Cambridge High School, New Zealand
{{short description|State co-ed secondary (year 9–13) school in New Zealand}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Cambridge High School
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| motto = Fortiter et recte
to have the strength to do the right thing
| type = State Co-ed Secondary (Year 9–13)
| established = 1883 (closed 1887 between 1902)
| address = Swayne Road, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
| coordinates = {{coord|-37.8780|175.4699|region:NZ-WKO_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| principal = Greg Thornton
| roll = {{NZ school roll data|142|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})
| MOE = 142
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.camhigh.school.nz}}
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Cambridge High School is a state secondary school in the Waikato town of Cambridge. Cambridge High School is a co-educational state secondary school, students from the town and surrounding rural areas attend the school. The school is a large part of the Cambridge community, participating in a wide network of formal and informal relationships with other agencies and groups.
History
The Education Board granted both Hamilton and Cambridge to form high schools at the same time in 1883.{{cite news |title=High school for Cambridge |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18830412.2.15 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=Waikato Times |volume=XX |issue=1680 |date=12 April 1883 |page=2}} The Cambridge District High School opened on 2 July 1883.{{cite news |title=Cambridge |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18830703.2.9.1 |access-date=10 September 2024 |work=Waikato Times |volume=XX |issue=1715 |date=3 July 1883 |page=2}} In the beginning, primary and high school education happened in the same room, as an initial 23 pupils did not justify having separate rooms or buildings.{{cite news |title=The Waikato Times |url= https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18830804.2.6 |access-date=10 September 2024 |volume=XXI |issue=1729 |date=4 August 1883 |page=2}}
Enrolment
As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, Cambridge High School has roll of {{NZ school roll data|142|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|142m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|142m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|142|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}
As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, the school has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|142|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|142b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 6 and 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=School Equity Index Bands and Groups |url=https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.educationcounts.govt.nz |language=en-NZ}}
Notable alumni
{{main category|People educated at Cambridge High School, New Zealand}}
- Brian Coote – legal academic
- Albert Ellis – prospector
- Nikita Howarth – Paralympian{{cite news |last=Goile |first=Aaron |date=29 August 2013 |title=Nikita Howarth returns with Rio in her mind |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/9099722/Nikita-Howarth-returns-with-Rio-in-her-mind |access-date=15 September 2013 |publisher=Waikato Times (via Stuff.co.nz)}}
- Regan King – All Black (2002)
- Dick Myers – All Black (1977–78) rugby union player
- Jake Bezzant – former political candidate for the New Zealand National Party
- Luke Jacobson – All Black (2019–21)