Manurewa High School
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(English: Aim High, Strive for Excellence, lit. 'Climb away, towards the Heavens'[2])
| Manurewa High School[1] | |
|---|---|
Te Kura Tuarua o Manurewa | |
| Location | |
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67 Browns Road Manurewa Auckland 2102 New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 37°00′36″S 174°52′57″E / 37.0099°S 174.8825°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary (year 9–13) |
| Motto | Māori: Piki Atu ki te Rangi (English: Aim High, Strive for Excellence, lit. 'Climb away, towards the Heavens'[2]) |
| Established | 1960 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 99 |
| Principal | Pete Jones[3] |
| Enrollment | 2,236[4] (October 2025) |
| Socio-economic decile | 1C[5] |
| Website | manurewa.school.nz |
Manurewa High School is a secondary school in Manurewa, South Auckland, New Zealand. It is a large multi-cultural school, with an enrolment of over 2,300 students.
Manurewa High School was opened on 2 February 1960. Prior to this, students in Manurewa needed to travel to schools outside the area, such as Otahuhu College. The high school was opened next to Homai School (then known as Manurewa North School), and a row of trees was planted between the two campuses to create a boundary. The school buildings were built to the linear school building plan, a plan only adopted by three schools (including Onehunga High School).[6]
The school began with a roll of 126 students, but due to the growth in the area the school needed to add seven classrooms to the school by 1963.[6] Night classes for adults were also held at the school, and were so popular that in 1960 there were more adult students attending night classes than students in the daytime.[6] The school began holding large-scale school fairs from 1961, in order to fundraise for the school.[6]
