East Otago High School

{{Infobox school

| name = East Otago High School

| image = East Otago High School.jpg

| caption = East Otago High School in 2008, looking west from Horse Range Road

| seal_image = East Otago High Badge.png

| motto = Vis Recte Vivere

| type = State Co-Ed Secondary (Year 7–13)

| established = 1885

| address = Stour Street, Palmerston

| coordinates = {{coord|-45.479798|170.721971|type:edu_region:NZ-OTA|display=inline,title}}

| chairperson = Peggy Bridger

| principal = Marcus Cooper

| roll = {{NZ school roll data|371|y||y}} ({{NZ school roll data|||y}})

| decile = 6N{{cite web |url= http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls |title= Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools |publisher= Ministry of Education |accessdate= 12 February 2015 |archive-date= 24 January 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000031/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls |url-status= dead }}

| MOE = 371

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.eohs.school.nz}}

}}

East Otago High School is a secondary school in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand. The school hosted a cultural exchange with Japanese pupils from Nichidai Third Junior High School between 2005 and 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/north-otago/17347/japan-meets-palmerston-cultural-extravaganza|title=Japan meets Palmerston in Cultural Extravaganza |last=Campbell|first=Bill|date=12 August 2008|publisher=Otago Daily Times|accessdate=2008-08-25}} They won the 2009 Otago Daily Times Extra spelling Quiz for Year 9 and 10.{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/galleries/gallery/61697/odt-extra-spelling-quiz |title=ODT Extra! spelling quiz |date=19 June 2009 |work=Otago Daily Times |accessdate=29 September 2011}}

History

East Otago High School traces its origins to 1865, with the establishment of Palmerston School. In 1885, Palmerston District High School was established, and in 1969, the school demerged to become Palmerston School and East Otago High School.{{cite web |url=http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/78329 |title=Palmerston School |year=2009 |website= |publisher=Archives New Zealand |accessdate=20 February 2016}}

Enrolment

As of {{NZ school roll data|3=y}}, East Otago High School has roll of {{NZ school roll data|371|y}} students, of which {{NZ school roll data|371m|y}} ({{Decimals|{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|371m|y}}|R}}/{{formatnum:{{NZ school roll data|371|y}}|R}}*100|1}}%) identify as Māori.{{NZ school roll data|4=y}}

As of {{NZ school equity index data|203||y|||}}, East Otago High School has an Equity Index of {{NZ school equity index data|371|y||||}},{{NZ school equity index data|28|||y||}} placing it amongst schools whose students have {{NZ school equity index data|371b|y||||}} socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 4 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}}

References

Category:Educational institutions established in 1885

Category:Secondary schools in Otago

Category:1885 establishments in New Zealand