Punahou School
Private college-prep high school in Honolulu, Hawaii, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Punahou School (known as Oahu College until 1934) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. More than 3,700 students attend the school from kindergarten through 12th grade.[2] Protestant missionaries established Punahou in 1841.[3]
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Punahou School | |
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1601 Punahou Street , 96822 United States | |
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Type | Private, college-prep, day |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christian (Nondenominational) |
Established | 1841; 183 years ago (1841) |
President | Mike Latham '86 |
Faculty | 300+ |
Grades | K–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Number of students | 3,000+ (approx.) |
Campus type | Urban |
Color(s) | Buff and Blue |
Athletics conference | Interscholastic League of Honolulu (ILH) |
Team name | "Buffanblu" colloquially "Puns" or "Buff 'n Blue" |
Rivals | Kamehameha, Iolani |
Publication | Literary magazines: Kakela (6-8) Ka Wai Ola (9-12) |
Newspaper | Ka Punahou |
Yearbook | Na ʻOpio (K-8) The Oahuan (9-12) |
Website | punahou |
Punahou School Campus | |
Coordinates | 21°18′10″N 157°49′48″W |
Built | 1842 |
NRHP reference No. | 72000419[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 7, 1972 |
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In 2006, it was ranked the greenest school in America.[4][5] In 2017, Punahou's sports program was ranked second nationally in the MaxPreps Cup standings.[6]
Punahou's student body is diverse, with student selection based on both academic and non-academic considerations.[7]