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Wellington High School, New Zealand

Wellington High School is a co-educational secondary school in the CBD of Wellington, New Zealand. It has a role of approximately 1500 students. It was founded in 1886 as the Wellington College of Design (later the Wellington Technical School), to provide a more practical education than that offered by the existing schools. In 1905 it began admitted boys and girls, becoming the first co-educational secondary school in New Zealand.[citation needed] It is one of only two secondary schools in Wellington (along with Onslow College), and one of only a handful in the country, that does not have a school uniform.

Wellington High School & Community Education Centre
Māori: Te Kura Tuarua o Taraika ki Pukeahu
Address
249 Taranaki Street

,
6011

Coordinates41°18′03″S 174°46′29″E / 41.3009°S 174.7748°E / -41.3009; 174.7748
Information
TypeState secondary
MottoExcellence in Learning
Established1886
Ministry of Education Institution no.273
ChairmanDavid Cooling
PrincipalDominic Killalea
Grades913
GenderCoeducational
School roll1,614[1] (February 2024)
Socio-economic decile9Q[2]
Websitewww.whs.school.nz

Many of the current buildings date from the 1980s and are in the neo-brutalist style.

Wellington High School, and the institutions from which the current school evolved, have a significant place in the history of public education in New Zealand.

History edit

Wellington College of Design and Wellington Technical School edit

What is now Wellington High School was founded in 1886[3] by Arthur Dewhurst Riley as the Wellington College of Design. It was the first technical school in New Zealand, the students were teenagers who had entered the workforce after primary school and the classes were trade focused and in the evenings. Students paid a fee's to attend.[4]

In 1891 the school became Wellington Technical School and it moved to its present site on Taranaki Street from Mercer Street in 1922. Riley was a pioneer of technical and vocational education in New Zealand and his views influenced the Manual and Technical Instruction Act of 1900.

Wellington Polytechnic edit

In 1964 the secondary and tertiary education parts separated, the upper part becoming Wellington Polytechnical School. Wellington Poly has now become Massey University's Wellington Campus. Other technical schools have also gone on to become tertiary institutions, including Auckland University of Technology and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.

Wellington High School edit

The secondary school retains a large community education programme.

In 2014, an additional Māori name was chosen to sit alongside the established and venerable name of Wellington High School; "Te Kura Tuarua o Taraika ki Pukeahu". Māori language students were deeply involved in the planning and implementation of the additional name. Taraika is the name of the school Marae. Pukeahu is the area of land on which the school stands. The students presented their idea to the school’s whānau group, Te Whānau a Taraika and the school’s Board of Trustees as well as consultation undertaken with Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o te Ika te mana whenua. The additional name was formally adopted at the school's annual Whakanuia celebration in October 2014.

Current affairs edit

 
The neo-brutalist architecture of WHS
 
The entrance to Wellington High School

The School was New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Export Awards Education Exporter of the Year 2004.[5]

In 2004, the school made the national headlines when students campaigned for the eviction of the Wellington branch of the Destiny Church, which was using the school hall for its services,[6] with over 50% of enrolled students signing their names to a petition.[7][8]

In 2006, in response to research on Wellington High students,[9] and an award-winning student video,[10] Principal Prue Kelly introduced a scheme which allows senior students' first classes to begin at 10:20am (as opposed to 8:45am). This issue has received much media coverage,[11][12] and generated very little controversy. Principal Prue Kelly was confident that this progressive trial in timetable restructuring would "catch on" and other schools would begin to adopt it as well. As well as the senior 10 o'clock start, all years receive a late start on Wednesdays.

In 2016, Wellington High became the first school in Wellington to provide gender-neutral toilets.[13] WHS converted one floor's separate single sex bathrooms to two sets of gender-neutral bathrooms. The urinals were removed from the boys' bathrooms, and bins added. Signage simply says 'bathroom.' There was a lot of media surrounding the change, and WHS released a media release[14] requesting that the media accept the privacy of students, writing that they are now "getting on with the business of learning."[14] Later in 2016, Onslow College converted a block of their toilets to gender-neutral.

Radio station edit

The school had a student-run radio station, LiveWire, which transmitted at 107.1. It had a range of approximately 4 km. The radio station ceased broadcasting at the end of 2007. In February 2011, the radio station was revived as High-Fi FM. It is operated by students from the school. The radio station still has the same specifications of a 4 km broadcast range and runs 24/7 on 107.3FM.[15][16]

Board of trustees edit

The Wellington High School board consists of eleven appointed and elected members. It is currently chaired by David Cooling.[17]

Notable alumni edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Wellington Polytechnic". National Library. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ Pollock, Kerryn (20 June 2012). "Polytechnics before 1990". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Solid Energy Wins Exporter Of The Year". Scoop. 26 July 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Destiny vows to move on as protest mars birthday". The New Zealand Herald. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  7. ^ "Campaign to remove Destiny Church from our schools". Scoop. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Campaign To Get Destiny Church Out Of Wgtn High". Scoop. 20 January 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2006.
  10. ^ "What's happening". Royal Society Te Apārangi.
  11. ^ . Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2006.
  12. ^ "School trials later start time".
  13. ^ "Wellington High, Onslow College get gender-neutral bathrooms". Stuff.
  14. ^ a b "Press release" (PDF). whs.school.nz. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Livewire 107.1". Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  16. ^ "The New Zealand LPFM Radio Station Network". Retrieved 4 May 2007.
  17. ^ "Introducing The Board". Wellington High School. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  18. ^ . Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2006.
  19. ^ Heagney, George; Gourley, Erin (4 April 2023). "Kiwi wrestling superstar Bushwhacker Butch remembered as a 'rough diamond'". Stuff.
  20. ^ . 3 News NZ. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  21. ^ Desmarais, Felix (19 November 2018). "Teen activist and philanthropist fought against sexual violence". The Dominion Post.

Sources edit

  • Noel Harrison, The school that Riley built: The story of the Wellington Technical College from 1886 to the present day (ASIN: B0007JSZJ2): The history of Wellington Technical College up to 1961.

External links edit

  • Official website

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Wellington High School is a co educational secondary school in the CBD of Wellington New Zealand It has a role of approximately 1500 students It was founded in 1886 as the Wellington College of Design later the Wellington Technical School to provide a more practical education than that offered by the existing schools In 1905 it began admitted boys and girls becoming the first co educational secondary school in New Zealand citation needed It is one of only two secondary schools in Wellington along with Onslow College and one of only a handful in the country that does not have a school uniform Wellington High School amp Community Education CentreMaori Te Kura Tuarua o Taraika ki PukeahuAddress249 Taranaki StreetWellington 6011New ZealandCoordinates41 18 03 S 174 46 29 E 41 3009 S 174 7748 E 41 3009 174 7748InformationTypeState secondaryMottoExcellence in LearningEstablished1886Ministry of Education Institution no 273ChairmanDavid CoolingPrincipalDominic KillaleaGrades9 13GenderCoeducationalSchool roll1 614 1 February 2024 Socio economic decile9Q 2 Websitewww wbr whs wbr school wbr nzMany of the current buildings date from the 1980s and are in the neo brutalist style Wellington High School and the institutions from which the current school evolved have a significant place in the history of public education in New Zealand Contents 1 History 1 1 Wellington College of Design and Wellington Technical School 1 2 Wellington Polytechnic 1 3 Wellington High School 2 Current affairs 3 Radio station 4 Board of trustees 5 Notable alumni 6 References 6 1 Sources 7 External linksHistory editWellington College of Design and Wellington Technical School edit What is now Wellington High School was founded in 1886 3 by Arthur Dewhurst Riley as the Wellington College of Design It was the first technical school in New Zealand the students were teenagers who had entered the workforce after primary school and the classes were trade focused and in the evenings Students paid a fee s to attend 4 In 1891 the school became Wellington Technical School and it moved to its present site on Taranaki Street from Mercer Street in 1922 Riley was a pioneer of technical and vocational education in New Zealand and his views influenced the Manual and Technical Instruction Act of 1900 Wellington Polytechnic edit In 1964 the secondary and tertiary education parts separated the upper part becoming Wellington Polytechnical School Wellington Poly has now become Massey University s Wellington Campus Other technical schools have also gone on to become tertiary institutions including Auckland University of Technology and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Wellington High School edit The secondary school retains a large community education programme In 2014 an additional Maori name was chosen to sit alongside the established and venerable name of Wellington High School Te Kura Tuarua o Taraika ki Pukeahu Maori language students were deeply involved in the planning and implementation of the additional name Taraika is the name of the school Marae Pukeahu is the area of land on which the school stands The students presented their idea to the school s whanau group Te Whanau a Taraika and the school s Board of Trustees as well as consultation undertaken with Taranaki Whanui ki Te Upoko o te Ika te mana whenua The additional name was formally adopted at the school s annual Whakanuia celebration in October 2014 Current affairs edit nbsp The neo brutalist architecture of WHS nbsp The entrance to Wellington High SchoolThe School was New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Export Awards Education Exporter of the Year 2004 5 In 2004 the school made the national headlines when students campaigned for the eviction of the Wellington branch of the Destiny Church which was using the school hall for its services 6 with over 50 of enrolled students signing their names to a petition 7 8 In 2006 in response to research on Wellington High students 9 and an award winning student video 10 Principal Prue Kelly introduced a scheme which allows senior students first classes to begin at 10 20am as opposed to 8 45am This issue has received much media coverage 11 12 and generated very little controversy Principal Prue Kelly was confident that this progressive trial in timetable restructuring would catch on and other schools would begin to adopt it as well As well as the senior 10 o clock start all years receive a late start on Wednesdays In 2016 Wellington High became the first school in Wellington to provide gender neutral toilets 13 WHS converted one floor s separate single sex bathrooms to two sets of gender neutral bathrooms The urinals were removed from the boys bathrooms and bins added Signage simply says bathroom There was a lot of media surrounding the change and WHS released a media release 14 requesting that the media accept the privacy of students writing that they are now getting on with the business of learning 14 Later in 2016 Onslow College converted a block of their toilets to gender neutral Radio station editThe school had a student run radio station LiveWire which transmitted at 107 1 It had a range of approximately 4 km The radio station ceased broadcasting at the end of 2007 In February 2011 the radio station was revived as High Fi FM It is operated by students from the school The radio station still has the same specifications of a 4 km broadcast range and runs 24 7 on 107 3FM 15 16 Board of trustees editThe Wellington High School board consists of eleven appointed and elected members It is currently chaired by David Cooling 17 Notable alumni editMain category People educated at Wellington High School New Zealand Matt Benney ISO civil servant and politician Ken Blackburn actor director Craig Bradshaw sportsman Tall Blacks and Winthrop University Luke Buda musician Phoenix Foundation Samuel Flynn Scott musician Phoenix Foundation Ben Hazlewood Singer Timothy Hyde magician and writer Eddie Johnston musician Race Banyon and Lontalius King Kapisi musician Helen Kelly President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Paul Eagle Former Deputy Mayor of Wellington City MP for Rongotai Tom Larkin musician Shihad Sir Peter Leitch The Mad Butcher Len Lye artist attended evening art classes at Wellington Technical College now Wellington High School 18 Robert Miller Known as Bushwhacker Butch one half of professional wrestling team The Bushwhackers 19 Willy Moon Singer and former X Factor New Zealand judge 20 Nigel Priestley ONZM earthquake engineer professor at University of California Chelsie Preston Crayford actress James Shaw Male co leader of New Zealand s Green Party Maud Winifred Sherwood artist Eric Tindill sportsman double All Black cricket and rugby Grant Tilly actor Downstage Theatre Unity Theatre films and television Jon Toogood musician Shihad Sir Jon Trimmer KNZM ballet dancer Roland Wakelin artist regarded as a founder of modern art movement in Australia Dan Weekes Hannah actor Tandi Wright actress Shortland Street and Out of the Blue Solo Tohi Part of the Australian NZ break dance crew Justice Crew that won 2010 Australia s Got Talent Eva McGauley 1999 2018 Activist founder and CEO of www Evaswish com Established an online charity for those who are victims of sexual harm 21 References edit New Zealand Schools Directory New Zealand Ministry of Education Retrieved 14 March 2024 Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State amp State Integrated Schools Ministry of Education Retrieved 12 February 2015 Wellington Polytechnic National Library Retrieved 11 January 2023 Pollock Kerryn 20 June 2012 Polytechnics before 1990 Te Ara the Encyclopedia of New Zealand Retrieved 11 January 2023 Solid Energy Wins Exporter Of The Year Scoop 26 July 2004 Retrieved 3 January 2022 Destiny vows to move on as protest mars birthday The New Zealand Herald 30 August 2004 Retrieved 4 May 2007 Campaign to remove Destiny Church from our schools Scoop 23 December 2004 Retrieved 6 August 2014 Campaign To Get Destiny Church Out Of Wgtn High Scoop 20 January 2005 Retrieved 6 August 2014 Professor Philippa Gander and the Sleep Wake Research Centre Archived from the original on 3 October 2006 Retrieved 4 July 2006 What s happening Royal Society Te Aparangi Senior students switched on after a sleep in Archived from the original on 23 October 2007 Retrieved 4 July 2006 School trials later start time Wellington High Onslow College get gender neutral bathrooms Stuff a b Press release PDF whs school nz Retrieved 22 October 2019 Livewire 107 1 Retrieved 4 May 2007 The New Zealand LPFM Radio Station Network Retrieved 4 May 2007 Introducing The Board Wellington High School Retrieved 19 April 2021 Wellington Waterfront Newsletter Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 8 April 2006 Heagney George Gourley Erin 4 April 2023 Kiwi wrestling superstar Bushwhacker Butch remembered as a rough diamond Stuff Who are Natalia Kills and Willy Moon 3 News NZ 16 March 2015 Archived from the original on 17 March 2015 Retrieved 20 March 2015 Desmarais Felix 19 November 2018 Teen activist and philanthropist fought against sexual violence The Dominion Post Sources edit Noel Harrison The school that Riley built The story of the Wellington Technical College from 1886 to the present day ASIN B0007JSZJ2 The history of Wellington Technical College up to 1961 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wellington High School Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wellington High School New Zealand amp oldid 1201722704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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