Rotorua Girls' High School

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Rotorua Girls' High School
Rotorua Girls' High School.jpg
Address
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251 Old Taupo Road
Hillcrest
Rotorua 3015
New Zealand
Coordinates38°08′52″S 176°14′15″E / 38.1479°S 176.2374°E / -38.1479; 176.2374Coordinates: 38°08′52″S 176°14′15″E / 38.1479°S 176.2374°E / -38.1479; 176.2374
Information
TypeState Single sex girls secondary (Year 9-13)
MottoCrafting future leaders
Established1959
Ministry of Education Institution no.153
PrincipalSarah Davis
School roll680[1] (March 2021)
Socio-economic decile3G[2]
Websitehttp://www.rghs.school.nz

Rotorua Girls' High School is a state school educating girls from Year 9 to Year 13, located in Rotorua, New Zealand.

History[]

Rotorua Girls' High School was formed in 1959 after Rotorua High School, founded in 1927, was divided into Rotorua Boys' High School and Rotorua Girls'.[3] Rotorua Boys' kept the original site, and the Rotorua Girls' was given a new site further down Old Taupo Road.

Houses[]

The three houses of Rotorua Girls' High School are named after Maori women.[4]

  • - Purple
  • Makereti - Pink
  • - Orange

Principals[]

  • Nina Hogan 1959-1967
  • Sheila Peacocke 1967-1984
  • Alison Thomson 1985-1997
  • Annette Joyce 1997-2013
  • Ally Gibbons 2013-2018[5]
  • Sarah Davis 2019 – present

References[]

  1. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ "History". Rotorua Girls' High School. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Rotorua Girls High School Prospectus" (PDF). Rotorua Girls' High School. p. 19. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Principal's Message". Rotorua Girls' High School. 22 February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2009.

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