Lytton High School
| Lytton High School | |
|---|---|
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Ubi Lux Praelucet (Where the light shines forth brightly) | |
| Address | |
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Nelson Road, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 38°38′36″S 177°59′58″E / 38.6433°S 177.9994°ECoordinates: 38°38′36″S 177°59′58″E / 38.6433°S 177.9994°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Coeducational Secondary |
| Established | 1961 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 208 |
| Principal | Wiremu Elliott |
| School roll | 712[1] |
| Socio-economic decile | 2 |
| Website | www.lyttonhigh.com |
Lytton High School is the only co-educational state Secondary School in Gisborne, New Zealand. The school was opened in February 1961[2] with 159 students. In January 2011 the school celebrated its 50th jubilee[3] with an estimated roll of 810 students.[4]
Wiremu Elliott was appointed as Principal in July 2012.[5]
As well as its website, Lytton has its own Facebook pages: Official Notices,[6] Sports,[7] and Digital Technologies.[8]
Alumni
- Diana Goodman, New Zealand-born journalist who became the BBC's first female foreign correspondent.
- Moana Mackey, New Zealand Labour politician, scientist and daughter of Janet Mackey, attended 1987-1992.[9]
- Grant Bramwell, Kayaking Olympic Gold Medalist[10]
- Leigh Gibbs, former Silver Ferns captain and coach[10][11]
- Sandra Edge, former Silver Fern netballer[10]
- Clark Gayford, television presenter
- Matai Smith, Pukana presenter, former school Prefect, attended 1991-1996[12]
- Shane Cameron, Professional boxer
- Gary Lewis, husband of royal Lady Davina Lewis[13]
References
- ↑ Education Review Office (6 December 2012). "Lytton High School - ERO Report 2012". Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ Gundry, Sheridan. "Detailed history of Gisborne district since 1950". Gisborne Herald.
- ↑ Sophie Rishworth (1 February 2011). "Remembering the good times". Gisborne Herald.
- ↑ Lytton High School at TKI
- ↑ Te Puni, Alice (23 January 2012). "Leading Lytton for most of ’12". Gisborne Herald.
- ↑ "Lytton High School Official Notices".
- ↑ "Lytton High School Sports".
- ↑ "Lytton High School Digital Technologies".
- ↑ New Zealand Parliament - Mackey, Moana
- 1 2 3 "Famous Faces in Sport".
- ↑ "Netball: Leigh Gibbs appointed coach of Tactix". The New Zealand Herald. 13 May 2011.
- ↑ Matai Smith Bio
- ↑ Alanah Eriksen (21 April 2011). "'Denny and Gazza' on guest list for royal wedding". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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