Rotorua Girls' High School

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

Rotorua Girls' High School
Address
251 Old Taupo Road
Hillcrest
Rotorua 3015
New Zealand
Coordinates38.1479°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 roll594[1] (March 2020)
Socio-economic decile3G[2]
Websitehttp://www.rghs.school.nz

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]

  • Taini - Purple
  • Makereti - Pink
  • Witarina - 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 26 April 2020.
  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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