Waitara High School - Waitara High School Princess Street
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Waitara High School is proud to meet the learning needs of individuals and work hard to ensure our students are connected, lifelong learners who have a strong sense of belonging and belief. Enquiries are welcome at any time during school hours 0800 WAITARA.
About Waitara High School
The two shades of blue were decided upon by the founding advisory committee. They chose Cambridge blue (light blue) and Oxford blue (dark blue). It was decided that a heraldic style badge was not appropriate for a new school of the era. Instead it was decided to simply use a shield with interlocking letters. The initial WDHS (Waitara District High School) was later replaced with the present WHS. The founding principal, Mr Massey, looked for a motto in Maori which would say – Strive on or Fight on. Mr Rangi Makawe (a member of the committee) was also in favour of this as the school was stood on an old battlefield. Many word combinations were suggested and rejected so finally the words “Whawhai Tonu” were settled on. This was sent to a Maori scholar for his opinion and there concern as the phrase could be interpreted as “Slaughter on”. Eventually Mr Massey requested a Latin translation from Victoria University. The university provided a quotation from Virgil containing the words “Ulterius Tende” meaning to “strive on”.
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| Address : | Waitara High School Princess Street, Waitara 4320, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +77 |
| Postal code : | 4320 |
| Website : | http://www.waitarahs.school.nz/ |
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