New Plymouth Girls' High School
| New Plymouth Girls' High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
|
60 Northgate, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand | |
| Coordinates | 39°03′16″S 174°05′38″E / 39.0545336°S 174.0938983°ECoordinates: 39°03′16″S 174°05′38″E / 39.0545336°S 174.0938983°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State single sex girls' secondary (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities |
| Motto |
Et Comitate, Et Virtute, Et Sapientia (Friendship - Courage - Wisdom Whakahoanga - Maia - Mātauranga) |
| Established | 1885 |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 172 |
| Principal | Victoria Kerr |
| School roll | 1219[1] (August 2018) |
| Socio-economic decile | 7O[2] |
| Website | npghs.school.nz |
New Plymouth Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school in Strandon, New Plymouth, New Zealand. It was founded in 1885.
It is currently one of two of New Plymouth's girls' schools along with Sacred Heart Girls' College and has a current roll of 1219 students.[1]
Students are put into four houses for school activities such as swimming sports, athletics, and house plays. These houses are Tokomaru (yellow), Kurahaupo (blue), Aotea (red) and Tainui (green). The houses are named after four of the first Māori waka to arrive in New Zealand.
Notable faculty
- Ida Gaskin, politician, Mastermind winner
- Leila Hurle, schoolteacher, schools inspector
Notable alumni
- Daisy Basham, radio personality
- Kendra Cocksedge, rugby union player
- Dale Copeland, collage and assemblage artist
- Trish Gregory, fashion designer and businesswoman
- Paige Hareb, professional surfer
- Leila Hurle, schoolteacher, schools inspector
- Michele Leggott, poet, academic
- Melanie Lynskey, actor
- Toni Street, television presenter and sports commentator
- Beatrice Tinsley, astronomer and cosmologist
References
- 1 2 "Directory of Schools - as at 13 September 2018". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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