Massey High School
Massey High School is a co-educational state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand established in 1969. The school is located on the western edge of the city, giving it a blend of suburban and rural students. It has experienced significant roll growth over the past few years and is now the third largest school in New Zealand. In 2009 it was rated decile 5.
Established in 1969, the school was initially based at Henderson High School until the buildings on the current site at Don Buck Road were completed in 1970. Initially the school had a rural makeup but as the city of Auckland spread to the west and north the school experienced significant roll growth and an increase in suburban students. In order to accommodate this large roll growth the school had to make use of prefabricated class rooms dotted around the campus.
In 2003 the school began a comprehensive campus development programme to bring facilities up to date, opening the Bruce Candy Science Centre, a three story complex with dedicated specialist labs for physics, biology, chemistry, electronics and horticulture. Classroom allocation was streamlined in 2003 to create dedicated buildings for each department, with buildings being specifically dedicated to English, international languages, mathematics, computing and commerce, art, and history.
The Science Centre was followed in 2004 by the Jack Adam Gymnasium (the second gymnasium on campus), as well as a refurbished swimming pool and athletics complex. A new technology building was completed in 2005 offering specially designed rooms for wood, fabric and metal technologies as well as automotive studies.
In July 2008 MHS was the venue for the launching of the Ministry of Health's Food and Beverage Classification System for New Zealand schools and early childhood education.
In 2008 the school celebrated its 40th anniversary. Honored with a Massey High School Alumni Award were Jack Adam, Dr Robert Dunlop, Professor Paul Moon, Brigadier Timothy Keating, Linda Vagana and Academy Award winner Philippa Boyens.
On Thursday, 13th October 2011, the school's brand new, purpose built Performing Arts Centre was officially opened by the Prime Minister, the Hon. John Key.
