Gore High School

This article is about a secondary school in New Zealand. For a school in the United States, see Gore High School (Oklahoma).

Gore High School
Address
Coutts Road, Gore
Coordinates	46.1037°S 168.9299°E / -46.1037; 168.9299
Information
Type	State co-ed Secondary (Year 9-13) with Boarding Facilities
Motto	Palma Non Sine Pulvere
Established	1908
Ministry of Education Institution no.	396
Rector	Melanie Hamilton
School roll	[1] (August 2024)
Socio-economic decile	6N[2]
Website	gore-high.school.nz

Gore High School is one of two secondary schools in Gore, New Zealand,[3] the other being St Peter's College, Gore.[4] It is located on Coutts Road in the west of Gore.[5]

Notable staff

• Johnny Borland – high jumper, athletics official[6]
• George Jobberns – geographer, university professor
• James Ernest Strachan – school principal

Notable alumni

Main category: People educated at Gore High School

• Aaron Barclay (born 1992), triathlete[7]
• Todd Barclay (born 1990), Member of Parliament for Clutha-Southland[8]
• Jimmy Cowan (born 1982), former Highlanders and All Blacks half back ^[citation needed]
• Amanda Hooper (née Christie, 1980–2011), professional field hockey player[9]
• 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 ^[citation needed]
• Penny Simmonds, Member of Parliament for Invercargill [10]

References

1. "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
2. "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
3. "Gore High School | Gore High School | New Zealand Education | Study in New Zealand". www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
4. "Catholic School For Boys In Auckland | St Peters College". St. Peters School. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
5. Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education - Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
6. Petersen, G.C., ed. (1961). Who's Who in New Zealand (7th ed.). Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 76.
7. Egan, Brendon (17 August 2010). "Southland triathlete wins at Youth Games". The Southland Times. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
8. "National Selects Todd Barclay For Clutha-Southland" (Press release). National Party. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
9. "Amanda Hooper". The Southland Times. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
10. Fallow, Michael (10 November 2020). "Penny Simmonds - a consequential career". Stuff. Retrieved 9 August 2023.