Mairehau High School

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Mairehau High School
Mairehau High School sign, Christchurch, New Zealand 06.jpg
School sign
Address
Hills Road

Christchurch

New Zealand
Coordinates43°29′38″S 172°38′55″E / 43.4939°S 172.6486°E / -43.4939; 172.6486Coordinates: 43°29′38″S 172°38′55″E / 43.4939°S 172.6486°E / -43.4939; 172.6486
Information
TypeState co-educational secondary
MottoMāori: Mairetia i te matauranga
(Be fragrant with wisdom)
Established1 February 1961; 60 years ago (1961-02-01)
Ministry of Education Institution no.320
PrincipalHarry Romana
Years offered9–13
School roll355[1] (November 2021)
Socio-economic decile4K[2]
Websitewww.mairehau.school.nz

Mairehau High School is a state co-educational secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. The school takes its name from the suburb Mairehau having been adopted in 1916 as a compliment to Mrs Mairehau Hutton whose father, Arthur Gravenor Rhodes, owned considerable property in the area and was a notable benefactor to the district.[3]

The school is located at the northeast end of the suburb, near to Shirley, thus forming a coeducation alternative to Shirley Boys' High School, and Avonside Girls' High School. Mairehau High School opened on 1 February 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the Department of Statistics.

Waka groups[]

Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses.

The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:

References[]

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "MAIREHAU – Rose Mairehau Hutton (1894 – 1991)". Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

External links[]

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