The 2010 NZ Secondary Schools (NZSS) Championships was held at the TSB Stadium,
New Plymouth, from Tuesday 5-Friday 8 October.
The NZSS Championships are supported by the Lion Foundation.
The 12 qualifying teams are decided during Winter Tournament week in early September when schools from all over New Zealand compete in a number of different sports. Netball holds three Regional Qualfiying Tournaments, for South Island, Lower North Island and Upper North Island schools. In 2010 the tournaments attracted a total of 238 teams.
Click here for the 2010 NZSS Draw & Results
See below for:
Event Highlights, 1993-2009
All Placings 2006-2009
All Winners 1993-2009
Pictured Above: The 2010 NZSS champions, Mt Albert Grammar School, Auckland
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| EVENT HIGHLIGHTS, 1993-2010 |
| Upper North Island schools have dominated the first 17 years of the tournament, winning 12 times, most recently in 2006. |
| South Island schools have won three titles, most recently in 2008 (Villa Maria College). |
| Two Lower North Island schools have won the tournament, Tu Toa in 2009, and Wellington Girls' College in 1999. |
| TOTAL SCHOOL PARTICIPATION, 1993-2010: Sixty-seven schools have participated in the NZ Secondary Schools Championships. |
| BEST WINNING RECORD: Auckland Girls' Grammar, with four titles (1995, 1997, 1998, 2004). |
| BEST OVERALL RECORD: Auckland Girls' Grammar, with four titles & six second placings (1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005) - from 14 appearances. |
| FOUR TWO-TIME WINNERS: Bay of Islands College (1993, 1994), Avondale College (2000, 2002), Verdon College (2001, 2007) and Massey High School (2005, 2006). |
| MOST APPEARANCES: Auckland Girls' Grammar - which has qualified for 15 NZSS tournaments (six consecutive); followed by New Plymouth Girls' High School (10 tournaments; seven consecutive); and Verdon College (10 tournaments, nine consecutive). |
| MOST CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCES: Verdon College, nine consecutive appearances, 1999-2007. |
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CURRENT SILVER FERNS who have played at the NZ Secondary Schools Championships include:
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| NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS NETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS - All Placings Last Four Years | |||||
| YEAR | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
| 1st | Mt Albert Grammar |
TU TOA Palmerston North 5th appearance, 1st title |
VILLA MARIA COLLEGE Christchurch 8th appearance, 1st title |
VERDON COLLEGE Invercargill 9th appearance, 2nd title |
MASSEY HIGH SCHOOL Auckland 5th appearance, 2nd title |
| 2nd | Auckland Girls Grammar | Mount Albert Grammar School Auckland |
Mt Albert Grammar Auckland |
Villa Maria College Christchurch |
Verdon College Invercargill |
| 3rd | Epsom Girls Grammar | Palmerston North Girls' High School Palmerston North |
Auckland Girls' Grammar Auckland |
Tu Toa Palmerston North |
Mt Albert Grammar Auckland |
| 4th | Tu Toa | Wellington Girls' College Wellington |
Wellington Girls' College Wellington |
Mt Albert Grammar Auckland |
Tu Toa Palmerston North |
| 5th | Wellington Girls College | Auckland Girls' Grammar School Auckland |
Tu Toa Palmerston North |
Rangitoto College Auckland |
Craighead Diocesan School Timaru |
| 6th | Columba College | Westlake Girls' High School Auckland |
New Plymouth Girls' High School New Plymouth |
Palmerston North Girls' High School Palmerston North |
Villa Maria College Christchurch |
| 7th | Rangi Ruru Girls School | St Mary's College Wellington |
Sacred Heart Girls' College Hamilton |
New Plymouth Girls' High School New Plymouth |
New Plymouth Girls' High School New Plymouth |
| 8th | Sacred Heart Girls College | St Peter's College Gore |
St Cuthbert's College Auckland |
Craighead Diocesan School Timaru |
Marlborough Girls' College Blenheim |
| 9th | Rangiora High School | Verdon College Invercargill |
Motueka High School Motueka |
Auckland Girls' Grammar Auckland |
Cambridge High School Cambridge |
| 10th | Saint Kentigerns College | Marian College Christchurch |
St Peter's College Gore |
Marlborough Girls' College Blenheim |
Taradale High School Napier |
| 11th | Palmerston North Girls | Saint Kentigern College Auckland |
St Kevin's College Oamaru |
Cambridge High School Cambridge |
Sacred Heart Girls' College Hamilton |
| 12th | Craighead Diocesan School | Craighead Diocesan School Timaru |
Napier Girls' High School Napier |
St Orans College Lower Hutt |
Paraparaumu College Paraparaumu |
| Players of the Tournament | Attack: Renee Matoe Tu Toa Mid-court: Portia Woodman Mt Albert Grammar School Defence: Tuaine Keenan Mt Albert Grammar School Overall Player of the Tournament: Portia Woodman Mt Albert Grammar School |
Attack: Tera-Maria Amani Mount Albert Grammar Mid-Court: Hannah Poff Villa Maria College Defence: Greer Patterson, New Plymouth Girls' HS Overall: Tera-Maria Amani Mount Albert Grammar |
Attack: Alanah Cassidy Tu Toa Mid-Court: Hannah Poff Villa Maria College Defence: Claire Kersten Palmerston North Girls' High School |
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| Tournament Team |
Tera-Maria Amani - Mt Albert Grammar Aleesha Coulter - Epsom Girls Grammar School Alice Eddington - Craighead Diocesan School Sophia Fenwick - Rangi Ruru Girls School Gemma Hazeldine - Rangiora High School Phoenix Karaka - Auckland Girls Grammar School Brooke Leaver - Tu Toa Erikana Pedersen - Mt Albert Grammar School Rebekah Roache - Mt Albert Grammar School Amiria Te Nana - Sacred Heart Girls College Emma Weenink - Wellington Girls College |
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| NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS NETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS - Winners 1993-2010 | ||||
| YEAR | WINNER | REGION | COACH | VENUE |
| 2010 | Mt Albert Grammar | Upper North Island | Paula Smith | New Plymouth |
| 2009 | Tu Toa | Lower North Island | Yvette McCausland-Durie | Timaru |
| 2008 | Villa Maria College | South Island | Bev Gordon | Auckland |
| 2007 | Verdon College | South Island | Robyn Broughton | Napier |
| 2006 | Massey High School | Upper North Island | Sheryl Hyndman Mako Nio Aporo |
Blenheim |
| 2005 | Massey High School | Upper North Island | Mako Nio Aporo Sheryl Hyndman |
New Plymouth |
| 2004 | Auckland Girls' Grammar | Upper North Island | Kiri Adams | Timaru |
| 2003 | Hillcrest High School | Upper North Island | Keren Priscott | Palmerston North |
| 2002 | Avondale College | Upper North Island | Tania Kararuria | Taupo |
| 2001 | Verdon College | South Island | Robyn Broughton | Blenheim |
| 2000 | Avondale College | Upper North Island | Tania Kararuria | New Plymouth |
| 1999 | Wellington Girls' College | Lower North Island | Kaye Johnson | Hamilton |
| 1998 | Auckland Girls' Grammar | Upper North Island | ||
| 1997 | Auckland Girls' Grammar | Upper North island | Te Aroha Keenan | Hamilton |
| 1996 | Waikato Diocesan School | Upper North Island | Keren Priscott | |
| 1995 | Auckland Girls' Grammar | Upper North Island | ||
| 1994 | Bay of Islands College | Upper North Island | Maxine Shortland | |
| 1993 | Bay of Islands College | Upper North Island | Maxine Shortland | |