# Golden Bay High School

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State secondary (year 7–13) school in New Zealand

Golden Bay High School Te Waka Kura o Mohua[1] Location 12 Waitapu Road Tākaka, Golden Bay 7110 New Zealand 40°50′53″S 172°48′28″E / 40.84806°S 172.80778°E / -40.84806; 172.80778 Information School type Government Funded, Secondary School Motto Ake Ake Kia Kaha For ever and ever be strong Established 1862 [3] Status Open Authority State: Not integrated Ministry of Education Institution no. 292 Chairperson Andy Williams Principal Jono Hay Teaching staff 30 Gender Co-Ed Boys 52% Girls 48% Age range Years 7–13 Enrollment 310[2] (March 2026) Student to teacher ratio 14:1 Language English Hours in school day 6 hours 25 minutes Houses Blue Green Yellow Red Colours Green and gold Sports Association football, basketball & netball Rival Other High Schools in Nelson/Tasman Region Publication Goldie (fortnightly school newsletter) Yearbook The School Magazine Feeder schools Tākaka Primary School Motupipi School Central Takaka School Website www.gbh.school.nz

**Golden Bay High School** ([Māori](/source/M%C4%81ori_language): *Te Waka Kura o Mohua*) is a [secondary school](/source/Secondary_school) in [Tākaka](/source/T%C4%81kaka), New Zealand. It is one of two secondary schools in [Golden Bay / Mohua](/source/Golden_Bay_%2F_Mohua); the other one is the [Collingwood Area School](/source/Collingwood_Area_School) in [Collingwood](/source/Collingwood%2C_New_Zealand).

## Enrolment

As of March 2026, Golden Bay High School has roll of 310 students, of which 34 (11.0%) identify as Māori.[2]

As of 2026, the school has an [Equity Index](/source/Equity_Index_(New_Zealand)) of 450,[4] placing it amongst schools whose students have average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former [socio-economic decile](/source/Socioeconomic_decile) system).[5]

## Notable students

- [Toni Hodgkinson](/source/Toni_Hodgkinson) (born 1971), [middle-distance runner](/source/Middle-distance_running)[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Te Waka Kura o Mohua / Golden Bay High School"](https://www.gbh.school.nz/). Golden Bay High School. Retrieved 19 November 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NZ_school_roll_data_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NZ_school_roll_data_2-1) ["New Zealand Schools Directory"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/directories/list-of-nz-schools). New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["150th Anniversary – 2012"](http://www.gbh.school.nz/150th-anniversary---2012.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-NZ_school_equity_index_data_4-0)** ["New Zealand Equity Index"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/243372/School-EQI-numbers-2023-2026.xlsx). New Zealand Ministry of Education.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["School Equity Index Bands and Groups"](https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/data-services/guidelines/school-equity-index-bands-and-groups). *www.educationcounts.govt.nz*. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Cowley Ross, Sarah (8 March 2021). ["Camryn Smart's on track, chasing down Olympian mum"](https://newsroom.co.nz/2021/03/08/camryns-on-track-chasing-down-olympian-mum/). *[Newsroom](/source/Newsroom_(website))*. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

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