Papanui High School

Papanui High School (PHS) is a co-educational state secondary school located in Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated on Langdons Road, in a rapidly growing commercial area. It was formerly bounded by Northlands Mall, and Firestone.

Papanui High School
Address
30 Langdons Road Canterbury Christchurch New Zealand
Coordinates	43°29′29″S 172°36′25″E
Information
School type	State co-educational secondary (Year 9–13)
Motto	Latin: In Opere Felicitas (Be happy in your work)
Established	1936
Ministry of Education Institution no.	316
Chairperson	Alison Arrow
Principal	Robert Gilbert
School roll	1532 (August 2024)
Average class size	28.5
Campus type	Suburban
Houses	Pīwakawaka, Kōtare, Kererū, Weka and Mako mako (as of May 2024)[1]
Colour(s)	Navy blue   Green
Socio-economic decile	7O[2]
Website	papanui.school.nz

Attendance

As of Term 1, 2024, all year groups except Year 9 have 'moderate absence' according to Ministry of Education standards.^{[3][better source needed]}

Years 10, 11, 12, and 13 less than 80% of students 'regularly attending' (attending more than 90% of the school term) with respective percentages of 76, 78, 78, and 75. Year 9s have the highest number, with 87% of them in regular attendance.^[4]

History

The school opened as Papanui Technical College in 1936 with an informal opening on 26 May 1936,^[5] and held an official opening in September 1936.^[6] It operated under the control of the Christchurch Technical College.^[7][8] The first principal of the school was Joseph Bell McBride.^[9] In the late 1940s educational changes^[10] transferred the control of the technical colleges^[11] from the Technical College boards to new school boards. The school continued to be known as the Papanui Technical High School. Debate about the name of the school led to a name change to Papanui High School in 1954.^[12]

2011 earthquake

In 2011 a new community and school shared gymnasium and pool complex was introduced to the school's campus.^[13] It was opened in association with Christchurch City Council and was named in honour of Paralympian Graham Condon.^[14]

Papanui High School site-shared^[15] with Shirley Boys' High School for 26 weeks following the 2011 earthquake.^[16]

It is the fourth largest school in Christchurch with a roll of 1532 students in August 2024.^[17] The standard school pathway follows the NCEA (National Certificate of Education Achievement) curriculum with many subjects ranging from sciences such as Biology and Physics, to arts and history subjects such as photography and geography. The school also features the Kimi Ora department, a unit of the school designed in aiding and schooling students with an intellectual or behavioural disability, with each Kimi Ora student working on their individual education program designed with assistance from the family, specialists, and the teaching staff.^[18]

Notable alumni

Main category: People educated at Papanui High School

• Shane Bond – cricketer ^[19]
• Lewis Brown – rugby league player ^{[citation needed]}
• Andy Caddick – cricketer^[20]
• David Grundy – hockey player, Olympian 619 ^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Hurst – actor, director and writer ^{[citation needed]}
• George Naoupu – rugby union player^{[citation needed]}
• Mark Priest – cricketer ^{[citation needed]}
• Melodie Robinson – rugby union player^{[citation needed]}
• Lyndsey Leask – softball player ^[21]
• Gilbert Myles – former politician^[22]

References

1. "Te Tira Papanui launched". Papanui High School. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
3. "Briefing 2: Supporting Attendance" (PDF). Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
4. School, Papanui High. "Each day absent is 20% lost learning for that week. — Newsletter 9th February 2024". Papanui High School. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
5. "NEW TECHNICAL COLLEGE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
6. "OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE PAPANUI TECHNICAL COLLEGE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
7. "ANOTHER SCHOOL UNDER COUNCIL'S 'UMBRELLA'". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
8. "DR. D. E. HANSEN TO RETIRE. Technical College Principal". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
9. Jennings & Jennings 2018, p. 88.
10. "High Schools Board". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
11. "CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLS. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW BOARDS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
12. ""Technical" Eliminated From Papanui High School's Title". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
13. "New Recreation and Sport Centre honours late Graham Condon" (Press release). Scoop News. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
14. "Community profile – November 2014: Papanui" (PDF). Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
15. "Hard lessons". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
16. "Shirley Boys' High School returns to original site | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
17. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
18. School, Papanui High. "Kimi Ora Department – Curriculum". Papanui High School. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
19. GEENTY, MARK (2010-10-26). "When Shane Bond swore at NZ Cricket boss". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
20. Clutton, Graham (2 August 2009). "Andy Caddick set to call time on his career at the end of the season". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
21. "Passing of Lyndsey Leask". www.softball.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
22. Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. ISSN 1172-9813.

Sources

• Jennings, Sheeril; Jennings, Ryan L. (2018). Proof of War: The Gallipoli Photo Album. UMprint Publishing. ISBN 978-0-473-43911-8.
• Chalklen, M. F., & Papanui High School Old Students' Association. (1986). The school at the terminus: A jubilee history of Papanui High School, 1936-1986. Papanui High School Old Students' Association.