| Pukekohe High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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142 Harris St Pukekohe, Auckland | |
| Coordinates | 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[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 103 |
| Principal | Murray Saunders[2] |
| School roll | 1845[3] (July 2025) |
| Socio-economic decile | 6N[4] |
| Website | pukekohehighschool.nz |
Pukekohe High School is a high school in Pukekohe in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.
Enrolment
[edit]As of July 2025, Pukekohe High School has a roll of 1845 students, of which 471 (25.5%) identify as Māori.[3]
As of 2025, the school has an Equity Index of 464,[5] 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).[6]
Houses
[edit]The five houses of Pukekohe High School are as follows:[7]
- 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
[edit]- Tui Flower — food writer[8]
- Merv Wellington — politician[9]
Notable alumni
[edit]- 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[10]
- Helen Thayer – explorer
- Jimmy Tupou – rugby union player
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "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.
