Gore High School Explained

Gore High School
Motto:	Palma Non Sine Pulvere
Type:	State co-ed Secondary (Year 9-13) with Boarding Facilities
Established:	1908
Address:	Coutts Road, Gore
Rector:	Melanie Hamilton
Roll:
Decile:	6N^[1]
Moe:	396
Homepage:	gore-high.school.nz

Gore High School is one of two secondary schools in Gore, New Zealand,^[2] the other being St Peter's College, Gore.^[3] It is located on Coutts Road in the west of Gore.^[4]

Notable staff

• Johnny Borland – high jumper, athletics official^[5]
• George Jobberns – geographer, university professor
• James Ernest Strachan – school principal

Notable alumni

See main article: category.

• Aaron Barclay (born 1992), triathlete^[6]
• Todd Barclay (born 1990), Member of Parliament for Clutha-Southland^[7]
• Jimmy Cowan (born 1982), former Highlanders and All Blacks half back
• Amanda Hooper (née Christie, 1980–2011), professional field hockey player^[8]
• 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
• Penny Simmonds, Member of Parliament for Invercargill ^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools . Ministry of Education . 12 February 2015 . 24 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000031/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls . dead .
2. Web site: Gore High School Gore High School New Zealand Education Study in New Zealand. 2020-08-24. www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz.
3. Web site: Catholic School For Boys In Auckland St Peters College. 2020-08-24. St. Peters School. en-US.
4. Web site: Counts. Education. Ministry of Education - Education Counts. 2020-08-24. www.educationcounts.govt.nz. en-NZ.
5. Book: Petersen . G.C.. George Petersen (historian) . Who's Who in New Zealand . 1961 . 7th . A.H. & A.W. Reed . Wellington . 76.
6. News: Egan . Brendon . Southland triathlete wins at Youth Games . 26 September 2014 . . 17 August 2010.
7. National Selects Todd Barclay For Clutha-Southland . . 26 September 2014 . 27 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053210/https://www.national.org.nz/news/news/media-releases/detail/2014/04/27/national-selects-todd-barclay-for-clutha-southland . 4 March 2016 .
8. News: Amanda Hooper. 14 July 2016. The Southland Times. 27 February 2011.
9. Web site: Fallow . Michael . 2020-11-10 . Penny Simmonds - a consequential career . 2023-08-09 . Stuff . en.