# Thames High School > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thames_High_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Thames_High_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_High_School > Source revision: 1339548728 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) State, co-educational, secondary school Thames High School Location 300 Sealey Street, Thames, New Zealand 37°8′23″S 175°32′43″E / 37.13972°S 175.54528°E / -37.13972; 175.54528 Information Type State, Co-educational, Secondary Motto Ut prosim patriae "That I may be worthy of my country" Established 1880 Ministry of Education Institution no. 111 Principal Michael Hart Enrollment 410[1] Socio-economic decile 5M[2] Website www.thameshigh.school.nz **Thames High School** is a [public high school](/source/Public_high_school) in [Thames](/source/Thames%2C_New_Zealand), [Waikato](/source/Waikato), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand). Established in 1880, it is the second-oldest [secondary school](/source/High_school) in the former [Auckland Province](/source/Auckland_Province). ## Academics At all [grade levels](/source/Educational_stages), [Māori language](/source/M%C4%81ori_language) courses are offered, with emphasis on developing confidence in speaking Māori and on an appreciation of [Māori culture](/source/M%C4%81ori_culture) and values.[3] Thames seniors have access to Gateway, a student work program designed to educate students about real-life work.[4] Thames High School's [Distance Learning](/source/Distance_education) programs include collaborations with [the Correspondence School](/source/The_Correspondence_School), the Open Polytechnic, [Otago Polytechnic](/source/Otago_Polytechnic) and Travel Careers and Training Ltd.[5][*[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*] ## See also - [Category:People educated at Thames High School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:People_educated_at_Thames_High_School) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NZ_school_roll_data_1-0)** ["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-2)** ["Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150124000031/http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls). Ministry of Education. Archived from [the original](http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/EducationSectors/PrimarySecondary/SchoolOpsResourcing/OperationalFundingDeciles/DecileChanges_20142015.xls) on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Te Ao Hou, September 1968](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/te-ao-hou/1968/09/00/44) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gateway at Thames"](http://www.allteams.co.nz/thames-high-school/gateway/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Coromandel Education - Thames High School](http://www.thecoromandel.com/educationcoromandel/thames_high_school.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070625041522/http://www.thecoromandel.com/educationcoromandel/thames_high_school.html) June 25, 2007, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) ## External links - [School website](http://www.thameshigh.school.nz) - [Enrollment number](https://web.archive.org/web/20030706054728/http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=111) - [Thames Information Centre](https://web.archive.org/web/20070808023411/http://www.thamesinfo.co.nz/community.html) v t e Schools in Waikato, New Zealand State secondary & composite Cambridge High School Coromandel Area School Fairfield College Forest View High School Fraser High School Hamilton Boys' High School Hamilton Girls' High School Hauraki Plains College Hillcrest High School Huntly College Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Whakarewa I Te Reo Ki Tuwharetoa Te Kura o Hirangi Mangakino Area School Matamata College Melville High School Mercury Bay Area School Morrinsville College Ngaruawahia High School Onewhero Area School Ōtorohanga College Paeroa College Piopio College Putaruru College Raglan Area School Reporoa College Rototuna Junior High School Rototuna Senior High School Tai Wananga Nga Taiatea Wharekura Tauhara College Taupo-nui-a-Tia College Te Aroha College Te Awamutu College Te Kauwhata College Te Kuiti High School Thames High School Tokoroa High School Tongariro School Tuakau College Waihi College Whangamata Area School Te Wharekura o Rakaumangamanga Te Wharekura o Te Kaokaoroa o Patetere Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha State-integrated Hamilton Christian School Lake Taupo Christian School Sacred Heart Girls' College St John's College Waikato Diocesan School For Girls Private St Paul's Collegiate School St Peter's School v t e Thames-Coromandel District, New Zealand Seat: Thames Populated places Coromandel-Colville Ward Cape Colville Colville Coromandel Kennedy Bay Manaia Motutakapu Mercury Bay Ward Cooks Beach Coroglen Hahei Hot Water Beach Kūaotunu Matarangi New Chums Beach Otama Beach Rings Beach Te Rerenga Whangapoua Whenuakite Whitianga Thames Ward Hikutaia Kauaeranga Valley Kopu Matatoki Ngarimu Bay Puriri Tapu Te Mata Te Puru Thames Thornton Bay Waiomu South West Ward Whangamatā C.B. 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Hikuai Pauanui Tairua Islands Aldermen Islands Castle Island Mahurangi Island / Goat Island Mercury Islands Motueka Island / Pigeon Island Motukawao Islands Poikeke Island Slipper Island Whanganui Island Geographic features Cape Colville Castle Rock Cathedral Cove / Te Whanganui-A-Hei Colville Channel Firth of Thames Hauraki Gulf Kauaeranga Valley Mercury Bay Moehau Range Thames Valley Whangapoua Harbour Facilities and attractions Coromandel Forest Park Driving Creek Railway Hauraki Rail Trail Kopu Bridge Pauanui Aerodrome Siamese Kauri Square Kauri Thames Aerodrome Thames railway station Thames School of Mines Whangamata Beach Hop Whitianga Aerodrome Whitianga Festival of Speed Government District Council Mayor Regional Council Organisations The Mercury Bay Informer Ngāti Rongoū Thames High School Authority control databases International VIAF National United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Thames High School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_High_School) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_High_School?action=history)). 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