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Sport is a vital part of Onehunga school life. Our vision for sport is sporting participation and
excellence. It is our intention to encourage as many of our students as possible to get involved
in playing sport for the school and to be the very best that they can be. With this vision, we
intend to develop culture and tradition within the sporting environment of Onehunga High School
through the implantation and adherence of Commitment, Discipline and Personal responsibility.
Every student who walks through our gates has a tremendous opportunity in front of them to
get involved in one or more of the 26 different sports that we offer each year. Traditional sports
such as cricket, softball, netball, rugby, soccer and basketball are all very strong but we also
have strength in other areas with sports like Waka Ama and Kili Kiti forming a huge part of our
sporting program every year.
We believe Sport is an important part if the holistic learning environment at Onehunga High
School. Students are given the opportunity to develop character through Team work,
Sportsmanship, Goal setting, Leadership and Expression of creativity. Theses skills will
cultivate over time while participating in sport throughout their high school career.
We have a proud tradition of sporting success with many of our students gaining representative
status each year. In 2008 we had nine students gaining national representative status in eight
different sports.
We have a tremendous tradition of staff involvement in the coaching and managing of our
sports teams. Many of our coaches also come from within the community in the form of former
students and parents. Local businesses and trusts also play a vital part with their sponsorship
and funding of sport.
If you have a the ability to improve our students sporting skills and are interested in coaching
one of our many sports teams please feel free to contact me on (09) 636 6006 e.8049 or email me on
michael.bird@ohs.school.nz
Thanks for your support of sport at Onehunga High School and if you have any questions please don’t
hesitate to contact me.
Michael Bird
Director of Sport
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