Katikati District High School

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DescriptionSecondary education in the Katikati area began formally with the establishment of a secondary department at the new Katikati School Consolidated in 1935. A total of 20 pupils were enrolled. The Headmaster was Mr S. M. Kemp

In 1937 Russell J. Mountier became the first Head Prefect of the Katikati District High School. He was also the first successful university entrance candidate, the first sixth former and the first magazine editor. He was killed while serving in the Air Force in the Second World War

During the 1940's the school grew and progressed steadily. 1946 saw the pruchase of a house by the Education Board for the Secondary Assistant Master. Katikati was the first place in New Zealand that such a purchase was made

By 1950 the Secondary roll was 70 pupils. Land was purchased to give a total of 16 acres of school grounds and the new High School was built across the road from the Primary school. In 1953 the Technical blocks were completed and the first school play was produced. By 1954 the secondary roll stood at 104. In May the school was reorganised into four Houses; - Stewart, MacMillan, Gledstanes and Mulgan. By the 1st may 1957 the secondary school roll had risen to 131. The last two years of this decade saw a slight decline in numbers - at the end of 1959 the secondary roll was recorded as being 118. 1959 also saw the establishment of a Special Class for children who found it difficult to make progress in the normal school environment

In February 1960 the roll numbers were: Special Class 14, Secondary Department 158. There was an unusually large admission of Third Formers, this totalling 69. A newly established sixth form contained 10 pupils. The first half of this decade saw continued steady growth in the secondary roll and a record of success in School Certificate examinations and Thames Valley Inter-School Sports fixtures. The end of 1964 closed with a secondary roll of 173. Forty eight candidates sat for School Certificate. Twenty eight of those passed and there were 114 passes in Chamber of Commerce, ten of those being with Honours.

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