Gore High School
| Gore High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
 | |
Coutts Road, Gore | |
| 46°06′13″S 168°55′48″E / 46.1037°S 168.9299°E | |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed Secondary (Year 9-13) with Boarding Facilities |
| Motto | Palma Non Sine Pulvere |
| Established | 1908 |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 396 |
| Rector | Melanie Hamilton |
| Enrollment | [1] (March 2026) |
Socio-economic decile | 6N[2] |
| Website | gore-high.school.nz |
Gore High School was a secondary school in Gore, New Zealand.[3] The school operated until 2023. On 1 January 2024 it merged with Longford Intermediate to form a new school, Māruawai College.[4][5]
Notable staff
[edit]- Johnny Borland – high jumper, athletics official[6]
- George Jobberns – geographer, university professor
- James Ernest Strachan – school principal
Notable alumni
[edit]- Aaron Barclay (born 1992), triathlete[7]
- Todd Barclay (born 1990), Member of Parliament for Clutha-Southland[8]
- Jimmy Cowan (born 1982), former Highlanders and All Blacks half back [citation needed]
- Amanda Hooper (née Christie, 1980–2011), professional field hockey player[9]
- Justin Marshall (born 1973), former Crusaders and All Black Half back
- Marty McKenzie (born 1992), current Chiefs, Taranaki and New Zealand Maori All Blacks First-Five [citation needed]
- Penny Simmonds, Member of Parliament for Invercargill [10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Gore High School | Gore High School | New Zealand Education | Study in New Zealand". www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ↑ "Merger of Longford Intermediate (3979) and Gore High School (396)". New Zealand Gazette. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ "Our Story". Māruawai College. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ↑ Petersen, G.C., ed. (1961). Who's Who in New Zealand (7th ed.). Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 76.
- ↑ Egan, Brendon (17 August 2010). "Southland triathlete wins at Youth Games". The Southland Times. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "National Selects Todd Barclay For Clutha-Southland" (Press release). National Party. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Amanda Hooper". The Southland Times. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ Fallow, Michael (10 November 2020). "Penny Simmonds - a consequential career". Stuff. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
Further reading
[edit]- Wing, Doug; Foster, Bob; Herring, Stephanie (2008). No Spuds Without Digging: The history of Gore High School 1908-2007 (Paperback). Gore: The Gore High School Foundation. ISBN 9780473132569.
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