Golden Bay High School

Golden Bay High School
Address
12 Waitapu Road Tākaka, Golden Bay 7110 New Zealand
Coordinates	40°50′53″S 172°48′28″E
Information
School type	Government Funded, Secondary School
Motto	Ake Ake Kia Kaha For ever and ever be strong
Established	1862 [2]
Status	Open
Authority	State: Not integrated
Ministry of Education Institution no.	292
Chairperson	Andy Williams
Principal	Jono Hay
Teaching staff	30
Gender	Co-Ed Boys 52% Girls 48%
Age range	Years 7–13
School roll	322[1] (August 2024)
Student to teacher ratio	14:1
Language	English
Hours in school day	6 hours 25 minutes
Houses	Blue   Green   Yellow   Red
Colour(s)	Green and gold
Sports	Association football, basketball & netball
Rival	Other High Schools in Nelson/Tasman Region
Publication	Goldie (fortnightly school newsletter)
Yearbook	The School Magazine
Feeder schools	Tākaka Primary School Motupipi School Central Takaka School
Website	www.gbh.school.nz

Golden Bay High School is a secondary school in Tākaka, New Zealand. It is one of two secondary schools in Golden Bay / Mohua; the other one is the Collingwood Area School in Collingwood.

Notable students

• Toni Hodgkinson (born 1971), middle-distance runner[3]

References

1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
2. "150th Anniversary – 2012".
3. Cowley Ross, Sarah (8 March 2021). "Camryn Smart's on track, chasing down Olympian mum". Newsroom. Retrieved 2 March 2024.