks player^{[citation needed]}
Phil Goff, former Mayor of Auckland, former MP for Mount Roskill, former Leader of the Opposition (2008–11)^[6]
Mark Gosche,^[7] former Labour Member of Parliament
Ricki Herbert, former All White and former manager of All Whites and Wellington Phoenix
Emma Hunter, Samoan New Zealander Olympic swimmer^[8]
David Shearer (1971–75), MP for Mount Albert, humanitarian worker, Leader of the Opposition (2011–2013)^[6]
Ish Sodhi, Northern Districts player and member of the New Zealand national cricket team
Young Sid, real name Sidney Diamond, rapper

Notes

^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
^ Walls, Jason (14 February 2021). "Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland to level 3 tonight; rest of country at level 2". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ "Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland to move to level 2, rest of NZ to level 1". The New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
^ "Papatoetoe High School – 27/09/2018". Education Review Office. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Georgina Beyer Member of Parliament for Wairarapa New Zealand". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Gower, Patrick (23 April 2009). "UN 'special guy' eyes Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa", TV3, May 17, 2008

[NZ_school_roll_data-1] "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

[2] Walls, Jason (14 February 2021). "Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland to level 3 tonight; rest of country at level 2". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[March_2021_Auckland-3] "Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland to move to level 2, rest of NZ to level 1". The New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[4] "Papatoetoe High School – 27/09/2018". Education Review Office. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

[5] "Georgina Beyer Member of Parliament for Wairarapa New Zealand". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[David_Shearer-6] Gower, Patrick (23 April 2009). "UN 'special guy' eyes Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Olympics: Young swimmer hopes to be first woman to swim for Samoa", TV3, May 17, 2008

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