Taieri College, formerly called The Taieri High School and, prior to 1956, the Mosgiel District High School, is a
co-education
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al state school in
Mosgiel
Mosgiel () is an urban satellite of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand, fifteen kilometres west of the city's centre. Since the re-organisation of New Zealand local government in 1989 it has been inside the Dunedin City Council area. Mosgiel has a p ...
,
Dunedin
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,
New Zealand
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.
In 2003 a review of the schools on the
Taieri Plains
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by the
New Zealand Ministry of Education
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The Ministry was formed in 1989 when the former, all-encompassing Department of Education was broken up into ...
proposed that the high school would merge with Mosgiel Intermediate School (est. 1973) to become Taieri College from 2004. Because of this merger, ready-made classrooms were built for the intermediate students, as well as a second technology block. The roll expanded to over 800 in its first year, compared with the former high school's number of under 650 students, and now has 1090 students in 2018.
Classrooms
In 2005 it was announced that more classrooms were to be built as well as refurbishment of present classroom blocks. In 2006 the roll exceeded 1000, making it one of
Otago
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's largest schools. Zoning has been proposed to cap or maintain future numbers, as classroom space is becoming limited, even though a new two-storey classroom block, G block, has been completed.
Enrolment
As of , the school has 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 socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 5 and 6 under the former
socio-economic decile
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system).
Notable alumni
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Geoff Bascand
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* Adam Hall (alpine skier) – Winter Paralympic gold medalist 2010, 2018
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Steve Hansen
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He was the head coach of the New Zealand na ...
(KNZM) – All Black Head Coach 2012 – 2019 World Cup Winner 2015
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David Hunter
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– Played sixteen first class matches for Otago Cricket Team. Appointed Principal of Taieri College 2013
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Colin James
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– political journalist
* Peter Johnstone – All Black, 1949 -51. Undefeated as NZ Captain. Taieri Club ground is named after him
* Michael McGarry – All White. Capped 54 times. 12 Goals. 1986 – 1997
* Alan Mark – professor at Otago University (botany) and environmentalist
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Barry Milburn
Barry Douglas Milburn (born 24 November 1943) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three Test matches for New Zealand in 1969.
Cricket career
Milburn was born at Dunedin in 1943 and educated at King's High School in the city.McCarron ...
– NZ Test cricket wicketkeeper in 1969
*Dean O'Brien aka " Mr Yipadee" – Children's entertainer, author and musician
*Bob Reid – Drummer with band, The Knobz
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Janine Southby
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(nee Brown) – Former head coach of the Silver Ferns, New Zealand's national netball team