Inglewood High School, New Zealand

State, co-educational school in Inglewood
39°09′23″S 174°11′25″E / 39.15631°S 174.19016°E / -39.15631; 174.19016InformationSchool typeState, Co-EducationalMottoconstantia vincit
(constant effort ensures success)Opened1957Ministry of Education Institution no.0177PrincipalMiss Rosey MabinSchool roll570[1] (February 2024)Websitewww.inglewoodhs.school.nz

Inglewood High School is a decile 7,[2] co-educational state secondary school (Years 9–13) in Inglewood in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island.

The school was officially opened on 6 June 1957 by The Hon. R.M. Algie, Minister of Education,[3] and it celebrated its 60th jubilee in 2017.

Approximately 570 students are enrolled at the school from year to year.

Crest

The school crest was designed in 1957 by Margaret Stevenson (née Cooke).[3] It displays nearby Mt Taranaki, the book of learning, the messenger's feet and the motto, constantia vincit (constant effort ensures success).

Principals

  • Charles Caldwell (1957–1959)
  • Garfield Johnson (1959–1965)
  • Alexander Black[4] (1966–1968)
  • Jack Porter (1968–1972)
  • John Smith (1973–1982)
  • Bob Clague (1983–1990)
  • Lyn Bublitz (1991–2001)
  • Angela Gattung (2002–2008)
  • Rosey Mabin (2009–present)
Inglewood High School with Mount Taranaki in the background

Notable alumni

  • Erika Burgess – Netball player
  • Lauren Burgess – Netball player
  • Fleur Beale (née Corney; born 1945), fiction writer
  • Fiona Clark - Photographer
  • Bruce Gall – Rugby League footballer
  • David Gauld – Mathematician
  • Dave Loveridge – Rugby union player, All Black
  • Bill Vincent – Judoka, Olympian

References

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education – Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Hunt, Janet (2007). Three Cheers Fifty Years. Inglewood High School History Publication Committee. ISBN 978-0-473-12711-4.
  4. ^ "Medical advances may have changed verdict in 50-year-old high school principal shooting". 9 April 2018.