Taumarunui High School is a state coeducational secondary school located in
Taumarunui
Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of ...
, New Zealand. There are approximately 300 students.
The school was originally located in the township.
The school's colours are navy blue and gold.
Notable alumni
* Prof. James L. Beck – Professor of Engineering and Applied Science,
California Institute of Technology
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.
* Prof.
John C. Butcher
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Butcher works on multistage methods for initial value problems, such as Rung ...
– Honorary Research Professor, Dept. of Mathematics,
University of Auckland
, mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work
, established = 1883; years ago
, endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021)
, budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021)
, chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant
, vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...
.
*
Ben Fouhy
Ben Fouhy (born 4 March 1979, in Taumarunui) is a New Zealand flatwater and marathon canoeist who has been competing since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the K-1 1000 m event at Athens in 2004, as w ...
,
world champion kayaker.
*
Marc Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system of ...
and
Todd Hunter
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from the band
Dragon
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.
*
Ivan Mercep
Ivan Mercep (22 February 1930 – 8 April 2014) was a New Zealand architect.
Early life and family
Born in Taumarunui in 1930 to a Croatian family, Mercep was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland and Auckland University College, from whe ...
, 2008 recipient of the
New Zealand Institute of Architects
Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) is a membership-based professional organisation that represents 90 per cent of all registered architects in New Zealand, and promotes architecture that enhances the New Zealand livi ...
Gold Medal.
*
Jenny Ludlam
Jennifer Kay "Jenny" Ludlam (born 23 July 1951 in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television.
Acting roles
In Australia, she was a regular cast member in the short-li ...
– actress.
See also
*
List of schools in New Zealand
New Zealand has over 2,500 primary and secondary schools.
State schools and state integrated schools are primarily funded by the central government. Private schools receive a lower level of state funding (about 25% of their costs). See Secondary ...
References
External links
Taumarunui High School Website
Boarding schools in New Zealand
Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
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