Mairehau High School

Mairehau High School
Address
Hills Road,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Coordinates 43°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
Type State Co-educational Secondary (years 9-13)
Motto Māori: Mairetia i te matauranga
Be fragrant with wisdom
Established 1961
Ministry of Education Institution no. 320
Principal Harry Romana
School roll 369[1] (August 2018)
Socio-economic decile 4K[2]
Website www.mairehau.school.nz

Mairehau High School is a school in Christchurch, New Zealand, taking 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 February 1, 1961, having been constructed on the advice of the Department of Statistics (now Statistics New Zealand).

Waka Groups

Mairehau uses waka groups in place of school houses.

The names and colours of the Mairehau waka groups are:

Notes

  1. ↑ "Directory of Schools - as at 13 September 2018". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/mairehau-rose-mairehau-hutton-1894-1991/
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