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Dunstan High School

Coordinates: 45°14′43″S 169°23′11″E / 45.2454°S 169.3864°E / -45.2454; 169.3864
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Dunstan High School
Address
Map
12 Enterprise Street
Alexandra 9320
New Zealand
Coordinates45°14′43″S 169°23′11″E / 45.2454°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
PrincipalAndrew King[1]
School roll589[2] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile8P[3]
Websitedunstan.school.nz

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 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

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  • James Te Huna – first New Zealander to enter the Ultimate Fighting Championships (2010)
  • Murray PierceAll 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
  • Finn Butcher – New Zealand Canoe Slalom Athlete (2021 Extreme slalom vice world champion)[7]

Principals

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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 2017–2024
9 Andrew King 2024–present

References

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  1. ^ Wilson, Aimee (20 July 2024). "Former OBHS deputy to lead Dunstan High School". The Central App.
  2. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Tititea Outdoor Education Centre". Archived from the original on 11 August 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
  5. ^ Van Kempen, Lynda (3 March 2009). "Alexandra school switches to green energy". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
  6. ^ Manins, Rosie (22 August 2009). "Gymnasium progress". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Finn Butcher wins silver". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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