Dunstan High School

Dunstan High School is a state secondary school located in Alexandra, in the Central Otago district in the South Island of New Zealand.

Dunstan High School
Address
12 Enterprise Street
Alexandra 9320
New Zealand
Coordinates45.2454°S 169.3864°E / -45.2454; 169.3864
Information
TypeState co-ed secondary (years 9 to 13)
MottoSeek Wisdom As Gold
Established1962
Ministry of Education Institution no.372
PrincipalReece Goldsmith[1]
School roll591[2] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decile8P[3]
Websitedunstan.school.nz

Dunstan High School also runs the Tititea Outdoor Education Centre,[4] which is located in the old homestead in the East Matukituki Valley on the outskirts of the Mount Aspiring National Park.

In 2009, the school installed an $800,000 clean-burning heating system, replacing a coal-fuelled system,[5] and constructed a new $2.3 million gymnasium.[6]

Notable alumni

  • James Te Huna - first New Zealander to enter the Ultimate Fighting Championships (2010)
  • Murray Pierce - All Black rugby player
  • Ken Rutherford - New Zealand cricket captain; represented the First XI as a player coach
  • Elizabeth van Welie - Olympic swimmer (Sydney 2000) and Commonwealth Games silver medalist in the 200m butterfly (Manchester 2002)
  • Bevan Wilson - All Black rugby player

Principals

Name Term
1 James Beath 1962–1968
2 Gary Jeffery 1969–1976
3 Graham Robinson 1977–1985
4 Rory Gollop 1986–1987
5 Dave Richardson 1988–1999
6 Dave Smyth 1999–2010
7 Brent Russell 2010–2017
8 Reece Goldsmith 2017–present
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References

  1. van Kampen, Lynda (19 November 2016). "Principal's resignation unexplained". Otago Daily Times.
  2. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. "Tititea Outdoor Education Centre". Archived from the original on 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2006-08-02.
  5. Van Kempen, Lynda (3 March 2009). "Alexandra school switches to green energy". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  6. Manins, Rosie (22 August 2009). "Gymnasium progress". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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