Forest View High School, Tokoroa
Forest View High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in Tokoroa, New Zealand, serving years 9 to 13. It is but one of only two secondary schools in the Tokoroa area, the other being Tokoroa High School.
Forest View High School | |
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Address | |
Baird Road, Tokoroa | |
Coordinates | 38.2198°S 175.8427°E |
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Type | State Co-Ed Secondary, years 9-13 |
Motto | Māori: Kia Kaha! Kia Toa! Kia Manawanui! Courage Knows No Defeat! |
Established | 1974[1]; 46 years ago |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 159 |
Principal | Jocelyn Hale |
School roll | 322[2] (March 2020) |
Socio-economic decile | 2F[3] |
Website | forestviewhigh.school.nz |
The school opened in 1974. Like many New Zealand state secondary schools of 1970s construction, the school was built to the S68 design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with concrete block walls, low-pitched roofs and internal open courtyards.[4]
Notable alumni
- Geoff Alley - Waikato N.P.C Cap #873: 1989, 3 games. NZ 7s 1992
- Tim Armstrong- notable New Zealand musician The Politicians was a founding pupil in 1974
- Willie Bishop - Australian Sevens squad 2009
- Isaac Boss - Ireland national rugby union team; Waikato N.P.C Cap #964: 1999, 2001–05, 52 games; Waikato Chiefs Super Rugby
- Quade Cooper - Wallabies, Queensland Reds, Australian Schoolboys Rugby Team 2002
- Ian Foster - current All Blacks coach, Waikato Rugby team
- Michael Gielen (born 2 June 1971) Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland was Deputy Head Boy in 1989.
- Jasin Goldsmith - All Blacks #893 (1988); Waikato N.P.C Cap #847: 1987–88, 24 games[5]
- Isaac John - New Zealand and Cook Islands representative rugby league player
- Richard Kahui - All Blacks #1076 2008–11; Waikato Chiefs Super Rugby 2007–11; Waikato N.P.C Cap #1018: 2004–06, 2008–11, 36 games
- James Kamana - New Zealand Sevens Squad 2008, Waikato Chiefs Super Rugby 2007–08; Waikato N.P.C Cap #1050: 2007–08, 13 games
- Monique Williams - New Zealand's fastest female sprinter, Australian 100 and 200m National champion (2007)
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References
- "Charter" (PDF). Forest View High School. 2008. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types" (PDF). Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- Lewis, Paul (29 December 2013). "All Blacks: Gone too soon". The New Zealand Herald.
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