Forest View High School, Tokoroa
| Forest View High School | |
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| Address | |
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Baird Road, Tokoroa | |
| Coordinates | 38°13′11″S 175°50′34″E / 38.2198°S 175.8427°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State co-ed secondary, years 9–13 |
| Motto | Māori: Kia Kaha! Kia Toa! Kia Manawanui! Courage Knows No Defeat! |
| Established | 1974;[1] 50 years ago |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 159 |
| Principal | Jocelyn Hale |
| School roll | 400[2] (February 2024) |
| Socio-economic decile | 2F[3] |
| Website | forestviewhigh.school.nz |
Forest View High School is a
Tokoroa High School. Like many New Zealand state secondary schools of 1970s construction, the school was built to the S68 design, characterised by single-storey classroom blocks with concrete block walls, low-pitched roofs and internal open courtyards.[4]
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2023) |
- Tim Armstrong – notable New Zealand musician The Politicians was a founding pupil in 1974
- Willie Bishop – Australian Sevens squad 2009
- Isaac Boss – Ireland national rugby union team; Waikato N.P.C Cap #964: 1999, 2001–05, 52 games; Waikato Chiefs Super Rugby
- Quade Cooper – Wallabies, Queensland Reds, Australian Schoolboys Rugby Team 2002
- Ian Foster – current All Blacks coach, Waikato Rugby team
- Michael Gielen (born 2 June 1971) – Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland was Deputy Head Boy in 1989.
- Jasin Goldsmith – All Blacks #893 (1988); Waikato N.P.C Cap #847: 1987–88, 24 games[5]
- Isaac John – New Zealand and Cook Islands representative rugby league player
- Richard Kahui – All Blacks #1076 2008–11; Waikato Chiefs Super Rugby 2007–11; Waikato N.P.C Cap #1018: 2004–06, 2008–11, 36 games
- James Kamana – New Zealand Sevens Squad 2008, Waikato Chiefs Super Rugby 2007–08; Waikato N.P.C Cap #1050: 2007–08, 13 games
- Monique Williams – New Zealand's fastest female sprinter, Australian 100 and 200m National champion (2007)
References
- ^ "Charter" (PDF). Forest View High School. 2008. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Catalogue of Standard School Building Types" (PDF). Christchurch: Ministry of Education. August 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ Lewis, Paul (29 December 2013). "All Blacks: Gone too soon". The New Zealand Herald.
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