Karamu High School
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Karamu High School is a co-educational state high school
in Hastings, New Zealand
for students in Years 9 to 13. The school is the main co-ed secondary school within Hastings City itself. The school’s campus is located to the easternmost end of Hastings City, adjacent to Windsor Park to the west and the Heretaunga Plains’
orchards to the east.
and music
competitions and provides a wide range of opportunities to students to this end.
There is also wide participation in extra-curricular sporting activities and the school provides opportunities in over 20 sports with varying levels of success. In recent times the schools top teams in cricket, rugby and canoe polo have enjoyed considerable success.
Karamu’s student body is subdivided in four houses Kaweka
(yellow), Tukituki
(blue), Te Mata
(orange) and Heretaunga
(red). The houses are named after local landmarks. The school stages a range of full-school events such as swimming sports, cross-country running, athletic sports and music competitions in which houses compete against each other. The school does not operate a prefect system, however, does appoint a head girl and boy, plus a deputy to each, and other school leaders: Sports Captains, Cultural Leaders, Community Leaders, Academic Leaders, Maori Cultural Leaders and House Leaders.
The high school’s yearbook, ‘Tira Ora,’ is named after a branch of the karamu
tree used in Māori ceremonies and produced by a group of students and teachers.
The tira ora also forms the logo of the school itself, appearing in the school badge and on official correspondence.
Karamu High School's current Principal is Martin O'Grady
2011 Head Boy - Stephen Clothier
2011 Head Girl - Brittany Rorrison
Girls – Tartan skirt, white blouse and green jersey, black shoes.
Boys – Black trousers (winter), grey shorts (summer), white shirt, green jersey/green blazer, black shoes.
Year 13 students used to have no uniform, but this changed in the early 2000s:
Boys - Black trousers, white shirt, black shoes and a green and white tie
Girls - Black skirt (summer), white shirt, long sleeve cardigan, black trousers (winter)
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Hastings, New Zealand
Hastings, New Zealand
The city of Hastings is a major urban settlement in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, and it is the largest settlement by population in Hawke's Bay. Hastings city is the administrative centre of the Hastings District...
for students in Years 9 to 13. The school is the main co-ed secondary school within Hastings City itself. The school’s campus is located to the easternmost end of Hastings City, adjacent to Windsor Park to the west and the Heretaunga Plains’
Heretaunga Plains
There are two places in New Zealand called Heretaunga. For the suburb of Upper Hutt see Heretaunga.The Heretaunga Plains are an area of flat land in the eastern North Island of New Zealand....
orchards to the east.
School life
Traditionally the school has always had a strong focus on cultural pursuits. It maintains a good reputation in danceDance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
competitions and provides a wide range of opportunities to students to this end.
There is also wide participation in extra-curricular sporting activities and the school provides opportunities in over 20 sports with varying levels of success. In recent times the schools top teams in cricket, rugby and canoe polo have enjoyed considerable success.
Karamu’s student body is subdivided in four houses Kaweka
Kaweka Range
The Kaweka Range of mountains is located in inland Hawke's Bay in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It forms part of the mountainous spine of the North Island which runs from Wellington to East Cape, including the Tararua and Ruahine ranges.The range lies between the city of Napier, to the...
(yellow), Tukituki
Tukituki River
The Tukituki River is found in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. It flows from the Ruahine Ranges to the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Hawke's Bay....
(blue), Te Mata
Te Mata Peak
Te Mata Peak is a peak south of Hastings rising up to 399m in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. A sealed road leads to the popular lookout at the summit, as well as several trails for hikers and mountain bikers....
(orange) and Heretaunga
Heretaunga Plains
There are two places in New Zealand called Heretaunga. For the suburb of Upper Hutt see Heretaunga.The Heretaunga Plains are an area of flat land in the eastern North Island of New Zealand....
(red). The houses are named after local landmarks. The school stages a range of full-school events such as swimming sports, cross-country running, athletic sports and music competitions in which houses compete against each other. The school does not operate a prefect system, however, does appoint a head girl and boy, plus a deputy to each, and other school leaders: Sports Captains, Cultural Leaders, Community Leaders, Academic Leaders, Maori Cultural Leaders and House Leaders.
The high school’s yearbook, ‘Tira Ora,’ is named after a branch of the karamu
Karamu (tree)
Karamu is the Māori name given to the tree Coprosma robusta and Coprosma lucida, two of the 45 Coprosma species found in New Zealand....
tree used in Māori ceremonies and produced by a group of students and teachers.
The tira ora also forms the logo of the school itself, appearing in the school badge and on official correspondence.
Karamu High School's current Principal is Martin O'Grady
2011 Head Boy - Stephen Clothier
2011 Head Girl - Brittany Rorrison
Uniform
The school’s colours of green, white and red are reflected in the school’s uniform:Girls – Tartan skirt, white blouse and green jersey, black shoes.
Boys – Black trousers (winter), grey shorts (summer), white shirt, green jersey/green blazer, black shoes.
Year 13 students used to have no uniform, but this changed in the early 2000s:
Boys - Black trousers, white shirt, black shoes and a green and white tie
Girls - Black skirt (summer), white shirt, long sleeve cardigan, black trousers (winter)
Alumni
- Paul HolmesPaul Holmes (broadcaster)Paul Holmes CNZM is a radio and television broadcaster in New Zealand. he hosts Q+A on TV ONE, and the Saturday morning radio show on Newstalk ZB, where for 23 years until December 2008 he hosted the weekday breakfast show, the long-standing number one rating breakfast show...
- journalist, TV presenter - Jason Reeves - Radio announcer and former TV presenter.
- David ButcherDavid ButcherDavid John Butcher is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the electorate of Hastings in Parliament from 1978 to 1990, when he was defeated by Jeff Whitaker: one of a number of losses contributing to the fall of the Fourth Labour Government...
- Former energy minister & MP for Hastings until 1990 - Mark Urlich - New Zealand Speed Skating Representative 1979 - 1985, Resides in U.S.A. selling real estate.