Manurewa High School
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History
Manurewa High School was opened on 2 February 1960. Prior to this, students in Manurewa needed to travel to schools outside the area, such as Otahuhu College. The high school was opened next to Homai School (then known as Manurewa North School), and a row of trees was planted between the two campuses to create a boundary. The school buildings were built to the linear school building plan, a plan only adopted by three schools (including Onehunga High School).[1]
The school began with a roll of 126 students, but due to the growth in the area the school needed to add seven classrooms to the school by 1963.[1] Night classes for adults were also held at the school, and were so popular that in 1960 there were more adult students attending night classes than students in the daytime.[1] The school began holding large-scale school fairs from 1961, in order to fundraise for the school.[1]
Demographics
Manurewa High School is a multi-cultural school. It has Pacific 47%, Māori 24%, Asian 16%, New Zealand European/Pākehā 11% Other ethnicity 2%.[2]Template:Update inline Some cultures include Australian, Cambodian, Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore), Cook Island, Dutch, Filipino, Fijian, French, French Polynesia, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Iraqi, Irish, New Zealand, Korean, Malaysian, New Caledonian, Niue, Polynesian, Samoan, South African, Sri Lankan, Syrian, Thai, Tongan, Vietnamese. Once a year it holds an International Week to honour this multi-culturalism.
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The Homai College for the Blind which is within walking distance of Manurewa High School. Blind and Visually Impaired students are placed in normal classroom environments and are assisted through the provisioning of specialised equipment and resources (such as Braille versions of textbooks), and staff trained to meet their special needs are available. This allows the students to participate fully in the school curriculum without any significant segregation.
Notable alumni
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- Bundee Aki – Counties Manukau Steelers, Waikato Chiefs and the Ireland National Rugby Team[4]
- Kelsey Bevan – Olympic Rowing Silver Medalist, World Champion and World Record Holder in the Women's Coxless Four
- Mark Cooksley – All Black
- Greg Eastwood – rugby league player
- Henry Fa'afili – rugby league player
- Tim Nanai-Williams – NZ Secondary Schools Rugby, NZ Sevens, Counties Manukau Steelers, Waikato Chiefs and Samoa Sevens[4]
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- Jim Richards (racing driver) – three times Australian Touring Car Champion, seven times Bathurst winnerScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Mark Sagapolutele, also known as Mareko – rapperScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Daryl Tuffey – New Zealand fast bowler
- John Walker – athlete, Olympic gold medalist
- Erin Clark – Rugby League player, Warriors, Canberra Raiders, Samoan Rugby League Team, Gold Coast Titans
- Aroha Savage – New Zealand Black Ferns
- Jawsh 685 – music producer
- Ata Mariota - Rugby League player, Canberra Raiders
References
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