Taumarunui High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in
Taumarunui
Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kūiti and 55 km west of T ...
, New Zealand. There are approximately 300 students.
The school was originally located in the township.
The school's colours are navy blue and gold.
Enrolment
As of , Taumarunui High School has a roll of students, of which (%) identify as Māori.
As of , the school has an
Equity Index
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of , placing it amongst schools whose students have the socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 1 and 2 under the former
socio-economic decile
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system).
Notable alumni
* Prof. James L. Beck – Professor of Engineering and Applied Science,
California Institute of Technology
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.
* Prof.
John C. Butcher – Honorary Research Professor, Dept. of Mathematics,
University of Auckland
The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...
.
*
Ben Fouhy
Ben Fouhy (born 4 March 1979, in Taumarunui) is a New Zealand flatwater and marathon canoeist who has been competing since the early 2000s. He competed in three Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the K-1 1000 m event at Athens in 2004. ...
,
world champion kayaker.
*
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People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system ...
and
Todd Hunter
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from the band
Dragon
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.
*
Ivan Mercep, 2008 recipient of the
New Zealand Institute of Architects
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Gold Medal.
*
Jenny Ludlam
Jennifer Kay Ludlam (born 23 July 1951 in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television.
Acting roles
In Australia, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived soap ...
– actress.
See also
*
List of schools in New Zealand
New Zealand has over 2,500 primary and secondary schools.
State schools and state integrated schools are primarily funded by the central government. Private schools receive a lower level of state funding (about 25% of their costs). See Secondary ...
References
External links
Taumarunui High School Website
Boarding schools in New Zealand
Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
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