Freyberg High School
| Freyberg High School Te Kura o Te Pou Hōia |
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Virtute et Honore
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| Address | |
| Freyberg Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North | |
| Coordinates | 40°20′17″S 175°37′39″E / 40.3380°S 175.6275°ECoordinates: 40°20′17″S 175°37′39″E / 40.3380°S 175.6275°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Co-Ed Secondary (Year 9-13) |
| Established | 1955 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 200 |
| Principal | Peter Brooks |
| School roll | 1253(July 2016) |
| Socio-economic decile | 5M |
| Website | www |
Freyberg High School is a state co-educational secondary school located in the Palmerston North, New Zealand suburb of Roslyn. Opening in 1955 as the city's fourth state secondary school, Freyberg High School has a roll of 1253 students as of July 2016.
The school is located at the end of Freyberg Street, Palmerston North and is bordered by Skoglund Park on the east and Ross Intermediate School on the west. To the north are the netball courts of Vautier Park. Also present is the Freyberg Community Pool, which is open to the public for leisure.
The school was founded in 1955 and named for World War II hero and former Governor General, Bernard Freyberg. His name is reflected not only in the name of the school, but also of the school's gymnasium, Lord Freyberg Memorial Gymnasium. Like most New Zealand state secondary schools built in the mid-1950s, Freyberg High School is of "Henderson-type" construction, with long single-storey classrooms blocks of timber construction interconnected by a central spine. Additional classroom facilities have been built over the years to aid in the growing student numbers.
Also, the school's mascot and yearbook, which is handed to students at the end of each year, is known as the Salamander which was Freyberg's nom de guerre during World War II. The name given to him by Māori, Te Pou Hōia, is also reflected in the Māori name for the school.
In 2005, the school celebrated its 50th Jubilee and in 2015, celebrated its 60th Jubilee.
In 2004, Freyberg High School welcomed Michael McMenamin as the new Principal with the school roll in the 1200s. McMenamin took over from the post left by Russell Trethewey after 11 years.
At the end of 2008, Principal Michael McMenamin returned to New Plymouth Boys' High School after five years at Freyberg. He was replaced as Principal by long-serving Deputy - Peter Brooks as of 2009.
For the purposes of school structure and interhouse athletics and swimming competitions, the school is divided into 4 houses. This is known as "Four Schools in One". Each student belongs to one of the four houses.
Freyberg High School works along the vertical structure with whānau groups which includes Year 9 through to Year 13 along house lines. The 'teacher' of the whānau group is in the same house as his or her students.
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