Lytton High School
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Lytton High School is the only co-educational state Secondary School
in Gisborne, New Zealand
. The school was opened in February 1961 with 159 students. In January 2011 the school celebrated its 50th jubilee
with an estimated roll of 810 students.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Gisborne, New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand
-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...
. The school was opened in February 1961 with 159 students. In January 2011 the school celebrated its 50th jubilee
Golden Jubilee
A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :...
with an estimated roll of 810 students.
Alumni
- Diana GoodmanDiana GoodmanDiana Goodman is a New Zealand-born journalist who became the BBC's first female foreign correspondent....
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who became the BBC'sBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
first female foreign correspondentForeign correspondentForeign Correspondent may refer to:*Foreign correspondent *Foreign Correspondent , an Alfred Hitchcock film*Foreign Correspondent , an Australian current affairs programme...
. - Moana MackeyMoana MackeyMoana Lynore Mackey is a New Zealand politician and has represented the New Zealand Labour Party in the Parliament of New Zealand since 2003. She has Māori, Irish, Scottish and Spanish ancestry....
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politician, scientist and daughter of Janet MackeyJanet MackeyJanet Elsdon Mackey, JP is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the Labour Party.-Parliamentary career:...
, attended 1987-1992. - Grant BramwellGrant BramwellGrant Bramwell is a sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at Los Angeles in 1984 with Alan Thompson, Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald...
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Olympic Gold Medalist - Leigh Gibbs, former Silver Ferns captain and coach
- Sandra Edge, former Silver Fern netballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
er - Clark Gayford, television presenter
- Matai SmithMatai SmithMatai Smith , is a Māori television presenter on the Māori Television, TV3 and TVNZ networks. He currently co-host the children's show Pukana, an educational/variety show in the Māori language, hosts the show Whanau, a drama series that teaches the Maori language, and presents the weekly Maori...
, Pukana presenter, former school Prefect, attended 1991-1996 - Shane CameronShane CameronShane "Mountain Warrior" Cameron is a former 2002 Commonwealth Games bronze medal winner currently competing in the cruiserweight division...
, Professional boxerBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...